Page 27 - Chemicals

Orion Engineered plans closure of carbon black plant in France

The move is aimed at consolidating its manufacturing operations in Europe and remain competitive in carbon black marketplace

Water shortage forces Grasim to suspend operations at VSF plant in MP

The company has also decided to operate the chlor alkali plant (located at Nagda, Madhya Pradesh) at a lower capacity during the period

Reliance Industries restarts PTA plants at Dahej

RIL's purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plants had been shut for a brief period owing to increased water salinity

Insecticides India launches eco-friendly herbicide Green Label

The company aims to add Rs 100 crore to the topline growth with the launch of this indigenously manufactured post-emergence herbicide, which is currently being imported from Japan

Huntsman selects India MD Rohit Aggarwal as president of Textile Effects division

Aggarwal will succeed Paul Hulme, who will retire as president of Huntsman's Textile Effects division, a position he has held since 2006

Sabic, Shenhua Ningxia to set up petrochemical complex in China

The joint venture will utilise locally available coal feedstocks to be supplied by SNCG

SNF Floerger to set up polymer plant in Russia

Lukoil's subsidiary will supply feedstock to SNF Vostok's facility, which will produce polymers from acrylonitrile

Maire Tecnimont and Siluria to collaborate on gas-to-chemical technology

Two companies will jointly develop new natural gas based technologies for petrochemical markets

Insecticides India aims 15% top-line growth in 2016-17

Positive forecast of a normal monsoon and new product launches are expected to boost the company's profitability this fiscal

Reliance Industries temporarily shuts down PTA and PET plants at Dahej

The company had to take this step as there is shortage of the right quality of industrial water at Dahej, which has capacity to produce 2.3 MMTPA of PTA and 650 KTPA of PET

PI Industries forms JV with Japan's Mitsui Chemicals for agrochemicals

The JV, to be named Solinnos Agro Sciences Pvt Ltd, will provide registration services for Mitsui Chemicals Agro's proprietary agrochemicals

BASF opens construction chemical plant in West Bengal

With the Kharagpur plant, BASF will meet the increasing demands for concrete admixtures in the eastern part of India

Natura-Tec Plantsil: A green hair care solution

Natura-Tec Plantsil, an ester complex from olive origin, has shown to be highly effective as natural based replacement for silicone in conditioning and hair care applications

GACL to invest Rs 460 cr for hydrazine hydrate & phosphoric acid plants

Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) will spend Rs 160 cr and Rs 300 cr on hydrazine hydrate and food grade phosphoric acid plants, respectively

AkzoNobel opens technology center in Shanghai

The center will support product innovation and the development of next-generation paints, coatings and specialty chemicals

Mitsui Chemicals to expand PP compounds capacity in India

The expansion is part of Mitsui's global plan to strength the group's position in PP compound market by augmenting production at three of its overseas PP compound hubs - US, Mexico and India

Clariant to develop catalysts for Gevo's ethanol-to-olefins technology

ETO technology converts ethanol into value-add products such as propylene, butylene and hydrogen

Sumitomo Chemical to expand methionine capacity in Japan

The company will set up a 100,000 metric tonnes facility, expanding the total production capacity for methionine to approximately 250,000 metric tonnes per year

Ube Group to invest about Yen 150 bn for business expansion

As a part of its medium-term management plan, named 'Change & Challenge 2018', the group will also spend Yen 45 billion for R&D activities over three years starting

Amyris and Korea's CJ CheilJedang inks partnership pact for farnesene

The MOU will enable Amyris to utilise CJ's manufacturing capacity, while provide opportunity for CJ Bio (division of CJ CheilJedang) to market select Amyris products in Asia