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Chemical
Chemical | 26 August 2020

Industries Qatar buys Qafco stake from Qatar Petroleum for $1 billion

Deal will make IQ the full owner of Qafco.

Chemical
Chemical | 26 August 2020

NOCIL plans Capex investment of Rs. 140 Cr amid lower quarterly sales

In Phase II, the company had a total Capex plan of Rs. 280 crore for two projects out of which 50% has already been capitalized.

Chemical
Chemical | 26 August 2020

DSM introduces sustainable animal farming initiative

Its mission is to lead a robust and achievable transformation worldwide in sustainable animal protein production, and to accelerate solutions that will foster a brighter future.

Chemical
Chemical | 26 August 2020

Nova Chemicals launches new range of polyethylene resins

The next-generation products are designed to help rotomolders achieve unprecedented productivity and part performance.

Chemical
Chemical | 26 August 2020

BASF to expand agricultural formulation unit in North America

The site expansion includes a new formulation unit, lab expansion, and a climate-controlled warehouse, bringing the total site assets to $200 million.

Chemical
Chemical | 25 August 2020

Phillips Carbon Black reports drop in quarterly sales, profits due to slump in mobility sector

The sales also dropped by 60.56% YoY and reached Rs 359.53 crore.

Chemical
Chemical | 25 August 2020

Black Rose Industries expands production of polyacrylamide liquids

The current installed capacity of polyacrylamide liquids is 40,000 MTPA.

Chemical
Chemical | 25 August 2020

Galaxy Surfactants bags 62 patents

In terms of R&D spend, the company has invested close to Rs. 60 crore in 2017-19 timeframe for new product grades, process and efficiencies and this process is even continuing today.

Chemical
Chemical | 25 August 2020

BCPL produces 51,960 pheneol bottles in a day

The milestone was achieved by BCPL Panihati, North 24-Parganas Unit situated in West Bengal.

Chemical
Chemical | 25 August 2020

Cefic invites tenders for developing its impact assessments on climate-neutrality

Cefic plans to develop its own general impact assessments to assess and quantify the impact of the climate-neutrality objective by 2050 on chemical value chains.

Chemical
Chemical | 25 August 2020

APR releases new testing protocol for recyclability of film packaging

The new test measures the capability of innovative film packaging to be recycled into new thin film applications.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 August 2020

India imposes anti-dumping duty on phos acid from Korea for 5 years

India has imposed Anti-Dumping Duty on phosphoric acid of all grades and all concentrations (excluding Agriculture/Fertilizer grade) originating in or exported from South Korea

Chemical
Chemical | 24 August 2020

Revised definition of MSME, registration process, credit/finance schemes and procurement policy

A step towards Self-Reliant India, global tenders will be disallowed up to Rs.200 crores. Business enterprises registered under the MSME Act are given a hefty subsidy of 50 per cent for patent registration.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 August 2020

Nippon Paint, Wuthelam Group sign $12 bn deal to grow Asia business

Wuthelam's stake in the Japanese company will rise to just under 60 per cent from 39 per cent one of the biggest transactions in Asia this year.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 August 2020

Valmet to supply automation to German wastewater treatment startup

According to the agreement, ECOFARIO will exclusively offer Valmet’s automation for its future installations.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 August 2020

Sulzer strengthens its pharma portfolio with acquisition of Haselmeier

Medical device portfolio to complement Sulzer’s Applicator Systems business. Transaction is expected to close on October 1, subject to customary conditions.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 August 2020

LG Chem and Petronas Chemicals to build NBL plant in Malaysia

Construction of the plant will begin in 2021 while production is scheduled to start in 2023. When completed, the plant will have an annual NBL production capacity of 200,000 tons

Chemical
Chemical | 24 August 2020

Adama sales rises amid declining profit in first half of the year

Net income in the second quarter was $47 million and $74 million in the first half compared to $51 million and $131 million in the corresponding periods last year.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 August 2020

India frames norms for enforcement of 'rules of origin' for imports under FTAs

The new norms have been framed with a view to checking inbound shipments of low quality products and dumping of goods by a third country routed through an FTA partner country.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 August 2020

Fire reported at chemical warehouse in Telangana, no casualties reported

It is suspected that the fire started in the godown of the unit and the drums containing solvents started exploding one after another and the fire spread rapidly.

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