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US-based Milacron to invest $30 million in India to expand production capacity

The plastics processing machine maker will increase manufacturing capacity of injection & blow moulding machines and commence the production of extrusion line

Shanta Kumar to head committee setup to suggest restructuring of FCI

The committee to suggest a best suited model for restructuring or unbundling of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to improve its operational efficiency and financial management

Aries Agro commissions 100-KW solar power plant

The plant, set up with an investment of Rs 80.51 lakh, will streamline the availability of power for manufacturing operations at its Hyderabad facility

Reliance to source ethane from N America for Indian petrochemical plant

The company has executed storage and capacity agreements for liquefaction and export of ethane with a North American Terminal, which is expected to commence operations in the second half of 2016

Mitsui to buy DuPont's copper fungicide business

Under the agreement, DuPont will continue to sell Kocide and ManKocide branded products within Asia Pacific exclusively for a period of up to five years

Clariant promotes sustainability in personal care with EcoTain concept

EcoTain label provides a means of measuring and understanding the ecological, economic and social impact of Clariant's products over the entire value chain

Godrej Consumer plans insecticides unit in Seemandhra: PTI

The company will continue its brown field expansion at Jammu and North East

BHEL develops boiler offering fuel flexibility

The new boiler is capable of firing both extremes of 100% domestic coal as well as 100% imported coal

Welspun Maxsteel buy to help JSW Steel to achieve its 40 MTPA goal

Sajjan Jindal-led company is currently expanding its Dolvi (Maharashtra) plant, which about 40 km away from Welspun Maxsteel's plant

Ramco bags 5-year contract from Vopak Asia for HR system integration

Vopak is the world's largest independent tank storage provider, specialised in the storage and handling of liquid chemicals, gasses and oil product

IOC's Ennore LNG terminal to go on stream in 2016-17

The company had originally planned to commence the five-million tonnes per annum LNG-based import, storage and regasification terminal in 2015

Samsung Heavy Industries secures shipbuilding order from Reliance: Platts

Korean company has received $723 mn order for very large ethane carriers

Kingspan acquires Pactiv's building insulation division in $82-mn deal

Pactiv building insulation produces a comprehensive range of XPS insulation products under the GreenGuard brand

AkzoNobel starts work on decorative paints site in China

The first phase is scheduled to be opened in 2016, with full operations expected by 2017

Pluss Polymers organises e-waste management program at Gurgaon school

Organised in association with Advit Foundation, the event briefed approximately 200 students on hazardous effects of e-waste

Mexichem to buy HDPE pipe maker Dura-Line for $630 mn

Dura-Line has three factories in India (two in Goa and one in Neemrana, near Delhi), in addition to other manufacturing facilities in North America, Oman, Europe, and South Africa

Thermo Fisher Scientific sells Cole-Parmer to GTCR for $480 mn

Cole-Parmer is a provider of fluid handling, test and measurement, and electrochemistry products and services

"Novel drug delivery system is driving the demand for innovative excipients"

In this interview, Veena Singh, Regional Commercial Manager, Dow Pharma & Food Solutions, Dow India, elaborates on the growth drivers for the excipients market in India

We see a more rapid adoption of leading edge lubricants in India: Nitin Prasad

In this interview, Nitin Prasad, MD, Shell Lubricants, Shell India, elaborates on the changing dynamics in the lubricants market in the country

US-based Cancer Genetics acquires BioServe India

The expansion into India will also allow Cancer Genetics to strengthen its capabilities in molecular testing, DNA synthesis, biomarker analysis and next-generation sequencing