A court sentenced the former head of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser to seven years in prison after the company’s disinfectant for humidifiers killed scores of people and left hundreds with lung damage.
Brazilian state-run oil company Petróleo Brasiliero SA on Wednesday, said it agreed to sell certain noncore business assets for $587 million, amid its efforts to raise cash and reduce debts.
Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht signed the largest anticorruption settlement in history with authorities on three continents, following a two-year investigation that landed its chief executive and dozens of other powerful figures in prison.
The battle for control of the Tata Group took an unexpected turn Monday as Cyrus Mistry, the ousted head of the group’s holding company, resigned from his positions on the boards of five of the group’s biggest companies.
After decades of mindless gulping, academics are poring over their favorite beverage to measure its chemical properties, even how it responds to being yelled at; ‘Sloshing is a really complicated thing’
A nearly four-day ban on drinking the water in Corpus Christi, Texas, was lifted on Sunday after test results showed no contamination due to a chemical leak, the city’s mayor announced.
The election of Donald Trump threatens to complicate efforts by Saudi Arabia’s national oil company to purchase refineries and expand its petrochemical footprint in the U.S.
The conversion of $4 billion in preferred stock by Dow Chemical leaves Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as a major shareholder of the firm, but probably not for long.
Officials in the Texas Gulf Coast city of Corpus Christi warned residents and businesses on Thursday not to use tap water after a chemical spill was suspected of contaminating the municipal water supply.
Dow Chemical finally gained the right to convert $4 billion of preferred stock into common shares, ridding the company of an expensive burden and depriving Warren Buffett of another lucrative crisis-era investment.
Traces of explosives have been detected on remains of of EgyptAir 804, Egyptian investigators said, the first official indication the flight that crashed into the Mediterranean in May was taken down deliberately.
Brazilian chemical company Braskem SA said it has agreed to pay about $957 million as part of a leniency accord with prosecutors investigating a corruption scheme centered on oil company Petróleo Brasileiro.
President-elect Donald J. Trump said he has selected Dow Chemical Co. Chief Executive Andrew Liveris to head a manufacturing council, bringing the head of the Michigan-based company on stage during a campaign-style rally to make the surprise announcement.
The state alleges the agrochemical giant produced the chemicals for decades while hiding what it knew about the PCBs’ effect on humans and the environment.
Bayer and U.S. healthcare investor Versant Ventures plan to establish a stem-cell research company called BlueRock Therapeutics, with initial joint funding of $225 million.
The Playground Global-backed company produces a system and app for homeowners, including a floating smart device that monitors chemical levels.
Saudi Arabia’s decision to push for an OPEC deal to reduce crude oil production and boost prices traces back to the Kingdom’s need to diversify its economy away from crude oil exports.
Monsanto Co. agreed to purchase a European farm data company, hastening the seed giant’s overseas expansion of its nascent data-science unit.