Bensberg (ots) - Girindus, with core competencies in process development, scale up and manufacture of innovative drug and cosmetic actives, sees a significant increase in demand for its commercial oligonucleotide production capabilities in the USA and Europe. "Our know-how and our technical expertise in the area of oligonucleotide research, development and manufacturing has been validated by an increased market ...
Möglingen (ots) - - Significant expansion in product business - Moderate increase in Group costs - Earnings growth exceeds sales growth - Continued solid balance sheet structure - Management Board confirms forecasts USU Software AG and its subsidiaries (referred to below as: "USU Group" or "USU") increased its year-on-year Group sales by EUR 890 k (18.5%) to EUR 5,694 k (PY: EUR 4,804 k) in the ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots) - BASF Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt: BAS, NYSE: BF [ADR], LSE: BFA, SWX: AN), the world's leading chemical company, today announced that it is commencing a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Engelhard Corporation (NYSE: EC) for US$37.00 net per share. BASF's price represents a 23% premium above the December 20, 2005 closing price of Engelhard's ...
Ludwigshafen (ots) - - Further strong increase in sales and EBIT before special items - Sales prices increased to reflect higher raw materials costs - Risks due to high raw materials prices - Outlook for full year 2004: - Significant increase in sales and EBIT before special items - Premium will be earned on cost of capital BASF continued on its successful course in the third quarter of 2004 and again posted excellent ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots) - - Volume growth in all segments - Chemicals activities improve significantly - Cash flow increases further - High raw materials have negative impact - Outlook for full year 2004: Higher EBIT before special items expected BASF again showed that it can maintain a good course, even in stormy economic weather. "We perform consistently thanks to our ...
Ludwigshafen (ots) - - Sales rise substantially in 2003 despite negative currency effects - EBIT before special items higher than in previous year - Fourth quarter substantially better than expected - Cash flow at record level - Agricultural Products & Nutrition increases sales and earnings BASF's figures for 2003 clearly show that the tremendous hard work by the company's ...
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
Bad Homburg, Germany (ots) - Summary Full Year 2003: Company met or exceeded financial targets for 2003 and will propose 7th consecutive dividend increase Net Revenues $ 5,528 million + 9% Operating income (EBIT) $ 757 million + 9% Net income $ 331 million + 14% Operating Cash Flow $ ...
Berlin/Lübeck (ots) - Lübeck-based Drägerwerk AG intends to establish an outsourcing partnership with the management and IT consulting company Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Deutschland GmbH. Within the scope of this partnership, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young will acquire the IT subsidiaries Nordac ...
Munich, Germany (ots) - ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG will have three new members on its Supervisory Board. John Connaughton, Managing Director of Bain Capital Partners, Patrick Healy, Managing Director of Hellman & Friedman, and Seth Lawry, Managing Director of Thomas H. Lee Partners, are to sit on the board in the future. They are to succeed Ron Kenan, Ynon Kreiz, and Arieh Saban, who have resigned their seats. Under ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots) - Difficult third quarter - BASF proceeds with its restructuring Measures - Sales increase slightly despite negative currency effects - EBIT before special items below the previous year's good level - Significant improvement in Agricultural Products & Nutrition - Oil & Gas makes largest contribution to income - ...
Garbsen (ots) - LPKF Laser & Electronics AG and the Harting technology group have signed a cooperation agreement. This partnership enables Harting to produce and further develop 3D-MIDs for micro-packaging in particular - using the LPKF LDS method. Micro-packaging is used for very compact housings for chips and similar components and is therefore a very small type ...
Munich (ots) - The Management Board and Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG have today published their joint reasoned opinion pursuant to Sec. 27 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act on the mandatory public offer submitted by P7S1 Holding. The two boards have come to the conclusion that the mandatory public offer complies with the statutory ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots) - - Good performance in the second quarter of 2003: EBIT before special items up slightly on 2002 - Agricultural Products & Nutrition segment improves significantly - Additional restructuring program to strengthen profitability in the NAFTA region - Full year 2003: major efforts needed to match last year's earnings BASF is continuing to perform well in a ...
