BAGSVAERD, Denmark Novo Holdings, the Danish drugmaker’s controlling shareholder, said it acquired New Jersey-based Catalent Inc. in a deal that values the contract manufacturer at $16.5 billion. Novo Nordisk, in turn, said it will acquire three manufacturing sites from Novo Holdings for $11 billion.
FRANKFURT, Germany The United States ranks 10th in the world in robot density, the number of operational industrial robots relative to the number of employees.
TOULOUSE, FRANCE As well as expressing sorrow for the loss of life, Airbus also said it will provide technical assistance to the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) of France and to the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) in charge of the investigation.
CHICAGO, IL Ford agreed to invest $400 million in the Chicago Assembly Plant and another $30 million in the Chicago Stamping Plant as part of the tentative four-year contract United Auto Workers members are considering now. Calumet Region Ford workers will vote on the proposed contract on Nov. 6 and 7.