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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

Ajanta Pharma launches asthma drug montelukast in US

The company launched montelukast sodium immediate-release (IR) and chewable tablets, generic version of Merck's Singulair

Sequent Scientific arm Alivira buys three companies in Europe

With these acquisitions, N-Vet AB, Fendigo SA and Fendigo BV, the company has forayed into European veterinary markets of Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg

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

Ananth Kumar urges for balanced use of fertilisers in agriculture

The government contemplates a policy to convert waste to compost

AkzoNobel India completes divestment of catalyst business to Johnson Matthey

The deal to divest catalyst business to Johnson Matthey was signed in 2002

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

Yara acquires Sacramento terminal in US from Agrium for $27 mn

The West Sacramento terminal will provide Yara with greater market access to Northern California and its intensive agricultural market

DSM to increase polyamide capacity in Netherlands

The expansion is aimed at meeting the growing demand for Akulon XS, a new polyamide 6 (PA6) developed specifically for blown films used in flexible food packaging

Coperion and ProTec to collaborate for long fibre compounds technology

Though auto industry is the major user of long fibre reinforced thermoplastics (LFTs), this technology also offers advantages for further application areas

BASF to expand compounding capacity for engineering plastics in Europe

The company to raise the capacity of Ultramid polyamide (PA) and Ultradur polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)) by 70,000 tonnes at Schwarzheide (Germany) from 2017

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

US FDA grants approval to Aurobindo Pharma's osteoporosis drug risedronate

The approved product has an estimated market size of $ 113 million for the twelve months ending October 2015, according to IMS

Thailand's Indorama Ventures acquires PET maker MicroPet

MicroPet is the sole polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacturer in Northern India with a production capacity of 216,000 tonnes

Cipla to launch low-dose efavirenz combination drugs for HIV

Reducing the dose of efavirenz in current first-line combination therapy will contribute to reducing costs without modifying the effectiveness of treatment, says the company

Jubilant Life receives US FDA nod for antidepressant drug paroxetine

Paroxetine tablet is a generic version of Apotex's Paxil tablet