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GE partners MSDE to train locals for new locomotive facility in Bihar

The US-based firm is setting up a factory at Marhaura (Bihar) to build 900 diesel locomotives

Auto interior component maker IAC opens global engineering center in Pune

Center to focus on application development engineering to support Indian & global customers programs

Ineos plans to set up 750,000 tonne propane dehydrogenation plant in Europe

It also plans to increase ethylene capacity of its cracker facilities in Scotland and Norway

Can India emerge as a major contender for aerospace manufacturing?

Total market opportunity for aerospace & defence market in India is expected to reach $70 bn by 2029

Tekni-Plex to invest $15 mn in new China manufacturing facility

Facility to make tubing for the Asia-Pacific pharmaceutical and medical device industry

Alpla acquires Gehl Foods' bottle manufacturing plant in US

The facility supplies six layer bottles to Gehl Foods for aseptic filling in food & dairy category

Royal Adhesives buys Graco Supply's aircraft sealant repackaging business

The acquired business will be added to Royal's global aircraft sealant business

Cosmo Films expands direct thermal printable products range

With this, it can now offers both paper & filmic solutions for direct thermal printing technology

Chandni Textiles to triple production of plastic moulded crates

To increase profitability, the company plans to focus on high-quality and high-margin products

Imports may fulfil 75% of electronic goods demand in India by 2020: Study

While market is expected to reach $ 400 bn by 2020, domestic production to account for just $ 104 bn

Cabot starts work on fumed silica facility in China

The new facility, with capacity of 8,000 tonnes, to meet growing demand of fumed silica in China

RIL commissions last crystallisation unit paraxylene complex in Jamnagar

With this, Reliance Industries becomes the second largest producer of paraxylene (PX) globally

PolyOne expands specialty colour portfolio with Rutland acquisition

Rutland is widely recognised as an industry leader in screen printing inks for the apparel market

Polyacetal facility of Celanese's Ibn Sina JV enters testing phase

Ibn Sina is a JV between Sabic and CTE, which is owned by subsidiaries of Celanese & Duke Energy

Time Technoplast to increase production of composite cylinders for LPG

It is in advanced stage of capacity expansion from 700,000 per annum (PA) to 1,400,000 PA cylinders

Mueller Industries buys two Canadian firms PexCor and HeatLink Companies

Deal to help Mueller to grow its flow control product offerings in the area of pressure plastics

Ashland completes acquisition of Reichhold's composites facility in France

Facility makes unsaturated polyester resins used in sectors such as transportation & construction

United Caps buys Dewit Plastics' caps, closures and handles business

Dewit Plastics' complimentary product line expands range of offerings from United Caps

Renewable energy & automotive sectors to drive composite adhesives market

Global composite adhesives market to reach $ 1.78 billion by 2022, says MarketsandMarkets report

Coca-Cola and partners to invest $ 1.7 bn in Indian agri ecosystem by 2022

Coca-Cola owned bottling operation in India will invest $ 900 mn to raise production infrastructure