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Clariant acquires healthcare packaging specialist VitaPac

The Hong Kong based VitaPac focuses on active sorbents and has built up a leading market position for desiccant packets for moisture adsorption

European Commission restricts usage of 3 preservatives in cosmetics

While the commission has reduced the permissible limits for propylparaben and butylparaben, it has banned mixture of methyl chloro isothiazolinone and methyl isothiazolinone in leave-on products

Alstom Bharat Forge Power wins Rs 1136 cr order from NTPC

The joint venture company will supply steam turbine islands for NTPC's Tanda power plant in Uttar Pradesh

Dassault banks on 'PLM as a Service' model to tap Indian market

The French company aims to target the SME segment with its PLM solutions, over cloud infrastructure, for reducing the cost of software, which is critical for manufacturing segment

Pepsico extends manufacturing contract with Hindustan Foods

The Dempo Group company will continue manufacturing Kurkure extruded snacks products at its Goa facility till July 31, 2015

Medicines Patent Pool signs deal with 5 Indian companies for HIV drug

The UN arm has signed the deal with India's Aurobindo, Cipla, Emcure, Hetero Labs and Laurus Labs for Gilead Sciences' tenofovir alafenamide

Rasoi Ltd to venture into baby care products market

While the company will stop manufacturing vanaspati/edible oils, it will sell trademarks and copyrights related to 'Rasoi' brand to Emami Biotech Ltd for Rs 13 crores

India and US to join hands for gas hydrates

Gas hydrate resources in India are estimated at 1894 TCM and these deposits occur in Western, Eastern and Andaman offshore area

Dassault Systemes launches SolidWorks 2015

With SolidWorks 2015, an upgraded 3D design software, users gain access to cloud-based capabilities and a wider range of choices for improving productivity, operating costs, etc

Crompton Greaves wins $25 mn contract in Iraq

The company will provide 16 mobile substations for Iraq before September 2015 for interim grid connections and temporary power supplies

Thermax Babcock bags Rs 339 cr order for exports

The company has received an order for detailed engineering, manufacturing and supply of selective items for two pulverised coal-fired boilers

Modi's 'Make in India' campaign aims to boost manufacturing sector

Promises to build trust among investors and create a conducive environment to ease manufacturer's woes with effective governance

ThyssenKrupp bags Formosa Plastics' contract for propane dehydrogenation plant

PDH plant produces propylene - one of the most important base materials in the petrochemical industry used to make polypropylene

Lanxess subsidiary Bond-Laminates expands capacity in Germany

Annual capacity increased to over 4 million square meters Tepex, a high-performance composite

Air Liquide to supply nitrogen to Chinese electronics company BOE

French firm will invest Euro 30 million to produce 30,000 Nm3/h of ultra-high purity nitrogen and associated bulk gas infrastructure

Insecticides India and Japan's OAT Agrio open agrochemical R&D centre in Rajasthan

The JV aims to apply for 10 basic patents in the next three years and discover 2-3 new molecules

Clariant opens labs in Malaysia to support oil and pigments industries

While it has established Asia Pacific's first Center of Excellence Lab for Oil Services business in Shah Alam (Malaysia), it has upgraded capabilities at Pigments lab

Dow Chemical banks on collaborative innovation to drive growth in India

The company recently hosted Innovation Day in Mumbai to promote collaboration with user-industries

Assam Petrochemicals aims to start methanol and acetic acid plant in 2017

Grants a consultancy contract for its proposed expansion to Engineers India

Pidilite buys Bluecoat's adhesive biz for Rs 263 cr

The acquisition is expected to help Pidilite Industries further strengthen its industrial product business