Page 20 - Chemicals

Indian Oil ropes in Praj to set up 2G bio-ethanol plants

Praj will be IOCL's technology partner for setting up multiple second generation (2G) bio-ethanol plants based on indigenously developed technology

Chemical shares rally; Bhageria Ind, Thirumalai Chemicals, Chemfab Alkalis up over 15%

Bhageria Ind, Adi Finechem, AksharChem, IG Petro, Bodal Chemicals, Daikafil Chemicals, Seya Ind and Thirumalai Chemicals are trading at their respective lifetime highs.

Dhunseri Petrochem completes formation of JV with Thailand's Indorama Ventures

The JV will gain from significant synergies as being the sole producer of PET resin in Northern & Eastern India and with all its manufacturing sites effectively integrated with third party PTA suppliers

European chemical association supports conclusion of TTIP agreement

The EU and the US make up 60 percent of global GDP amounting to over Euro 700 billion per year of goods and services traded. Chemicals are one of the top of all traded commodities

Merck opens OLED materials manufacturing plant in Germany

Built with a total investment of around Euro 30 million, the plant enables a fivefold increase in production capacity of OLED materials, which are used in displays and lighting systems

Aarti Industries starts commercial production at ethylation unit

The company has also commissioned the second phase expansion project of PDA, which is used in engineering polymer

Conference on industrial mixing technology to be held in Mumbai

Organised by Calibre Communications, the conference will focus on techniques to optimise industrial mixing, one of the most important processes in chemical industry

Rosneft and ChemChina spell out framework for implementing petrochemical project

The Far-Eastern petrochemical company (FEPCO) project will provide high value-added chemical products across Asia-Pacific market

Sabic and Shenhua Group to set up coal-to-chemicals complex in China

The facility will focus on highly-differentiated applications and segments through polymers derivatives

Henkel India appoints Shilip Kumar as president

He succeeds Jeremy Hunter, who after leading the India business for last five years has moved to Shanghai as president - Henkel China

Zachry Group buys Catalyst Services from Clean Harbors

The acquisition will help Zachry to provide the most comprehensive slate of services across the entire life cycle of industrial, refining and petrochemical facilities

Global market for refining catalysts to reach $4.7 bn by 2020

While global demand for refining catalysts in all applications will experience healthy growth, fluid catalytic cracking catalysts will post the fastest growth, says Freedonia Group

PCPIR policy needs fine tuning: Ananth Kumar

The government will set up the first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology in Mumbai

Jacobs acquires Bayer's sulfuric acid converter technology

Bayqik technology offers flexible option for processing high strength SO2 gas, a growing requirement for customers in the non-ferrous metallurgical acid plant market

IGM Resin buys BASF's global photoinitiator business

With this, BASF to focus on resin and additive technologies for radiation-curing market

Dutch firm AkzoNobel to set up powder coatings plant in Mumbai

The maker of Dulux paints will invest Euro 9 million (about Rs 67 crores) in the new plant, which will also make bonded metallic powders & localised products for markets such as pipe and re-bar coatings

Carborundum Universal opens R&D centre in Tamil Nadu

The new R&D centre of CUMI, a part of the Murugappa Group, will focus on research in technical ceramics for industrial & advanced applications

Material recycling leads $ 668 mn funding for circular economy technologies

Next-generation recycling is on the march as waste collection and sorting get a digital push from innovations in software, data analytics, and robotics, says Lux Research

Technip and Metabolic Explorer plan to combine polymer technologies

Two sides are looking at the feasibility of offering a combined technology package consisting Metabolic Explorer's PDO and Technip's PTT technologies

Henkel expands capabilities of Pune innovation centre with two labs

The company has invested in two dedicated laboratories for maintenance repair & overhaul (MRO) and acoustic