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PE firm Blackstone buys Solvay's cellulose acetate tow business

The transaction is based on an enterprise value of about € 1 billion

Total to partner with Suez to recycle cooking oil into biofuel

As per the deal, Suez will annually supply 20,000 MT of used cooking oil to Total's La Mede biorefinery, where it will be processed into biofuel

Dow eyes power plants for new wastewater treatment technology in India

With Fortilife, which enables minimum liquid discharge (MLD), Dow Water & Process Solutions aims to tap water intensive industries such as textile, power, etc

Praxair to supply oxygen & nitrogen for MEGlobal's ethylene glycol plant

As part of this project, Praxair will also construct a new carbon dioxide purification and liquefaction facility

Praxair and GE Aviation form JV to develop specialised coatings

The JV company, PG Technologies, will focus on development and application of specialised coatings tailored for GE Aviation's and CFM International's current and future engine models

Reliance to shutdown FCC unit in Jamnagar refinery for maintenance

The shutdown, which will start from the second week of November 2016 for about 5 weeks, will provide an opportunity to carry out a revamp job in one of the polypropylene units

BASF's German chemical complex catches fire resulting in death of two

Fires at Ludwigshafen site, triggered due to an explosion during work on a pipeline that carried ethylene and propylene product, has resulted in the shutdown of steam crackers

Environment Ministry orders incineration of high GWP HFC-23

HFC-23, a potent greenhouse gas with Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 14800, is produced as a by-product of HCFC-22 manufacturing, and if vented out it is a threat to environment

Sumitomo Chemical expands polypropylene compounds capability in India

With the production facility, having a capacity of 5,000 TPA, the Japanese firm aims to meet the growing demand for plastics from automotive manufacturers in India

Linde and Evonik to collaborate for membrane gas separation

As per the agreement, Evonik's polymer-based membrane technology will be used in the gas separation and purification plants of Linde's engineering division

Manali Petrochemical buys Notedome to tap polyurethane market in UK

The company has acquired the UK-based system house, which manufactures Neuthane polyurethane cast elastomers

Hyundai ropes in Praxair for supply of oxygen in South Korea

Praxair will build, own and operate four vacuum pressure swing adsorption plants that will supply a combined 750 TPD of oxygen to Hyundai Oilbank

Sanmar Group selects Nuberg to set up calcium chloride plant in Egypt

The company has award Nuberg a contract of $ 20 million for the project, which is part of existing chemical complex incorporating caustic soda, EDC, VCM, and PVC plants

Reliance Sibur Elastomers avails term loan of $ 330 mn

The loan, by way of external commercial borrowing (ECB) having tenor of 10 years, will be utilised to part finance the capital expenditure to set up India's first butyl rubber facility at Jamnagar, Gujarat

Bayer Crop Science to invest Euro 2.5 billion in R&D

The company's research team is working with more than 20 R&D targets in chemical crop protection, six targets for biological crop protection and eight targets for traits

IOCL to consult Engineers India for BS-VI upgradation project at six refineries

EIL will EPC management services to Indian Oil Corporation for implementing BS VI quality upgradation program at its six refineries in Panipat, Mathura, Gujarat, Haldia, Bongaigaon and Digboi

Shell Lubricants partners with Komatsu to launch diesel engine oil

The specially reformulated lubricant - Komatsu Genuine oil 15W-40 - has application in construction and mining equipment

Ducon inks pact with Chinese firm for supply of emission controlling catalyst

The company will market Zhejiang Hailiang Ecological's DeNOx catalyst, which is used to reduce nitrogen oxides emission from thermal power plants, in India

Sadara Chemical operationalises mixed feed cracker

MFC, which can crack ethane (gas) as well as naphtha (liquid), will allow Sadara to produce a diversified range of plastics and chemical products

Mitsubishi Gas to increase meta-xylene production by 70,000 tonnes

For this, the company will restarted operations of one its MX production line, which stopped production in November 2013