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PT Indonesia Chemical's chemical alumina plant begins operation

The plant, built by PT Indonesia Chemical (a JV between Japan's Showa Denko and Indonesia's PT ANTAM), will have capacity to produce 3,00,000 tpa

Kuraray to hike ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer capacity in Europe

The company will invest about Yen 8 billion to increase EVOH resin capacity at its Antwerp (Belgium) site by 11,000 tpa

Cipla forms a JV in Morocco with Cooper Pharma and PHI

The initial focus of the JV, in which Cipla will invest $ 15 mn, will be respiratory and neurology products and it will also invest in setting up a manufacturing facility in Morocco

KBR inks licensing agreement for Showa Denko's acetyls technologies

Under the licensing agreement, Showa Denko will provide KBR with its proprietary technologies to catalyse and process acetic acid to produce its derivative

Huntsman to expand polyetheramines capacity in Singapore

The company will invest $100 mn for the expansion, which will also include backward integration to produce polyethers from locally sourced feedstocks

WR Grace to split into two companies

While one company will concentrate on catalysts technologies & materials technologies businesses, the other will focus on construction products & Darex packaging businesses

Dr M O Garg takes charge as director general of CSIR

Dr Garg has contributed significantly in bringing together CSIR and the industry with a focus on indigenisation of core technologies in the petroleum sector

Chambal Fertilizers temporarily shuts down urea plant in Kota

The company will carry out routine maintenance activities during the shutdown period of the plant - which is expected to resume operations during last week of March 2015

Tata Chemicals reports Rs 238 cr profit in Q3 FY2014-15

However, the fertiliser business continues to face headwinds due to lack of clarity in policy which resulted in substantial production loss, says R Mukundan, MD, Tata Chemicals

Budget as an enabler for 'Make in India' campaign

Forthcoming budget can be a wonderful lever to enable 'Make in India' campaign, provided it strikes a balance between the present and the future

Clariant launches three colour solutions at PlastIndia 2015

These easily dispersible pigments find applications in packaging, artificial leather and footwear industry

HAL bags Rs 1090-cr contract for supplying aircraft to IAF

In addition, Hindustan Aeronautics will supply six reserve engines, one flight simulator and associated equipment to IAF

Pfizer to acquire Hospira for $17 billion

Acquisition will expand Pfizer's portfolio of sterile injectable and biosimilars, making it one of the global leaders in sterile injectables segment

Kirloskar Oil, Rolls-Royce to co-develop gensets for nuclear plants

While Rolls-Royce will supply MTU engines and key components for gensets, Kirloskar Oil, will integrate the systems and assemble and test the gensets at nuclear power plants in India

Lanxess eyes to tap auto industry with innovative plastics

Lanxess is showcasing lightweight solutions for automobiles such as front end module structure, air intake hose, engine cover, brake pedal, etc at PlastIndia 2015

Minister urges scientists to explore alternative medicines for cancer cure

Shripad Naik, Minister of State for AYUSH, said that a scientific method is required to explore the value from the vast knowledge base of AYUSH for healthcare of cancer patients

Dalmia Cement partners with IFC for resource efficiency assessments

The company kicks off low carbon cement technology roadmap under Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) India project

BHEL commissions 270-MW thermal unit for Rattan India's power project

This is the third 270-MW unit commissioned by BHEL in phase-1 of the project, which is being executed in two phases, each of 1,350 MW

BASF to expand bismuth vanadate pigments capacities in Germany

Bismuth vanadate pigments, which BASF markets under the Sicopal and Paliotan brands, are used for the formulation of paints, coatings and plastic coatings

Live Oak LNG to develop $2-bn gas liquefaction project in Louisiana

The mid-sized project is being designed for a plant capacity of up to 5 MTPA production