Page 9 - Chemicals

Covestro is in India for the long haul: Dr Markus Steilemann

Head of innovation of Covestro AG believes India will be a formidable part of its growth strategy

Ineos Styrolution to increase ABS and ASA capacity in US & Mexico

It will build new 100-kt ASA plant in Texas, while raise ABS capacity at its ABS-ASA plant in Mexico

TechnipFMC bags EPC contract for sulfate reduction plant in Abu Dhabi

The objective of the EPC project is the installation of a sulfate reduction plant module (SRP)

Grupa Azoty to use Thyssenkrupp's technology for nitric acid plant

The plant, located at Pulawy (Poland), is key to Grupa Azoty's plans to develop fertiliser project

Dow-Saudi Aramco JV Sadara starts fourth polyethylene production unit

Sadara enables Dow to offer plastic products to growing markets such as APAC, India, ME, Africa, etc

Air Products opens plant in China for LCD panel fab of HKC Optoelectronics

The fab will fuel Chongqing's ambition of becoming a Yuan 100-billion LCD production base by 2020

Chembond buys Solenis' 45% stake in water treatment chemicals JV

Chembond Solenis Water had registered a turnover of Rs 93.19 crores for 2016-17

Govt plans Rs 50,000 cr investment for revival of closed fertiliser plants

It will set up a gas pipeline network to connect Eastern India to the National Gas Grid

Arkema expands specialty molecular sieve production capacities in France

This will enable the group to support its customers' growth in refining & petrochemicals markets

Covestro & STEM Learning to set up 4 mini science centres in Greater Noida

Centres aim to enhance awareness about the value of learning, with a focus on science & mathematics

Reliance partners with Germany's Resysta for wood composite technology

RIL to have production & marketing rights for RelWood, a natural fibre polymer composite, in India

Global expanded polystyrene market to reach $ 18.97 billion by 2022: Study

Growing construction & packaging industries to drive the market in emerging countries

Arkema expands polyvinylidene difluoride production in China

With this 25% rise in production capacities in China, Arkema has consolidated its position in PVDF

Reliance Industries commissions final phase of para-xylene project

With this, RIL to emerge as the second largest producer of para-xylene in the world

Inox Air Products to invest Rs 645 cr to set up 6 production units in India

Proposed plants will serve the growing onsite & merchant liquid industrial gases market in India

ExxonMobil & Sabic select San Patricio County for US petrochemical project

Project is part of ExxonMobil's 10-year, $20 billion Growing the Gulf initiative

Reliance Industries commissions ethane project at Dahej

RIL to use ethane imported from North America as feedstock for its cracker portfolio in India

Indorama Ventures buys European tyre cord maker Glanzstoff Group

The deal will strengthen IVL's leadership position in the high value-added tyre cord market

Milliken buys Keystone Aniline Corporation to boost colourant business

Keystone Aniline Corporation is a manufacturer of dyes, pigments, pigment dispersions & polymers

National Fertilizers to set up dinitrogen tetroxide plant for ISRO

It will invest Rs 350 crores for the 1095-MTPA propellant plant, which will be located at Guna (MP)