Salix Pharmaceuticals and Pharming Group have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Action Date to 16 July 2014 for the Biologics License Application (BLA) for the ...
Tags: Drug, Pharming Group
Fuel ethanol traders have swamped the freight market with inquiries for westbound transatlantic rates as multi-year low prices in Rotterdam have prompted interest in exports to Brazil, where stocks could fall to razor-thin levels before the ...
Tags: Ethanol Exports, Chemicals
Vivergo Fuels, the biggest UK ethanol producer by capacity, said Monday it has steadily increased output in recent months, adding that a combination of oversupply in the European market and limited seasonal demand had led to lower prices. ...
Tags: Ethanol Production, EU Market
What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
After a highly successful 2013 fair, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition returns from 27 to 29 August 2014, and will be held again at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Last year’s event featured 1,321 ...
Tags: Textiles, mattresses
The European Commission is to report by 2017 if governments should be required to notify it of planned gas, oil and coal extraction projects and small renewable energy projects under amended EU rules adopted late Thursday by EU ministers ...
Global crude steel production in January this year decreased by 0.4 percent year on year to 129.78 million metric tons, while a 0.5 percent increase was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Mineral
In January this year, global pig iron production amounted to 94.03 million metric tons, increasing by 0.08 percent compared to December and down 3.15 percent on year-on-year basis, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries ...
Peers voted in favour of an amendment to the Children and Families Bill which would allow the quick introduction of plain packs if it became government policy. James Lowman, ACS chief executive, said: “If the government becomes ...
Tags: Tobacco Industry, Plain Packaging
British Gypsum is making the selection of sustainable solutions simpler for customers following the introduction of its first batch of environmental product declarations (EPDs). The EPDs have been designed to give customers independently ...
Tags: Gypsum, Construction, Decoration
Japan imported 849.785 billion yen of textile yarn and fabrics in 2013, registering an increase of 19 percent year-on-year, according to the trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance. On the other hand, the imports of ...
In 2013, amid slowing economic growth and sluggish demand in China, economies overseas witnessed a gradual recovery. Under such circumstances, China's stainless steel imports declined, while its exports continued to increase. Stainless ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, Mineral
According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in December last year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) increased ...
Tags: Construction Output, Mineral
In the fourth quarter of 2013, order bookings in the German machine tool industry fell by six percent year on year, according to the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW). Given the dominance of the German industry in the ...
Tags: Machine Tool Industry, Mineral
According to the flash estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, during the fourth quarter last year gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and by 0.4 percent in the EU-28, ...