Page 9 - Plastics & Polymers

Minda Industries form JV with Japan's Katolec for electronic products

JV plans to set up a facility in Pune to make products such as PCBs & box build assemblies

Sonoco acquires Peninsula Packaging for $ 230 mn

This will help Sonoco expand its presence in thermoforming packaging space targeted at fresh foods

Packaging machines maker Kautex Maschinenbau to expand Bonn facility

The new line to be dedicated to assembling & testing of packaging machines such as KBB & KSB series

Auto component maker Faurecia to partner with Finnish startup Tactotek

TactoTek is a leading provider of solutions for injection moulded structural electronics (IMSE)

Oricon to set up Rs 100-crore facility for packaging products in Odisha

The company recently raised its plastic closures capacity with investment of Rs 35 crores at Murbad

Havells' Lloyd Consumer buyout to help gain strategic foothold in AC market

It has acquired Lloyd's consumer durable business that is engaged in AC, TVs & other home appliances

Indian food processing industry to attract $33 bn investment by 2024: Study

Industry is pegged close to $ 121-130 billion, according to Assocham-Grant Thorton study

Sadara Chemical ropes in auto industry to set up cluster in PlasChem Park

Cluster, enabling local production of auto parts, will house OEMs and tier 1 & 2 manufacturers

DSM buys Chinese solar PV backsheet maker Suzhou SunShine

This will help DSM expand its product portfolio for solar PV market by including polymer sheets

Merger of Abu Dhabi's IPIC and Mubadala creates $125-bn behemoth giant

Petroleum & petrochemicals business to account for about 31% of the merged entity

Dynamatic opens facility to make aerospace components for Bell Helicopter

The Bengaluru facility will manufacture major sub-assemblies of the Bell 407 helicopter

Get the strategy right for integrating renewable energy into Indian grid

It should meet RE generation & carbon emission targets, without impacting reliability of the system

CB&I to provide technology for propane dehydrogenation unit in China

Contract for the unit, producing 600,000 TPA of propylene, was awarded by Dongguan Grand Resource

Finolex Industries to make Lubrizol's FlowGuard CPVC pipes in India

The product, to be launched in March 2017, will cater to the building and construction industry

Evonik expands range of rubber additives for tyre applications

Polyvest ST can significantly reduce rolling resistance in tyres, thus lowering CO2 emissions

Oriental Containers expands plastic closure capacity in Maharashtra

The company invested Rs 35 cr in Murbad facility to raise production by 1.2 bn closures per annum

Uflex develops special polyester film for pharma packaging

With this film, firms can eliminate use of BOPA & PVC in Alu-Alu laminate used in pharma packaging

India can be among world's top 5 medical devices markets: Himanshu Baid

In this interview, Poly Medicure MD delves into the nuances of medical technology industry

SIKA & UK's Aerotek Aviation launch landing gear JV in India

The JV will handle all types of landing gear manufacturing and MRO for helicopters and aircraft

Govt plans to establish pharma & medical technology zone at Bengaluru

The move is aimed at reducing the manufacturing cost of drugs and medical devices