Page 17 - Chemicals

IG Petrochemicals buys Mysore Petro Chemicals' maleic anhydride business

Mysore Petro Chemicals (MPCL) procures wash water, a raw material required for the production of maleic anhydride, from IG Petrochemicals

Alfa Laval bags $ 14 mn order for heat exchangers

The order was placed for the supply Alfa Laval OLMI heat exchangers by a petrochemical plant in the Middle East

MOL Group to invest $ 1.9 bn in petrochemicals business

In order to allow further diversification in the propylene value chain, MOL Group will invest more than $ 500 million into its steam crackers in Hungary and Slovakia

Wacker to expand pyrogenic silica production in Germany

The company will expand the specialty HDK pyrogenic silica plant at Burghausen (Germany), increasing the capacity of hydrophobic specialties by 40 percent

Merck and Idemitsu to collaborate for OLED material development

Agreement will allow greater freedom for both companies to develop high-performance materials under specified conditions

Brenntag buys distribution business of EPChem in Singapore

The move with help the German chemical distribution company to strengthen its specialty chemicals business in Asia Pacific

Gulf Oil Lubricants plans to start production from Chennai plant in Oct 2017

The company is in process of setting up the lubricants plant having annual capacity of 40,000-50,000 kilo litre (KL)

Lanxess India inks pact to upgrade civil hospital's facilities in Nagda

As per the three-year agreement, the German specialty chemicals firm will contribute towards the upgradation of the existing facilities of the hospital

Fire at Deepak Nitrite's manufacturing facility in Roha

Fire broke out early morning today at one of the distillation columns of the facility located in Roha (Maharashtra)

RIL's petrochemicals biz records revenue of Rs 22,422 cr in Q2 FY17

Rise in refining, petrochemical and retail businesses volumes helps Reliance Industries to increase turnover by 9.6% to Rs 81,651 cr in Q2 2016-17

Evonik begins work on $550-mn methionine complex in Singapore

The second complex of methionine, which used as an animal feed additive, will double Evonik's production capacity in Singapore to 300,000 metric tonnes per annum

BASF to gradually restart steam crackers at fire-affected Ludwigshafen site

The company has also declared force majeure for the purchase of naphtha, ethylene and propylene following the fire, which has damaged various pipelines

Thirumalai Chemicals plans expansion in India and Malaysia

Through these expansion projects, the company will increase capacity of phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, food ingredients, fine chemicals, etc

Evonik to collaborate with HP to develop plastic powder for 3D printing

The German specialty chemicals company has produced special plastic materials, which allow for the industrial production of high-tech components in using 3D printing technologies

Clariant eyes to tap personal care market with new ingredients

The company's Metamorphosis by Plantasens solution, coupled with its new trend guide BeautyForward, will aid brand owners develop futuristic personal care products

Huntsman appoints Harshad Naik as MD for India Subcontinent

Naik succeeds Rohit Aggarwal who was appointed president of textile effects division in July this year

Total sells Atotech to Carlyle Group for $3.2 billion

The deal is part of the $10 billion divestment program over 2015-2017 announced by the Total Group

Pollution control board issues closure order to Deepak Nitrite's unit in Hyderabad

The order has been issued for one of its three manufacturing units situated at Hyderabad, which manufactures DASDA - a chemical used for production of optical brightening agents

Praxair starts hydrogen plant for Repsol's refinery in Peru

The company's hydrogen plant will serve Repsol's 12 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day steam methane reformer (SMR) located at Callao, near Lima, Peru

BASF to build vitamin A plant in Ludwigshafen

The new plant will increase the company's vitamin A capacity by 1,500 metric tonnes per annum