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Combining strengths
DSM and Sinochem Group establish global anti-infectives joint venture
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oyal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has established a 50/50 global joint venture for its business group DSM Anti-Infectives with Sinochem Group. The joint venture will be headquartered in Hong Kong. Current DSM Anti-Infectives employees, in total around 2000 people globally, are part of the new group, to be named DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals Limited. The joint venture includes all of the current DSM Anti-Infectives activities across the world. Stefan Doboczky, member of the managing board of Royal DSM, and CEO of DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals, commented: “The establishment of this joint venture with Sinochem is fully in line with DSM’s stated strategy for its Pharma cluster: creating value via partnerships. The combination of DSM’s strong global market position in anti-infectives and Sinochem’s significant global market capability presents exciting future growth opportunities through combined technologies and access to customers, especially in the fast-growing Asian economies.” Visit: www.dsm.com
Wärtsilä and Shell to promote use of LNG as a marine fuel
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ärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, and Shell Oil Company have signed a Joint Cooperation Agreement aimed at promoting and accelerating the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The agreement was signed in August 2011 and will run for several years. Supplies of low cost, low emissions LNG fuel will be made available to Wärtsilä natural gas powered vessel operators, and other customers by Shell. The Joint Cooperation Agreement will focus first on supplies from the US Gulf Coast, and then later expand their efforts to cover a broader geographical range.
Gas fuelled marine engines are seen as being a logical means for ship owners and operators to comply with increasingly stringent environmental legislation. This agreement aims at increasing and easing the availability of natural gas for marine engine use, as well as developing the supply chain and infrastructure to facilitate the bunkering of LNG fuel. The two companies will jointly move these developments to marine markets in order to enhance its rapid introduction and use. Visit: www.wartsila.com
FDS Group further strengthens its UK distributor network
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he FDS Group has announced the purchase of Cheshire-based Sealex Ltd to further strengthen its UK distributor network. Located in Ellesmere Port, Sealex Ltd is a gasket cutter and distribution company specialising in supplying sealing gaskets and hose products engineered and manufactured to suit customers’ bespoke needs. The company also supplies PPE equipment and work wear, and spillage absorption materials designed to help protect the environment. This latest acquisition will allow the FDS Group to combine and integrate its UK distribution network, with branches based in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Middlesbrough, Ipswich, Cardiff, Bolton and at Ellesmere Port. Visit: www.fdsgroup.net
Elekta completes the acquisition of Nucletronz
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lekta AB has successfully completed its acquisition of Nucletron, the world leader in brachytherapy treatment planning and delivery. Through the combination Elekta will offer a complete range of radiotherapy planning and delivery technologies. As the market leader in Europe and with strong
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positions in North America and Asia, Elekta will enhance the combined ability to meet the clinical needs of cancer patients and health care providers throughout the world. “Now we have successfully completed the acquisition and we are very enthusiastic about building a broader, stronger and highly complementary range of cutting-edge cancer care solutions,” said Elekta’s president
and CEO, Tomas Puusepp. “Nucletron will add approximately 1000 new customers to Elekta’s customer base of more than 5000 and the combination will allow the enlarged group to take mutual advantage of Nucletron’s expertise in brachytherapy combined with Elekta’s global presence, particularly in emerging markets.” Visit: www.elekta.com
