Page 120 - Manufacturing Industry

IIP exploring options to commercialise plastic waste-to-fuel technology

Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) has developed a technology to convert plastic waste into petroleum products

Govt to undertake study to assess India's cold chain storage requirement

The proposed study will assess cold chain storage needs for agricultural commodities as well as other products such as chocolates, medicines, imported commodities etc

Adani Power acquires Lanco's Udupi power plant for Rs 6,000 cr

This is considered to be the largest acquisition in the thermal power space

Harish Badami joins ACC Ltd as CEO & MD

The former Celanese India MD assumes ACC Ltd's office from August 13, 2014

BASF invests Euro 1-mn in UK-based SmartKem

SmartKem focuses on high performance organic semiconductor inks to enable printing of thin film transistors

Honeywell plans Rs 1400 cr investment in new Bangalore campus

The company has already invested around Rs 1,600 crore in Bangalore

Britannia to spend Rs 200-cr for capex

The company also plans to exit from the daily bread business, which has caused a loss of about Rs 2 crore

Evonik to build methionine plant in the US

The company to construct a plant to produce Mepron, used in dairy cow nutrition, at Alabama, USA

ONGC Videsh signs product sharing contracts for two Myanmar blocks

Indian company had participated in the Myanmar Onland Bidding Round last year, and was awarded two onshore blocks, B2 and EP-3, in October

AkzoNobel India plans toll manufacturing unit in Bangladesh

Depending on the success, the company may set up its own in the neighbouring country

Manushree Technopack net up by 73% in Q1

Surge in demand from the beverage and packaged drinking water segment helps the company to register robust growth

Deepak Nitrite to set up phenol and acetone plant at Dahej

The company will invest Rs 1200 crore for this

AkzoNobel develops world's first fully compostable paper cup

The company's EvCote coatings technology will help restaurant owners and cup producers to reduce their waste

Work on SEZ at JNPT to begin from August 16

The 4,000 cr project will be developed through JNPT-SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) under the engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) mode

Govt plans smaller clusters for food processing industry

Clusters, in smaller areas of 25-30 acres, aimed at spreading food processing industry to smaller cities and towns

Lanco Industries to invest Rs 325 cr for expanding product range

The company will add smaller dia ductile iron pipes to its existing range of products

Honeywell Automation's new Pune facility to focus on process solutions

The company will offer a range of key products from the process solutions portfolio including its flagship product, the Experion process knowledge system

Govt plans to invest Rs 400-cr to set up industrial park for machine tools sector

The government to establish the park in PPP mode

Energy savings benefit is driving demands for variable frequency drives: Wolfgang Weissler

In this interview, Wolfgang Weissler, VP - Drives Technology, Siemens Ltd, elaborates on the advantages of integrated drive system

Apollo Tyres to invest Euro 500 mn to set up plant in Europe

The company will also spend about Rs 2,000 crore in next three years on the Indian operations to further consolidate its marketshare