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Crafting operational excellence in plastics industry

Operational excellence can result in about 30% reduction in production cost, says Aakash Borse

Nutraceutical ingredients maker OmniActive receives $ 35 mn from Everstone

It will use the money to execute acquisition opportunities as part of its inorganic growth strategy

Jubilant signs long-term supply contracts for radiopharmaceuticals in US

The US accounts for approximately 70% of the radiopharmaceuticals business' sales

FIPB approves Sweden-based Recipharm's Kemwell acquisition

In April 2016, Recipharm agreed to buy Kemwell's pharma contract development and manufacturing biz

Pros & cons of integrating AYUSH doctors into modern medicine

While the idea is good, there are many challenges in its implementation, says Dr Dharminder Nagar

Swiss masterbatch firm Granula to set up production facility in Ahmedabad

In JV with Som Shiva Impex, it aims to target sectors such as food packaging, medical, auto, etc

Shilpi Cable buys UAE-based Gulf Aglow LED Lighting

The deal marks entry of Shilpi Cable into LED lighting market with brands such as Westinghouse

Natco launches hepatitis C drug Velpanat in Nepal

Velpanat, a sofosbuvir-velpatasvir fixed dose combination, is generic version of Gilead's Epclusa

Lupin receives US FDA nod for generic Evoxac capsule

Evoxac capsule, marketed by Daiichi Sankyo, had recorded sales of $ 40.8 million in the US

BHEL starts 600-MW thermal power plant in Telangana

The unit has been commissioned at the 2x600 MW Singareni Thermal Power Project

L&T Hydrocarbon led consortium bags two contracts from Saudi Aramco

The LTHE-EMAS Chiyoda consortium has won the EPCI contracts for various offshore fields

GE bags Rs 271 crore contract from BHEL

The company will supply supercritical boiler components for 2 thermal power projects in Tamil Nadu

Chartered Logistics bags Rs 34 crore contract from Gail

The logistics firm will transport polymers from Gail's Pata complex to different parts of India

Zydus Healthcare buys six brands from MSD

Acquired brands belong to men's health, women's health, cardiovascular & wound management segments

AkzoNobel opens specialty coatings facility in Noida

The facility will cater to the demand of coatings from consumer durables and electronics industries

Reliance commissions para-xylene plant at Jamnagar

The new PX plant will improve the profitability of the Jamnagar complex

Camlin Fine Sciences to buy 51% stake in Chinese chemical firm

Ningbo Wanglong supplies flavour and fragrance products (vanillin) to food manufacturers globally

Production in leather clusters down by 60% due to demonetisation: Assocham

There has been 75% fall in supply of animal hide threatening closure of tanneries in major leather c

VCs invest $ 5.8 bn in bio-based chemicals start-ups globally: Study

In 2016, synthetic biology startups have raised 53% of all VC funding in bio-based materials, as ven

AdvaMed disappointed with DoP's decision to include stents in DPCO

The US-based medical tech association AdvaMed feels that the move hinders the fundamental right of a