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Swiss firm bids to be British shale gas giant

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 19:29:00 +0100

Swiss-based chemicals firm Ineos launched plans Thursday to become the biggest player in Britain's fracking sector with a $1-billion investment in the nation's shale gas industry.

Swiss firm keeps Scottish petrol plant alive

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:33:00 +0200

Scotland's biggest industrial site, the Grangemouth petrochemical plant, has been saved from closure after its Swiss-based operator Ineos struck a deal with workers on Friday to resolve a bitter labour dispute.

Switzerland's Ineos partners in PVC venture

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:53:44 +0200

Belgium's chemical group Solvay and its Swiss competitor Ineos on Tuesday announced the creation of a joint venture destined to become one of the world's three leaders in PVC production.

Syngenta rejects claims of pesticide bee deaths

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:22:00 +0100

Basel-based agrichemical giant Syngenta on Friday urged Brussels to withdraw plans to slap a two-year ban on so-called neonicotinoid pesticides, saying blaming them for bee deaths was wrongheaded.

Agrichemical giant Syngenta boosts profits

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:48:00 +0100

Basel-based agrichemical giant Syngenta on Wednesday announced a 17-percent increase in net profit for 2012, outpacing analysts' forecasts.

Swiss group Lonza to buy Arch Chemicals

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:12:00 +0200

Swiss biochemicals group Lonza said Monday it is offering to pay $1.4 billion to acquire US group Arch Chemicals, a move which it said would strengthen its position in the market of microbe control.