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Indian plastic manufacturers eye Peru to expand exports

To enhance trade and investment, Organisation of Plastics Processors of India (OPPI) signs an MoU with APPIPLAST, the Peruvian Association of Plastic Industry, during Expo Plast Peru

Domo Chemicals plans to open compounding facility in India

With this move, Domo Chemicals, which recently opened a nylon compounding plant in China, aims to target India's burgeoning automotive market for its engineering plastics

DSM Engineering Plastics to expand R&D team in India

The company recently opened a research and technology center in Pune to work closely with customers to develop products

Milacron aims robust growth in India for plastics machinery

The US-based plastics technology company expands moulding machines facility in Ahmedabad and hot runner manufacturing facility in Coimbatore

Plastics technology is still changing the world: Dr Mosongo Moukwa

Eighty years after the Nylon revolution, science continues to develop plastics to meet the new requirements of modern life. So what does the future hold for plastics?

DyStar buys specialty chemical businesses from Emerald Performance Materials

In a separate transaction, DyStar will sell Emerald's polymer additives and nitriles businesses to Sinochem subsidiary. As a result, DyStar will retain the specialties businesses

Solvay sells stake in Solvay Indupa to Brazil's Unipar Carbocloro

Divestment of Indupa follows Solvay's exit from its European PVC joint venture as Solvay is transforming into a specialty chemicals group

Evonik acquires Air Products' specialty & coating additives business for $ 3.8 bn

Acquisition will strengthen Evonik's position in the high-margin specialty & coating additives market

Tyre market to propel demand for specialty silicas

The global specialty silicas market is expected to reach 3.5 million metric tonnes in 2020, valued at $8.8 billion, according to Freedonia

Reliance Defence signs partnership deal with Ukrainian firms

Collaboration includes assembly, manufacture and maintenance of Antonov class of aircraft in India, and upgradation of BMP 2 and armoured vehicles, marine gas turbines and UAV

Tata Power commissions 44 MW Lahori wind farm project in MP

With this, Tata Power's total installed capacity stands at 9183 MW, with 1674 MW coming from non-fossil fuels

Japanese auto maker Isuzu Motors starts production from AP facility

With this facility, built with an investment of Rs 3,000 crore, the company to focus on pick-up truck and SUV segments in the country

Dabur plans Rs 250 cr manufacturing plant in Assam

The new plant, which will manufacture health and personal care products, is expected to start production by next year

Govt aims to set up all MSME technology centres by 2017

The work on at least 10 technology centres will start during the year

Praxair to expand carbon monoxide capacity at Geismar with $ 100 mn investment

Carbon monoxide is a raw material in the production of a range of specialty chemicals including those used to produce polyurethanes for the housing and auto industries

Avery Dennison to buy Mactac Europe from Platinum Equity for Euro 200 mn

Mactac is a manufacturer of high-quality pressure-sensitive materials, serving several high-value segments, including graphics, specialty labels and industrial tapes

W R Grace to buy BASF's polyolefin catalysts business

The transaction includes technologies, patents, trademarks and the transfer of BASF's production plants in Pasadena (Texas) and Tarragona (Spain)

Solvay Engineering Plastics to open testing lab in Shanghai

The lab aims to accelerate the development and validation of Technyl applications for automotive, consumer and electrical markets

Uflex develops CPP film with improved sealing functionality

The new cast polypropylene (CPP) film finds widespread application in addressing different types of packaging needs

Amines & Plasticizers to set up subsidiary in UAE

The company produces ethanolamines, alkyl alkanolamines, plasticisers, morpholine, alkyl morpholines and gas treating solvents