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Brenntag acquires Italian food ingredients distributor Chimab

The acquisition will further increase the market penetration of Brenntag in Italy and provide more value added services to new sectors within the food industry

Showa Denko terminates ethyl acetate production in Indonesia

The plant will be stop production by the end of 2014

Sudarshan Chemical acquires Rieco Industries

The Pune-based pigment manufacturer has also acquired the business of industrial mixers of Rathi Vessels & Systems

National Peroxide starts commercial production at Kalyan site

The company has expanded the production of hydrogen peroxide at the site from 84,000 tonnes to 95 tonnes

DSM opens demonstration centre for solar technologies in Pune

The newly commissioned solar energy plant in Pune is DSM's first demonstration facilities to showcase its technologies to customers and stakeholders around the world

Nova Chemicals engages Kinder Morgan to transport ethane in US

Kinder Morgan will transport ethane and ethane-propane mixtures from the prolific Utica shale area through its previously announced UTOPIA project

Huntsman to expand MDI capacity by 4,00,000 tonnes at Louisiana site

MDI based polyurethanes are used in an extensive range of applications and markets - including construction, automotive, coatings and footwear

LyondellBasell plans to expand ethylene capacity at Channelview site

The company plans to add up to 550 million pounds-per-year of ethylene capacity at the site

Goodyear uses rice husk waste to make fuel-efficient tyres

The company has found the impact of silica (one of the key raw materials used in tyre making) derived from rice husk ash on tyre performance to be equal to traditional sources

Supreme Industries' plastic piping production disrupted in Maharashtra

The permanent workers at the company's Jalgaon units (2 Nos) and Gadegaon unit stopped entry of contract workmen affecting all loading, unloading and ancillary activities

Strides Arcolab and Shasun merge to form Rs 2500-cr phama giant

Merger is expected to create a vertically integrated pharma company with strong presence in formulations, branded generics, APIs and CRAMS

Cipla plans to strengthen Kenyan business

As part of its exercise, the company recently introduced its own office in Kenya

Jordan's GMS to invest $29 mn in Strides Arcolab's biotech arm Stelis

As a part of deal, GMS Holdings will aquire 25% stake in Stelis Biopharma

Lyka Labs sells formulation facilities at Tarapur for Rs 38 crore

The Tarapur plant has facilities for production of tablets, capsules and dry syrups

Venus Remedies receives approval for pain reliever drug Trois in Singapore

The company is holding talks with various pharmaceutical firms for tie-ups to market Trois in Singapore

Toray commissions carbon fibre raw material plant in France

The new plant is the third precursor production base at the Group following Japan and the US

Government to form 2 JVs for Talcher and Ramagundam fertiliser plants

An investment of about Rs 9,000 crores is proposed to be made towards these projects

Lanxess expands exchange resins capacity in Germany

The company starts a new production line for Lewatit premium brand of weak acid cation (WAC) exchange resins at Leverkusen (Germany)

IFFCO commits Rs 10 cr for Swach Bharat project

Ananth Kumar, Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, received a letter committing a donation of Rs 10 crore towards Swach Bharat from IFFCO

Bayer CropScience launches new fungicide for wheat in Punjab and Haryana

Raxil Easy, a seed treatment product for the control of loose smut disease in wheat, is expected to help wheat farmers cultivate disease-free, healthy crops