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Toray to set up carbon fibre facility in US

This follows Japanese firm's agreement with Boeing to supply carbon fibre Torayca prepreg for its 787 Dreamliner and 777X aircrafts

Lanxess opens first production line for tyre curing bladders in Asia

With the new production line for Rhenoshape high-performance tyre curing bladders in China, Lanxess will offer comprehensive product portfolio for the tyre industry in Asia

Indorama acquires Cepsa's PIA, PET & PTA business in Spain

With this, Indorama becomes world's second largest producer of purified isopthalic acid (PIA)

Apollo Tyres buys Germany tyre distributor Reifencom for Euro 45.6 mn

The acquisition will help Apollo to improve its mix of distribution channels in Germany and Europe as the Germany-based tyre distributor has both online and offline presence

Celanese to expand advanced materials portfolio with addition of PEEK

With the addition of polyether ether ketone (PEEK), Celanese will be able to serve moulders, extruders and end users in key industries including automotive, electronics & electrical, medical, etc

Cabot to shut down carbon black facility in Indonesia

As a part of the company's consolidation strategy, Cabot will use its Cilegon (Indonesia) and other Asian & global carbon black production sites to meet the regional demand

BASF aims to locate 25% of global R&D activities in Asia Pacific

The company, which opened the second phase of Innovation Campus in Shanghai, is investing Euro 50 mn in building a new Innovation Campus in Navi Mumbai, India

DuPont names Edward Breen as chair and CEO

Breen, who joined the company's board in February 2015, has been the interim chair and CEO of DuPont since October 16, 2015 after Ellen Kullman retired

GE plans $ 200 mn locomotives facility for railways in Bihar

The company has won a $2.6-billion contract, the largest deal in GE's 100-year history in India, for supplying 1,000 locomotives to Indian Railways

Jindal Poly Films to invest Rs 1000 crore for global expansion

The company will increase the production capacity of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, used in flexible packaging, by 161,000 tpa to reach 606,000 tpa globally

China will remain at the heart of energy market for decades: Dr Mosongo Moukwa

The current picture is a reminder that prices in all energy markets are set by the balance of supply and demand. China is the most important country on the demand side

Indian Railways inks MoU with Odisha govt to jointly execute railway projects

Odisha, being a mineral rich state, is likely to be a major beneficiary of expanded rail infrastructure as the state has to bank on railways for transportation of ores and minerals

Technip bags contract for PTTGC's ethylene cracker project in US

The plant, which will use low cost ethane from the region's shale deposits, will be part of a major shale-based petrochemical complex to be built by PTTGCA

Manali Petrochemicals to set up overseas subsidiary

With this, the polyols manufacturer plans to expand its global footprint

DuPont plans business unit consolidations

As a result, DuPont has merged the Packaging & Industrial Polymers business with Performance Polymers business and Protection Technologies business with Building Innovations business

Evonik to expand PEEK polymer capacity in China

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has experienced strong growth over the last five years across all relevant industry segments such as oil & gas, aviation and automotive

Rajoo Bausano to supply extrusion machines to Bangladeshi firm

Gazi Group, an uPVC pipes maker in Bangladesh, has ordered six pipe extrusion machines from Rajoo Bausano Extrusion

Cosmo Films to expand BOPP capacity to tap flexible packaging market

While the company will invest Rs 200 cr to raise BOPP capacity by 60,000 tpa at Vadodara facility, it will spend Rs 20 crore on a new cast polypropylene line at its Maharashtra facility

India eyes opportunities in African hydrocarbon sector

India is keen to intensify its hydrocarbon cooperation with the African countries in upstream, midstream and downstream areas

Hindustan Coca-Cola inaugurates solar power plant at bottling unit

The off grid solar plant, which has capacity to generate 100 KW, has been installed at the company's Wada bottling facility in Maharashtra