Page 8 - Chemicals

Dow to expand coatings & silicones capacity in Saudi Arabia

It will build manufacturing facilities for polymers (used in coatings) & high performance silicones

ExxonMobil & Sabic ink pact for next phase of US petrochemical project

The proposed project is part of ExxonMobil's $20-billion Growing the Gulf investment program

Henkel buys Sonderhoff Group to strengthen adhesives business

Sonderhoff is a manufacturer of innovative foamed-in-place gasketing solutions for reliable sealing

Arkema arm Bostik acquires floor preparation systems from CGM Inc

This deal fits perfectly with Bostik's strategy to expand in the growing US construction market

AkzoNobel builds plant for International coatings brand in Brazil

New plant will increase production capacity for smaller batches by 35% and for larger batches by 50%

AkzoNobel & Atul to start monochloroacetic acid production in India in 2019

Each partner to hold a 50-percent stake in the joint venture, to be registered as Anaven

Clariant & Huntsman merger to create $13 bn specialty chemicals behemoth

More than $3.5 billion value creation through annual cost synergies in excess of $400 million

Alternative chemicals separation technologies are worthwhile investments

Membrane & sorbent technologies have potential to make separation methods 10X more energy efficient

ExxonMobil Chemical to acquire Jurong Aromatics' plant in Singapore

Plant will enable cost-competitive growth of ExxonMobil's strategic aromatics business

Tata Chemicals buys Unnati Inorganics' precipitated silica operation

This specialty chemical product represents a downward value addition to TCL's soda ash business

Praj starts second generation bio-refinery demo plant for renewable fuels

It will produce 1 MLPA ethanol by processing agri-residues like rice & wheat straw, cane trash, etc

Vikas Ecotech bags order for organotin stabilisers from Mexico's Mexichem

The organotin stabiliser will be used in the manufacturing of food-grade PVC compounds & pipes

PI Industries partners with Germany's BASF for crop protection solutions

The company will market BASF's fungicides & herbicides for rice, maize, fruits & vegetables markets

Air Products inks pact with Sinopec and EPEC for e-commerce in China

It is the first industrial gases supplier to form a partnership with Sinopec & EPEC on e-commerce

Vopak and AltaGas to jointly invest in Canada's propane export terminal

RIPET project, in which Vopak will take 30% stake, is designed to ship 1.2 MTPA of propane

Practical tips to overcome challenges in Indian agrochemicals sector

Govt & industry need to work together to keep up the sector's growth momentum, says Ankur Aggarwal

BASF & HP Indigo to co-develop water-based adhesive solutions

These solutions will be specially tailored for requirements of HP Indigo's digital printing process

Sabic to join forces with Dutch firm Airborne for composites production

They will collaborate for development of fully-automated & digitised composites production processes

Cabinet approves plan to set up urea manufacturing plant in Malaysia

The project, expected to cost $ 2.1 bn, to produce 2.4 MTPA of urea & 1.35 MTPA of ammonia

US-based Axalta Coating opens new India headquarters in Gurugram

The opening follows Axalta's plans, announced in October 2015, to expand its Vadodara facility