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Maharashtra govt bans sale of liquor in plastic bottles

The ban, which comes into effect from April 1, 2016, will be applicable on liquors manufactured in Maharashtra as well as imported into the state

AMD Industries expands PET bottles capacity in Rajasthan

The company has set up 4 new production lines at its Neemarana facility in Rajasthan

Skipper commissions PVC products plant in Uttar Pradesh

With the commencement of the Sikandrabad plant, the company's combined installed capacity for PVC products will go up to 35000 MT

Centre to invest Rs 175 cr to raise competitiveness of Indian capital goods sector

Government will invest in projects such as machine tools SEZ, welding technology centre, technology upgradation of HMT Machine Tools Ltd, etc

Shell to sell stakes in Malaysian refinery to MHIL for $ 66 mn

The company has sold the stakes in Shell Refining Company to Malaysian Hengyuan International as part of its strategy to concentrate on its global downstream business

Arkema says no to raise stake in Chinese acrylics JV

As per deal, Arkema had an option to increase its stake in Taixing Sunke Chemicals, a JV that owns acrylic acid and butyl acrylate production units in Taixing, China

Lubrizol opens Rs 325 cr CPVC compounding plant in Dahej

The plant, with capacity of 55,000 tonnes, will serve Indian market as well as countries in South Asia, the Middle East and East Africa

Global adhesives & sealants market to reach $ 64 bn by 2019

India is expected to post the most rapid advances of any major market, fueled by robust increases in construction spending and motor vehicle output, says Freedonia's new report

Polyplastics to expand resin capacity in Malaysia

The additional lines will produce Duracon polyoxymethylene (POM) and Durafide polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds

Dow's arm Univation join hands with Linde for polyethylene technology

Two companies will aim to provide performance and cost efficiencies for the production of polyethylene resins

Supreme Petrochem to set up styrene methyl methacrylate production line

For this, the company will modify one of the three polystyrene (PS) producing lines at its Nagothane plant into a swing line capable of producing 42,500 tonne per annum of SMMA

Covestro to invest Euro 20 mn for expansion of polycarbonate film production

The company is constructing a new co-extrusion plant for high-quality, multilayer flat films at Dormagen in Germany

Aptar Group acquires Mega Airless for $ 218 mn

This transaction will enable Aptar Group to tap the airless dispensing systems market

Airbus Helicopters and Mahindra Defence ink pact for JV

Both companies are proposing to set-up a final assembly line in India and develop tier-1 & tier-2 suppliers, with the intent to ultimately achieve 50 percent indigenous content

Circular economy principles can transform plastics industry

A new report, by the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation, offers blueprint to design a circular economy for plastics, reducing drastically negative externalities

Indian packaging market to reach $ 73 billion by 2020

Organised retail and boom in e-commerce to fuel growth of plastic packaging, as India is expected to be among the top ten packaging consumers in the world by 2016, says a FICCI-TSMG report

Sustainable approach can spur growth in plastics industry

Stakeholders should focus on innovations, recycling and environment issues to stimulate growth of the industry, according to experts at the plastics packaging conference organised by FICCI

Encourage research to boost innovations in plastics industry: Ananth Kumar

The country needs more value addition of the refinery output that can produce new products as import substitution, said the minister while presenting CIPET's awards for innovation in plastics

Clariant begins construction work on packaging plant in Cuddalore

Plant, built with an investment of about Rs 65 crore and expected to be operational by 2017, will produce moisture-control solutions for pharmaceutical packaging industry

Amcor Rigid Plastics launches packaging suite for start-ups

UpStart suite targets the emerging beverage producer who needs lower volume but wants access to the resources of a leading supplier and the established high-volume player