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BASF acquire Albemarle's surface treatment business Chemetall for 3.2 bn

The acquisition of Chemetall will significantly enhance BASF Coatings' position as a complete solutions provider to global customers

Centum Electronics acquires French Adetel Group

The new acquisition strengthens Centum's global design services offering in embedded electronic systems for defence, aerospace, industrial, transportation, medical and energy sectors

Man Industries commissions 5600-T hydraulic JCO press at Gujarat plant

The augmented facility will open new market for the company globally in high margin line pipe segment in future

Automation and the changing face of auto manufacturing: Wilfried Aulbur

The country needs to move from 'Make in India' to 'Make it smart in India' through adoption of Industry 4.0 and digitisation in a well-structured manner

Danfoss launches campaign to promote energy efficient industrial motors

The campaign, Danfoss Energy Efficiency Yatra, will highlight the need for adoption of better standards of industrial motors in energy intensive large industries

Skipper opens PVC pipes plant in Telengana

This is Skipper's fifth manufacturing unit for PVC products after Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Sikandrabad (UP) and will take its combined capacity for PVC products to 41000 MT

Manufacturing CEOs plan aggressive growth strategies: KPMG

While many Western manufacturers talk about a 'sell to China' strategy, respondents from the emerging markets (India and China in particular) are most likely to be investing, says KPMG survey

L&T Hydrocarbon bags orders worth Rs 1170 crores

Contracts include order of Rs 355 crore from Indian Oil, Rs 500 cr from Reliance Industries, Rs 200 crore from Hindustan Mittal Energy, and Rs 115 cr from a global EPC contractor

Veolia buys Chemours' sulfur products business for $ 325 mn

Sulfur products business, with approximately $250 million in revenue, offers sulfuric acid products and services to a range of industries in North America

DCM Shriram increases chlor alkali capacity by 420 tonnes

The company recently commissioned 420 TPD of additional chlor alkali capacity at its Bharuch (Gujarat) site

UPL buys 26% stake in Weather Risk Management Services

Through this collaboration, UPL will provide farm services, precision farming solutions and other value added services to farmers

NTPC and Coal India form JV Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayn Ltd

The JV will the revive Gorakhpur and Sindri plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd by setting up ammonia urea plants at both the sites

BASF begins work on Euro 140 mn automotive coatings plant in Shanghai

In addition to the new coating plant, the company also operates a production facility for resins and electrocoat at the same location

Zydus Cadila partners with Eczacibasi to tap Turkish biosimilar market

As per the deal, Zydus will market biosimilars, which are currently unavailable in Turkey especially for the treatment of cancer

Govt launches scheme to build 1000 MW CTU-connected wind power project

The scheme is aimed at facilitating supply of wind power to the non-windy states at a price discovered through transparent bidding process

Manoj Mishra takes charge as RCF's CMD

The CMD of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has been given the additional responsibility as R G Rajan has relinquished the post of RCF CMD

Axiall and Lotte Chemical begin construction work of ethane cracker in US

In addition to the ethane cracker, with capacity of 1 mn tonnes of ethylene, Lotte Chemical will construct an adjacent plant to produce 700,000 tonnes of ethylene glycol

Shell Lubricants India appoints Mansi Tripathy as MD

Tripathy, who will resume charge from August 1, 2016, would succeed Nitin Prasad, who moves on to take over as the chairman of Shell Companies in India

Grupo Antolin expands capacity in India with Sanand plant

The Spanish manufacture of interior components for automobiles will produce overhead systems, sunvisors and plastic parts for customers such as Ford and Tata at the new plant

Dutch firm Stahl opens dyes testing center in Maharashtra

The center, located at Thane, will focus on the testing and development of existing and new dyestuffs, which are used in leather industry