Profit plunges for Roche
Pharmaceuticals giant Roche has reported a 28 per cent fall in net profits for the first half, but stuck with its forecast of a return to double-digit growth in 2003.
Archives for August 15, 2002
Firm foothold in SE Asia flavours
The acquisition of the Belgian-based flavour house Perlarom has enhanced Danisco's position in the premier league of European flavour houses, the Danish company reported this week. In May this year Danisco acquired the Perlarom with the expectation...
Heart disease, diet and women - new link
The belief that a fatty diet is potentially harmful to human health gained more credence this week when a sixteen-year study found one of the first direct links between a fatty diet and heart disease in women, reports the science journal Nature this...
Man killed in packaging accident
A US employee of Crown Cork & Seal in North Portland was killed in a work accident, a safety spokesman confirmed.
Dip in profits for Degussa
Leading German chemicals group Degussa released first-half year results this week, announcing that core businesses lifted sales 1 per cent to € 5.5 billion, but overall sales dropped 3 per cent from last year's figures to €5.9 billion.
Enzymes support sustainability
Danish enzyme company Novozymes claimed this week that research into local crops in Brazil as a source of inexpensive and nutritious food is part of a cooperation agreement between Novozymes Latin America and Tecpar, the institute of technology for...
Gloomy results from Numico
Dutch food group Numico NV is the latest company this week to post a slide in first-half profits well below expectations on Thursday. Hit again by weak US vitamin sales, analysts were also disappointed over the lack of a new strategy.