The production capacity of the first phase of the plant is expected to be 130,000 tonnes per year of caustic soda and 160,000 tonnes per year of ethylene
dichloride. Shaheen envisages a second phase of the project, which will double caustic soda production capacity and begin production of vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride.
3-year posttreatment follow-up of radium-223
dichloride (Ra-223) safety in patients (pts) with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and symptomatic bone metastases from the phase 3 ALSYMPCA study.
Pharmaceuticals business Bayer HealthCare reported on Thursday the launch of a 15-year agreement for the contract manufacturing of its Xofigo (radium Ra 223
dichloride) in partnership with Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH).
In hazardous air pollutant (HAP) data used in their paper, U.S.-wide background concentrations were not added to the concentration estimates for 13 HAPs [benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, ethylene dibromide, ethylene
dichloride, formaldehyde, hexachlorobenzene, mercury, methylene chloride, polychlorinated biphenyls, tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), trichloroethylene, and xylene] in the 1996 HAP model year.
Health officials have made a preliminary decision not to recommend the drug radium-223
dichloride for widespread use for NHS patients with prostate cancer that has spread to the bone.
Radium-223
dichloride, which is marketed as Xofigo, blasts tumours that have spread into the bones with radioactive particles.
VCM is produced by hydro-chlorination of acetylene and the de-hydro-chlorination of ethylene
dichloride. This process is polluting the environment and is highly energy consuming but the low cost of coal fields gives an advantage to China.
Algeta ASA has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xofigo (radium-223
dichloride) injection for the treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no known visceral metastatic disease.
The agreements were signed with three Saudi banks: Banque Saudi Fransi, Riyad Bank and The Saudi British Bank, to provide Islamic commercial financing for the development of SAMAPCOs Ethylene
Dichloride and Caustic Soda petrochemical project located in Jubail Industrial City.
In the recent months it reached important milestones with products such as anticoagulant Xarelto, cancer drugs Stivarga and Radium-223
dichloride (Alpharadin), eye medicine Aflibercept as well as Riociguat -- a therapy for pulmonary hypertension.
[4] Synthesis of 4-(2-cyclopentadienylethyl)morpholinetitanium
dichloride has been reported also.