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Petainer Innopac Packaging opens PET bottle plant in Mumbai

The JV between Petainer UK Holdings and Innopac Containers will manufacture Petainer's 20-liter bulk water cooler jar at the new plant

Polimotor 2 to use Solvay's KetaSpire PEEK for 3D-printed fuel intake runner

The Polimotor 2 project aims to develop an all-plastic, four-cylinder, double-overhead CAM engine that weighs about 41 kgs less than today's standard automotive engine

Make in India should be 'Made by India': Prof Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya

While India's growth looks self-sustaining, Prof Bhattacharyya, Chairman, Warwick Manufacturing Group, however, cautioned not to become complacent & underestimate China

India launches global solar initiative at COP21 to propel clean energy

International Solar Alliance aims to advance a low-carbon economy powered substantially by solar energy

Ujaas bags Rs 91 cr contract for solar power plant in Vadodara

The company was awarded the EPC order for 10 MW Canal Bank Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant at Vadodara by Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd

Berger and Nippon Paint to strengthen their JV BNB Coatings

Both companies will transfer certain part of their business to BNB Coatings, the JV that is engaged in coatings for plastic substrate of automobiles

SSWL bags wheel supply order from Jaguar Land Rover

Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) will supply the product from its Chennai plant with the first supplies planned to start from February 2016

Supreme Petrochem stops EPS polymer production in Chennai due to flood

The company says it will service customers of expanded polystyrene (EPS) from its EPS plant at Raigad (Maharashtra)

Gravita to set up manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh

The company, which is engaged in manufacturing of lead metal by recycling & smelting process, has acquired 8.38 acres of land in Chittoor for this

Flood disrupts production at Apollo Tyres' Chennai facility

The production loss due to the natural calamity is estimated at 450 MT

AstraZeneca to shut down API unit in Bengaluru

This follows the company decision to stop the production of terbutaline sulphate - the only product being manufactured at the API unit

Pidilite buys adhesives business of PVAC in Sri Lanka

The company has acquired from CIC Holdings PLC, the Chemifix trade mark and other brands associated with PVAC Adhesives

Ceat to distribute Italy-based Pirelli's premium motorcycle tyres in India

Pirelli, a leading global company in the high-end segments, is exclusive tyre supplier for Formula 1 and Superbike World Championship

Asian Paints awards Jacobs Engineering EPCM contract for new paints plant

Jacobs will provide detailed engineering and construction supervision services for the new plant, which is expected to produce 300,000 kiloliters per annum of decorative paints

Indian pharma machinery market to reach $ 1.78 bn by 2020

Exports is expected to account for 72 percent of the total pharma production and reach a value of $ 40 billion by 2020, says a report of UBM India and AGR Knowledge Services

Dutch firm LyondellBasell buys PP compounding business of Zylog Plastalloys

With this acquisition, the company's second in India in 2015, LyondellBasell will become the third largest producer of polypropylene compounds in the country

Rajoo Engineers to supply blown film line to Devendran Plastic

This is the third ordered received by the Rajkot-based plastics processing machinery maker from the Chennai-based Devendran Plastic

BGR Energy bags Rs 300 cr orders in Telangana

The orders consists of two substation contracts from state utility Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TCTL) and an e-BoP contract from NTPC

Optiemus and Taiwan's Wistron to set up telecom manufacturing facilities in India

Over the next five years, the JV will invest about $ 200 million in infrastructure, technologies and processes, to make telecom products, viz, smart phones, tablets and smart devices

Gail to begin satellite monitoring of pipeline from Jan 2016

The company also plans to use alternative methods like advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which can be integrated with the new system to secure pipeline