Page 64 - Plastics & Polymers

SABIC inks pact with CIPET & CSIR for research in plastics & petrochemicals

Strategic collaborations with CIPTE and CSIR to strengthen academic and research capabilities of the Indian chemical industry

ONGC, Super Wave Technology to co-develop alternative for hydraulic fracturing

Both companies will work to co-develop eco-friendly alternative to the conventional hydraulic fracturing, which has led to shale gas revolution in US but requires water in huge quantities

Green chemistry can give a boost to Swachh Bharat mission: CII

Eco-friendly processes and innovative chemicals can offer sustainable solutions to some of the government missions such as smart cities, clean Gangaproject, Swachh Bharat, etc

Global polymer nanocomposites market to reach $5.1 bn by 2020

The Asia-Pacific region dominated the market in terms of values in 2013 and it is expected to grow at a higher CAGR, from 2014 to 2020, according to MarketsandMarkets

Uhde Inventa-Fischer wins contract to set up polyamide 6 plant in Poland

As per the contract, awarded by Grupa Azoty, the multiline plant will have a total capacity of 80,000 metric tonnes per year of polyamide 6 for film applications and engineering plastics

Solvay eyes India to boost specialty polymers business growth

The company is targeting 1,000 tonnes production of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in the third quarter of 2015 and aims to capture 15% of the Indian polyamide compound market by 2016

Dow's PacXpert flexible packaging technology wins Plasticon award

Plastindia Foundation instituted the 'Plasticon Awards' to facilitate excellence and innovation in the field of plastics

Indian Chemical Council invites nominations for ICC Awards

The last date for submitting the nominations is May 15, 2015

Showa Denko to set up bulk moulding compound plant in China

With the new plant, which will be built in collaboration with Taiwan's Eternal Materials, Showa Denko will strengthen its BMC supply system in that region

IFB commences washing machines manufacturing in Goa

The company, which began mass production of top loader washing machines in its Goa factory, has stopped imports and hopes to significant increase its sales

Merck ties up with FlexEnable for plastic LCD technology

New technology makes bendable, light, thin and unbreakable liquid crystal displays (LCDs) possible

SRF to invest Rs 91 cr for enhancing R&D, production capabilities

While SRF will invest Rs 25 crore for augmenting R&D capability of its chemical division, it will spend about Rs 66 cr in upgrading technical textile plant in Gwalior

IMCD to expand its plastic additives partnership with Dow

The company will now distribute plastic additives used in a wide range of rigid PVC and engineering resin applications in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the UK

Production at plastic park in Dahej to commence in 2016

The plastic industry is poised to make significant contribution to the government's various initiatives such as Swachcha Bharat, housing for all, smart cities, etc, says AIPMA

Massachusetts University & Plastindia to set up global varsity for plastics at Vapi

Gujarat government is also planning a Center of Excellence for automobile sector in cooperation with CIPET and MS University

MRPL hikes stake in ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals to 46%

OMPL has set up an aromatic complex in Mangalore to produce paraxylene and benzene

Kuraray to hike ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer capacity in Europe

The company will invest about Yen 8 billion to increase EVOH resin capacity at its Antwerp (Belgium) site by 11,000 tpa

KBR inks licensing agreement for Showa Denko's acetyls technologies

Under the licensing agreement, Showa Denko will provide KBR with its proprietary technologies to catalyse and process acetic acid to produce its derivative

Huntsman to expand polyetheramines capacity in Singapore

The company will invest $100 mn for the expansion, which will also include backward integration to produce polyethers from locally sourced feedstocks

WR Grace to split into two companies

While one company will concentrate on catalysts technologies & materials technologies businesses, the other will focus on construction products & Darex packaging businesses