Page 224 - B2B Connect

Airgas' new North Dakota plant to enhance service to Bakken shale oil region

Plant to improve supply of core industrial gases, welding-related equipment and other related serves to the local industry

Africa, ME, Asia to drive global biofuels demand to 115 mn tonnes by 2018

Growth in 2013-18 period likely to be moderate compared to 2008-13 period as demand from the US stagnates, says the Freedonia Group report

BASF's Kenyan concrete admixture plant to strengthen E African market

The new facility will meet the demands for multi-story buildings, long-lasting infrastructural constructions and more energy efficiency in construction techniques

Neyveli Lignite plans mega investment in renewable energy

The company to invest over Rs 500 crore to set up over 80 MW of wind and solar energy projects

Reliance exits SEZ project in Haryana

While Reliance Haryana SEZ has returned Gurgaon, Jhajjar land to Haryana Infra Corporation, it will continue to develop Model Economic Township project

Bajaj Electricals unit bags orders worth Rs 602 cr

The company's engineering and project business has received four orders for transmission lines and rural electrification work

Leading car makers to invest Rs 115 bn in Maharashtra

Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd agreed to invest Rs 40 billion each in the state, while Bajaj and Volkswagen plan to invest Rs 20 billion and Rs 15 billion, respectively

Ramco Group plans Rs 1500-cr cement plant in Andhra Pradesh

The company currently has eight manufacturing facilities spread over Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and AP

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers to invest $100 mn in Gujarat

About 15 Chinese companies are planning to set up industrial park near Sanand, Gujarat

Piramal Enterprises-Navin Fluorine JV plans to invest Rs 120 crore

Two companies have formed a joint venture to develop specialty fluorochemicals for applications in healthcare industry

Reliance Industries to shut down Hazira cracker for 4 weeks

RIL plans to undertake turnaround activities to enhance productivity

MRPL commissions petro fluidised catalytic cracking unit

This will increase its production of LPG, light distillates and propylene, which is a feed for polypropylene unit

CCEA allows 3 naphtha-based urea units to continue production

As per modified New Pricing Scheme III, the three naphtha based units - MFL, MCFL and SPIC - were allowed to produce urea from naphtha as feedstock till June 30, 2014

Develop green bank for renewable energy: NRDC-CEEW report

Solar and wind energy provides a tremendous opportunity to provide light to Indian homes and jobs to local communities, says Suresh Prabhu

German researchers develop method to make plastic recycling process easy

Researchers from LMU, Munich, have developed a method, which enables automated identification of polymers, facilitating rapid separation of plastics for re-use

Israel's Teva inks pact with Venus Remedies for cancer drug

Teva will use Venus infrastructure and regulatory competence for commercialisation of this blockbuster drug in Canadian market

Leakage forces Chambal Fertilisers to shut down urea plant

The incident occurred at the company's Kota plant, where a leakage occurred in ammonia synthesis gas converter

Technofab Engineering suspends work in Liberia due to Ebola virus outbreak

The company stopped work on a project to construct a new Oil Jetty in Monrovia, Liberia, after a medical emergency has been declared in the country

China cancels anti-dumping duty on Indian phthalic anhydride

Phthalic anhydride is an important industrial chemical mainly used in the mass production of plasticiser for plastics

EU initiates project to study flame retardant pollution

The Euro 1.2-mn project's main research goal is to increase understanding of the environmental fate and behaviour of brominated persistent organic chemicals