Page 7 - Plastics & Polymers

Cosmo Films to invest Rs 250-cr to set up speciality polyester films plant

The BOPET films plant, to be located in Maharashtra, will have a capacity of 36,000 metric tonne

Apollo Tyres starts production from Hungarian plant

It is investing € 475 mn in facility - the first overseas greenfield plant by an Indian tyre firm

AkzoNobel, ABT & EY launch tool to monitor bio-based materials in chemicals

It will be the first tool to use e-certification to track bio-based content along the value chain

ABB buys B&R to strengthen leadership position in industrial automation

B&R recorded annual sales of more than $ 600 mn in the $20-bn machine & factory automation market

Solvay sells Italian polyolefin cross-linkable compounds biz to Finproject

Finproject is a manufacturer of injection moulded foam, and polyolefin-based & PVC compounds

Sabic and Sinopec to explore new petrochemical projects in JV

Projects to serve downstream industries such as auto, electronics, packaging, medical devices, etc

Chemicals exports reach $ 9.76 billion in Apr-Dec 2017

The industry has shown tremendous resilience in adverse global conditions, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Adient to collaborate with Boeing to improve aircraft seating & interiors

The aircraft interiors market is estimated to reach $ 21.7 bn by 2025, as per Counterpoint Market

Skipper Ltd commissions second plant in Guwahati

The plant has capacity to produce 30000 MTPA of engineering products & 7000 MTPA of plastic pipes

Wadia Group buys Belgium-based Solvay's 25% stake in National Peroxide

With this deal, Wadia Group raises its holding in National Peroxide Ltd to over 70 percent

A Schulman to increase colour masterbatches capacity in Europe

The company will add three additional extruders in its facilities in Hungary, Italy and Poland

Solvay launches dental care business line

New division will offer products that increases the comfort of patients & efficiency for dentists

Dow Chemical-DuPont merger to have adverse effect on competition: CCI

The Competition Commission has initiated scrutiny of the deal by inviting comments from the public

MNCs plan expansion of polyurethane business in India as demand picks up

Indian producers want govt to address the issue of inverted duty structure to boost local production

BASF to set up plastic additives plant in Shanghai

The plant, with a capacity of 42,000 tonnes per annum, will produce antioxidants

M&A activity in chemical industry to persist in 2017: Dr Mosongo Moukwa

Limited returns on organic growth are forcing firms to look at M&As to sustain high valuations

Global oil industry: What's there for India in 2017?

As long as the price remains below $ 70 per barrel, India stands to gain, says Alireza Moghaddham

Raven Industries' engineered films division expands capacity in Texas

It will meet the demand for its geomembrane containment liners, used during the drilling process

Jasch Industries arm Indev buys US-based Automation and Control Technology

Indev offers advanced in-line web-based measurement & control solutions to various industries

Barnes Group buys Gammaflux to better serve plastics moulding industry

Gammaflux supplies hot runner temperature & sequential valve gate control systems to plastics sector