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BASF commissions pilot plant for PU-aerogel insulating panels in Germany

The company will manufacture the first sample quantities of the new high-performance insulating material at the Lemforde location

PolyOne opens innovation centre in China

The new facility enables collaborative innovation, accelerates application development and increases speed-to-market for customers in the Asia Pacific region

Huntsman acquires Italian PU elastomer maker Tecnoelastomeri

Tecnoelastomeri is a manufacturer of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) based hot-cast elastomer systems and processing machine

Flokser, BioAmber & DuPont Tate collaborate to develop synthetic leather

Synthetic leather fabric has 70% bio-content, which is made using BioAmber's polyol Bio-SA and DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products' Susterra (bio-based 1,3-propanediol)

Astral Poly Technik close down Baddi production plant

The company reported 40.32 percent drop in its net profit to Rs 16.58 crore for the March 2015 quarter, as against Rs 27.78 crore during the previous quarter

VHCL Industries receives Rs 22.7 cr order for plastic granules

Star Implex Llc has awarded the contract for supplying 3500 MT of recycled plastic granules

Swedish firm Medivir inks research partnership pact with GVK Bio

Through this tie-up, the Swedish firm is aiming to increase its focus on its core research areas of oncology and infectious diseases

Dr Reddy's launches OTC hair care drug Hairootz

The company will market Hairootz through all leading departmental, pharmacy stores and online retailers

Pharma outsourcing leads healthcare BPO market in India

Indian BPO industry stands to gain from the growing demand in healthcare outsourcing, says a new Assocham-EY joint study

Aurobindo Pharma receives US FDA approval for entacapone and azithromycin

While entacapone tablet is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, azithromycin for injection is a macrolide antibacterial drug

CVC-led consortium buys controlling stake in $2-bn drug-maker Alvogen

The consortium of investors, which included Temasek and Vatera Healthcare, have bought Pamplona Capital's stake in Alvogen - the North America-based drug maker

Wockhardt receives US FDA nod for pain killer oxycodone

The total market for oxycodone HCl liquid in the US is about $58 million, according to IMS Health

SoftBank, Bharti and Taiwan's Foxconn form JV for renewable energy in India

SoftBank would invest $20 billion along with Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn in setting up solar power parks in India

Allergan acquire Kythera Biopharmaceuticals for $2.1 bn

This will enhance Allergan's global facial aesthetics portfolio with the addition of Kybella (deoxycholic acid) injection, used to treat submental fullness

Lonza plans a plant in Texas to make viral therapy products

The new facility is expected to develop and manufacture both viral gene therapies and virally modified cell therapies

Govt launches cluster development programme for pharma industry

The government aims to set up six pharma clusters by the end of this financial year, of which three are likely to be greenfield projects

BASF begins work on new chemical catalysts plant in Shanghai

The plant, BASF's first process catalysts facility in Asia Pacific, will produce base metal catalysts, custom catalysts and adsorbents to meet growing demand in China and Asia

Arkema plans to divest Sunclear subsidiary to BF Invest

Sunclear markets a wide range of products including polycarbonate sheets, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) sheets, and PVC panels

Rosneft buys Total's state in Schwedt Refinery for $300 mn

Located in northeastern Germany, the Schwedt Refinery has a capacity of 12 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)

Merck to set up Euro 30-mn OLED production plant in Germany

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) has the potential to become the technology of the future for displays and lighting