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Thermo Fisher Scientific is acquiring Patheon, which has been at the center of the consolidation that has swept through contract manufacturing in recent years, in a deal valued at $7.2 billion.

• Pharmaceutical
• Merge

Branded drugmakers weren't the only ones working through a tumultuous 2016. Generics companies faced pricing pressure...

• Drugmakers

Until now, the company hasn’t announced changes to its products, preferring to reformulate behind the scenes and bank on consumers not noticing.

• Sugar
• Fat

Propilco's polypropylene sales in the first quarter of 2017 totaled 108,674 mt, down 8.57% compared with the year-ago period, the Colombian company's parent Ecopetrol said Friday.

• PP

China National Chemical Corp.'s acquisition of Germany's KraussMaffei Group last year will open up business prospects with China's huge state-owned enterprises, said Xiaojun Cui, CEO of KraussMaffei Group China.

• China
• Plastic

Pharmaceutical companies spent €58.5m sponsoring doctors, patients organisations and healthcare providers last year, the Volkskrant said on Thursday.

• Health
• Pill

Textiles exporters who are focusing on the western market should explore the opportunities in Japan, according to Joint Director of Textiles Committee K.S. Muralidhara.

• Export
• Japan
• Textile

A seminar was held in Hanoi on May 11 to provide information of the Textile India 2017, which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 30-July 2.

• India
• Vietnam

Beijing launched a new nationwide crackdown on scrap imports, called National Sword, in February.

• Plastics
• China
• Import

Outlining causes of the $95 billion US trade deficit in textiles and apparel, four US textile trade associations – the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), American Fiber Manufacturers Association (AFMA)

• Textile

On May 15, 2017, Coatings Industry published the World Paint Manufacturers Top 10. All the manufacturers were listed companies.

• Paint
• Global

The nation's top chemical manufacturers saw lower sales last year amid low oil prices and slow economic growth.

• Oil
• Chemical

Cadbury cream eggs are the height of sweetness. The milky substance on the outside barely qualifies as “chocolate” and the oozing fondant within is almost pure sugar. It’s possible the foil wrapper is the most nutritious part.

• Food
• Sugar

But as drinks like soda are being taxed in more and more states, and more Americans are enjoying bottled water over carbonated drinks, maybe it’s best to stick to plain old water until science can give us the full story on carbon ...

• Sparkling
• Water

A set of multifunctional UV-cured thiol-ene polymer resins was prepared from thiolactone containing monomers and different amine compounds. When applying the derived polymers to steel, the researchers found four beneficial properties.

• Coating

Pure essential oils should be fully caught by the labelling requirements under the CLP Regulation, Austria proposed at the meeting of the competent authorities (CAs) for REACH and CLP (Caracal) on 22-23 March.

• Cosmetics
• Essential Oils

Apart from traditional products being exported to European countries, Pakistan’s textile industry is looking to produce smart technology-based material to meet growing demand in lucrative markets in the west.

• Textile
• Pakistan

Topline increased by 40 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016-17 to Rs 1055.8 crore at Trident Limited...

• Textile
• India

Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) recently announced that Russell B. Batson, an executive with extensive experience representing companies in the chemical and home furnishings industries on public policy and regulatory issues

• Polyurethane
• Foam

Here’s hoping that everyone else will follow suit in bringing some much-needed change to our beauty shelves.

• Safety
• Beauty