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Ecolab buys Clariant's water treatment business in Latin America
The divestment to Ecolab does not include Clariant's water treatment activities related to the oil and gas industry in the Latin America region
Saipem to provide EPC services for BioNitrogen's biomass-to-urea facilities
BioNitrogen Holdings Corp is a cleantech company that utilises patented technology to build environmentally-friendly plants that convert biomass into urea fertiliser
Motherson Sumi acquires German plastic auto part maker Scherer & Trier
The Euro 36 mn deal will allow Motherson to offer a more diversified range of polymer products to its customers
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SSNNL awards Rs 40-cr contract to Captain Polyplast
The company has received the contract for laying down an underground pipeline for connecting various fields of farmers with the canals of Narmada river
Germany commits Euro 500 mn funds for India's green energy project
Three separate loan agreements were also signed for Green Energy Corridors (GEC) project amounting to Euro 625 million with German bank KfW
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Transformers and Rectifiers enters into technology pact with Japan's Fuji Electrical
As per the agreement, Fuji has granted the license to TRIL in India to use its technology to design & manufacturer of generator step up transformers and shunt reactors
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Govt directs NMDC to hike iron ore production
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Steel and Mines, has directed NMDC to aim for annual production of 75 million tonnes iron ore by 2018-19 and 100 million tonnes by 2020-21
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Strides Arcolab receives USFDA approval for vitamin C softgel capsules
The product will be manufactured at the company's oral dosage facility at Bangalore
Dr Reddy's launches antiviral drug valganciclovir
Valganciclovir tablets is the generic version of Valcyte (owned by Hoffmann-La Roche Inc)
Toray to increase PP spunbond production in Indonesia
Toray Polytech Jakarta will increase the production of PP spunbond, which is the main material for making disposable diapers, by 18,000 tonnes per year
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Shell to buy BASF's stake in ELLBA Eastern JV
The joint venture, which is operated by Shell, produces styrene monomer and propylene oxide
OxyChem and Mexichem to set up ethylene cracker in Texas
Ethylene, produced at this site, will be used by OxyChem to make vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), which Mexichem will use to produce PVC resin and PVC piping systems
Hemlock Semiconductor closes polysilicon Tennessee facility in US
The company decided to shut down the facility as a result of oversupply of polysilicon and international trade disputes
Umicore to build automotive catalyst facility in Thailand
The new facility will expand Umicore ability to offer emission control solutions in Asia and will complement the activities that it already has in China, Japan, South Korea and India
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IOC's Paradip PP plant to be commissioned in 2017-18
Indian Oil Corporation is investing Rs 3,150 crore in polypropylene project at Paradip, Odisha, stated Dharmendra Pradhan, MoS, Petroleum & Natural Gas, in Rajya Sabha
Fluor begins work on ExxonMobil's coker project in Belgium
The company's responsibilities span the project's life cycle and include design, engineering, procurement, module fabrication, transportation, installation and construction
Artson Engineering bags Rs 10-cr contract from UAE firm
The company has received a letter of intent (LoI) for fabrication and painting of chemical storage tanks at Sharjah, UAE
ONGC awards Euro 100-mn contract to Technip for onshore terminal
The contract was awarded for the construction of a 6-MMSCMD onshore terminal at Odalarevu in Andhra Pradesh, as part of the integrated development of Vashishta & S1 fields
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BASF transfers automotive refinish coatings business in India to Wurth
The company will transfer the team of Glasurit, a BASF premium automotive refinish paint brand, in India to Wurth to support a smooth transition
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Air Products to set up industrial gases unit for Sibur in Russia
Air Products will supply industrial gases to Sibur's Perm subsidiary and invest its own cash to build and operate the new air separation unit
