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Dow's PacXpert flexible packaging technology wins Plasticon award

Plastindia Foundation instituted the 'Plasticon Awards' to facilitate excellence and innovation in the field of plastics

Zydus Cadila completes single rising dose phase I studies for anaemia drug

ZYAN1 is an orally bioavailable hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitor, designed to increase the natural production of erythropoietin (EPO)

Aurobindo Pharma expects 25 products approvals in FY16 for US market

Approvals expect to drive 50 per cent growth in its injectables business in the next financial year

Suven Life bags patents for CNS drug in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand

The granted claims of the patent - which is valid until 2030 - include the class of selective H3 ligands discovered by Suven and are being developed as therapeutic agents

Natco files marketing exclusivity application for cancer drug sorafenib

Sorafenib tablet, which is the generic version of Nexavar (marketed by Bayer and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, had recorded sales of approximately $48 mn in the US in 2014

Chambal Fertilisers stops urea production at Kota plant

The company had to stop the production due to sudden failure of synthesis loop boiler

NTPC awards Rs 119 cr contract to Crompton Greaves

CG will supply generator step-up transformers for NTPC's largest 800 MW power plant at Darlipali in Odisha

Dynamatic to supply key wing components for Airbus' A330

The agreement is the largest manufacturing contract between Airbus and a private sector company in India

AkzoNobel to expand performance coatings capacity in Indonesia

The company will invest Euro 2.5 million in its Cikarang plant in Indonesia for this

Indian Chemical Council invites nominations for ICC Awards

The last date for submitting the nominations is May 15, 2015

BIS to set up five labs in 2016 to augment product testing facility

The authority will also develop standards for solid waste management to give a push to 'Make in India' campaign

Showa Denko to set up bulk moulding compound plant in China

With the new plant, which will be built in collaboration with Taiwan's Eternal Materials, Showa Denko will strengthen its BMC supply system in that region

Insecticides India sales down by 22% in Q3 2014-15 due to poor monsoon

However, the company records 23% jump in net profit during the quarter

Clariant India records sales of Rs 1008 crore in 2014

The increased cost of raw materials and inflationary rise in other expenses resulted in lowering of PBDIT margin before exceptional items from 11.4% to 3.8%

Dhaunka Agritech launches herbicide Sempra for sugarcane crop

The new product would save cost of the farmers spent on manual weeding and water thereby cutting the cost by almost half

Energy efficiency should reflect in our GDP: Ravichandran Purushothaman

Specific directives need to be rolled out in the Budget 2015-16 to measure energy efficiency achieved to ensure we are running sustainable businesses

Surana Solar plans to diversify into LED business

The company plans to set up a new line of business for manufacturing LED bulbs and LED tubes of an initial capacity of 10,00,000 units

IFB commences washing machines manufacturing in Goa

The company, which began mass production of top loader washing machines in its Goa factory, has stopped imports and hopes to significant increase its sales

Adani to set up India's largest solar park of 10,000 MW in Rajasthan

The company has signed an MoU with Rajasthan government to jointly set up solar parks including solar power projects and manufacturing unit for solar module, parts and equipment

Reliance Power to develop 6,000 MW solar power projects in Rajasthan

The company already operates two solar plants in Rajasthan of 40 MW and 100 MW, which was commissioned in November 2014