From MANAGEMENT Jan 14, 2013

Flexibilität in volatile times

German manufacturing

The success of Germany’s global companies at handling difficulty offers lessons for peers

From FINANCIALS Jan 3, 2013

F&C’s Bramson lines up target with new fund

Activist investor set to take on another midsized UK public company

Dec 27, 2012

Clariant units sale set to raise SFr502m

Company aims to focus on strong growth markets

Drilling for Shale Gas ©Gabriel Szabo/Guzelian From ENERGY Dec 26, 2012

Europe told it risks missing shale boom

Sabic chief warns investment is heading for other regions

Dec 17, 2012

US shale gas sparks a chemical revolution

Cheap feedstock spurs expansion in ethylene projects

From LEX Dec 16, 2012

Akzo Nobel – paint job

The group appears fairly well-balanced

Dec 14, 2012

Akzo Nobel sells paints unit for $1bn

US decorative paints division sold to rival PPG

From BASIC RESOURCES Dec 12, 2012

Syngenta nurtures seed-to-harvest model

Agrochemical group is winning over investors

From BASIC RESOURCES Dec 12, 2012

Brazil agriculture swaps to bartering

Suppliers seek to plug financing gaps in the farm-to-fork chain

From MARKETS Dec 7, 2012

Yara to buy fertiliser assets in Brazil

Acquisition of Bunge’s brands and blending facilities

From INDUSTRIAL GOODS Dec 3, 2012

Cookson demerger to lure potential buyers

New companies Alent and Vesuvius likely to attract the attention

Nov 26, 2012

Cookson name to die in split

Engineering group’s shareholders vote to demerge divisions

Nov 21, 2012

Platinum price fall hits Johnson Matthey

Group offers little hope of respite for the full year

Number Cruncher from TECHNOLOGY Nov 20, 2012

Carclo pins hopes on second half

Delays to payments weigh on sales

From MARKETS Nov 13, 2012

China offers a taste of R&D to come

Multinational companies flock to create R&D centres

Nov 12, 2012

Sherwin-Williams buys Mexican paint maker

All-cash purchase to expand US group’s presence in North America

Nov 9, 2012

VTB and CIC secure option on UralKali

Move comes amid consolidation in the global fertiliser industry

From ENERGY Nov 9, 2012

Europe’s fears over US energy gap

Cheap American gas hitting competitiveness, Germans warn

Nov 8, 2012

DSM acquires US food group for €495m

Fortitech latest addition to Dutch group’s nutrition arm

Nov 7, 2012

Hindujas’ Gulf Oil agrees $1bn US deal

Indian group seeks to expand into metalwork lubricants

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