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Sintex plans to build a textile plant in Pipavav

The company is planning to spend around Rs 5500 cr in the new plant

Reliance Industries to invest $4 bn in polyester value chain

The company plans to increase capacity from 7.5 million tonnes to 15 million tonnes

Evonik starts two crosslinking activator plants in Germany

With triallyl cyanurate (TAC) and triallyl isocyanurate (Taicros), the company now offers two high-quality crosslinking activators for use in plastics and rubber

DuPont sells Neoprene polychloroprene to Denka Performance

Neoprene, invented by DuPont in 1931, is a synthetic rubber used for many chemical and weather-resistant products such as wet suits and orthopaedic braces

BASF builds chemical catalysts manufacturing plant in Shanghai

These catalysts are used in the production of fatty alcohols, sulfuric acid and butanediol and for the removal of impurities from olefins

BASF to set up Rs 360 cr innovation campus in Navi Mumbai

The innovation campus, which will start in 2017, will house 300 scientists who will collaborate on global and regional research and development projects

PET bottles are safe for pharmaceutical packaging: Rituraj Gupta, AIPMA

PET bottles are used for packaging pharma products across the globe and no adverse reports by medical authorities of any country have appeared, hence it is unfair to suggest that PET packaging is harm

A Schulman to expand masterbatch capacity in China

The US-based firm will double its masterbatch production capacity in Dongguan, China, to serve the growing demand from the packaging and personal care & hygiene industries

Thriving consumer market driving demand for specialty polymers

Indian polymer industry should focus on developing specialty polymers - a key component of consumer goods such as electronics, automotive, etc - indigenously as the demand for these products grow mani

BASF to acquire Taiwanese TPU adhesive producer TaiwanSheen Soon

With the acquisition, BASF will become an integrated solution provider for thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and TPU adhesives, which enhances its value proposition to customers

Indorama Ventures to acquire China's Performance Fibers

The acquisition of Performance Fibers Asia (a premier producer of tyre fabrics) will help Indorama to consolidate its position as a major supplier of raw material to tyre industry in Asia

Ineos and Sasol begin construction of HDPE plant in Texas

The facility, which is expected to go on stream in 2016, will produce 470 kilotonnes per annum of bimodal HDPE using Innovene S process technology licensed from Ineos

Dow divests sodium borohydride business and polyolefin films plant

The deal, to sell its global sodium borohydride business to Vertellus Specialty Materials and its polyolefin films plant in Ohio to Valfilm, to fetch Dow $225 million

Celanese to set up technology center in Mexico

With the new commercial and technology center in Mexico, Celanese will offer customers a diversified portfolio of products and solutions

Clariant aims to tap pharma industry with packaging solutions

The company showcases latest polymer and desiccant packaging solutions at CPhI India 2014 which can maintain drug stability and extend shelf life

JK Tyre launches India's largest tyre at IMME 2014

Standing at 12 feet high and weighing 3.7 tonnes, VEM 045 is specifically built for India's biggest rigid dump-truck having nominal payload capacity of 240 tonnes

Bayer MaterialScience to focus on innovation and sustainability for growth

The company's all activities will be aligned to improve people's lives, helping to preserve the environment and conserve natural resources, and creating value

Toyo bags contract for Sasol's polyethylene project in US

Japan's firm will provide detailed engineering, procurement, module fabrication, and construction support services for a 4,50,000-tpa LLDPEplant

BPCL plans Rs 4,588-cr foray into petrochemicals

The company will manufacture downstream petrochemicals using propylene, which will be available after the ongoing Integrated Refinery Expansion Project (IREP) is completed

Solvay to raise polymer production capacity by 25% in India

The company will increase capacity of its Panoli plant, which recently received Responsible Care certification from ICC, to meet surging demand for KetaSpire PEEK and AvaSpire PAEK specialty polymers