Page 28 - Plastics & Polymers

Toray to enhance PP spunbond nonwoven fabric capacity in South Korea

Toray Group as a major PP spunbond supplier in Asia is expanding its business into emerging markets such as China, India and ASEAN countries to tap the disposable diapers industry

Opengate Capital acquires Italian PVC firm Alfatherm

Transaction represents OpenGate's sixth acquisition in the PVC chemicals sector

Covestro uses CO2 to make plastics on industrial scale

The company has opened a plant in Dormagen (Germany) that uses carbon dioxide (CO2) as a raw material instead of crude oil to produce polyols, which are used in polyurethane foam

Lanxess India wins the TRILA award for rubber chemicals

The award recognises the robust growth registered by the business line Anti-Oxidants & Accelerators (AXX) under Advanced Industrial Intermediates (AII) business unit (BU)

Sanmar selects Jacobs to build PVC plant in Egypt

Jacobs to provide detailed engineering and procurement assistance services to TCI Sanmar Chemical for expanding the PVC capacity from 200,000 TPA to 400,000 TPA in Egypt

Reliance-IIP jointly develop technology for benzene extraction from FCC light naphtha

Using this technology, refiners can reduce the benzene content in their gasoline to meet regulatory requirements

Siemens and Gamesa to merge wind businesses

Siemens will hold 59% stake in the merged company, which will be one of the leading global wind power players, while Gamesa shareholders to hold the remaining shares

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

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

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

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

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

Unipetrol acquires petrochemical maker Spolana

Spolana is a major consumer of ethylene, ammonia and sulphur from Unipetrol RPA

Stone Canyon buys container maker Bway from Platinum Equity for $2.4 bn

With annual sales exceeding $1 billion, BWAY is one of the leading manufacturers of rigid metal and plastic containers across North America

Trelleborg buys Specialty Silicone Fabricators

The acquired company, which manufactures silicone components for the medical device market, is expected to help Trelleborg grow its business in high growth US life sciences market

Gelatine capsules technically better than HPMC, says PHD Chamber to DCGI

The current annual installed capacity of HPMC is around 2 billion compared to gelatine's 120 billion, hence replacing HPMC with gelatine is not a feasible option

Westlake Chemical buys Axiall for $ 3.8 billion

The combination will create the third-largest chlor-alkali producer and the second-largest PVC producer in North America

AkzoNobel's Expancel receives US FDA nod for in wine corks

Expancel has been rapidly growing in popularity with micro-agglomerated wine cork manufacturers, as it helps to overcome some of the weaknesses of traditional cork