Page 7 - Chemicals

PolyOne expands specialty colour portfolio with Rutland acquisition

Rutland is widely recognised as an industry leader in screen printing inks for the apparel market

Polyacetal facility of Celanese's Ibn Sina JV enters testing phase

Ibn Sina is a JV between Sabic and CTE, which is owned by subsidiaries of Celanese & Duke Energy

AkzoNobel to expand micronutrients capacity in Sweden

Expansion will meet the demand for micronutrients, particularly in regions with poor soil conditions

BASF opens plant for emollients and waxes in China

Plant will help BASF to serve better the growing personal care market in China and Asia Pacific

Microbeads: An environmental challenge for the FMCG industry

If India bans usage of microbeads, which are non-biodegradable, it will severely impact the industry

Adnan Ahmad selected as region president for Clariant in India

Replaces Dr Deepak Parikh, who has been elevated as region president for Clariant in North America

AkzoNobel expands organic peroxide capacity in Mexico

The company's capacity of peroxyester, used in making of polymers, in North America is up by 40%

Covestro produces aniline using plant-based raw materials

Currently, only fossil raw materials are used to make aniline, a key product in chemical industry

Wabag bags $ 105 mn order from Dangote Group in Nigeria

Wabag will be responsible for installation of an effluent treatment plant at Dangote Oil refinery

Cargill buys BioBased Technologies' polyols product lines

Acquisition expands bio-based product options for existing customers, enables entry into new markets

German flavour & fragrance firm Symrise opens creative centre in Mumbai

It will allow Symrise to co-develop innovative fragrances, oral care flavours & cosmetic ingredients

UAE's ADNOC & OMV ink collaboration pact for petrochemical projects

Under ADNOC's 2030 Strategy, crude production capacity is set to increase to 3.5 million bpd by 2018

PPG exits fiberglass business, sells it to Nippon Electric for $ 545 mn

In 2016, PPG had sold its European fiberglass operations & divested two Asian fiberglass JVs

Gluten-free baked foods to drive the demand for guar gum

Market for guar gum is forecast to reach $120 million in 2021, says Freedonia

SRF plans Rs 180 cr capex for setting up agrochemical plant in Dahej

In all, the company will invest Rs 200 crore in the chemicals business for capacity expansion

Symrise opens Asia-Pacific innovation & technology centre in Singapore

Innovation-centric expansion to boost regional and local food manufacturing capabilities

Dr Markus Steilemann to replace Patrick Thomas as Covestro CEO

The current CEO, Patrick Thomas, to complete his term which runs until 30 September 2018

Zuari Agro Chemicals to invest Rs 1300 crore to revamp urea plant

Post-revamp, urea capacity at its Goa site will increase from 1350 MTPD to 1800 MTPD

India needs to re-ignite innovation to scale new heights in manufacturing

While govt accounts for about 75% of total R&D investment, contribution of private firms is very low

Covestro to expand polycarbonates capacity in Shanghai to 600,000 TPA

The company to achieve this expansion through debottlenecking of its production lines