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Chemical
Chemical | 20 September 2020

CCI approves acquisition of Dupont's N&B business by IFF

IFF will now have sole control over SpinCo, a company newly formed by DuPont and to which DuPont will transfer the N&B Business.

Chemical
Chemical | 19 September 2020

ALPLA to build HDPE recycling plant in Mexico

Construction of a state-of-the-art recycling plant will commence on it in autumn 2020, with its launch planned for the second half of 2021.

Chemical
Chemical | 19 September 2020

India clears farmer's bill; MSP procurement to continue

Indian Parliament has passed two bills - Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 aimed at transforming agriculture in the country and raising farmers’ incomes.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

thyssenkrupp opens new engineering office in Pune

The ultra-modern engineering office will provide services to its Indian as well as foreign customers.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

Polyplastics to build COC polymers plant in Germany

The new plant will have a capacity of 20,000 tons per year, more than doubling the company’s current output and the facility will be operational by mid-2023.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

IMCD acquires Finnish distributor of composite materials Kokko-Fiber

Kokko-Fiber has five employees and generated a revenue of €9.0 million in 2019.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

India becomes second largest producer of PPE Kits says Gowda

India has become the second largest producer of PPE Kits in the world with daily production capacity surpassing more than 5 lakh per day.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

India initiates anti-dumping investigation on sodium hydrosulphite from China, South Korea

India has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on import of sodium hydrosulphite from China and South Korea, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) announced.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

Sironix raises funds for scaling production of plant-based surfactants

Company raised $645,000 from the University of Minnesota Discovery Capital Investment program and from angel investors.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 September 2020

Thermo Fisher to invest $140 mn to ramp up lab plastics production

Sites currently being expanded are Rochester, N.Y.; Petaluma, Calif.; Monterrey and Tijuana, Mexico; and Joensuu, Finland.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

J B Chemicals first quarter profit doubles amid tight savings

Sales from operations for Q1FY21 stood at Rs. 522.28 crores up by 17% YoY from Rs. 446.11 crores in Q1FY20.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

Petronas Chemicals and PCC to jointly build oxyalkylates plant in Malaysia

The construction of the facility is targeted to commence in 2021 while production is scheduled to begin in 2023.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

Mitsui Chemicals teams up with Nagaoka University of Technology for joint research to develop plastic waste recycling

The research is focused on developing effective plastic recycling technology for a circular economy.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

IIT Delhi gets funding support to develop 3D-printed face shield

Clifford Chance Business Services has provided financial support to IIT Delhi for developing 3D-printer face shield.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

Russia's Shchekinoazot uses Topsoe's methanol and ammonia technology

This is the first methanol plant in the world that also allows production of small volumes of ammonia and the plant is designed to co-produce 450,000 tons of methanol and 135,000 tons of ammonia per year.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 September 2020

NFL reports rise in quarterly sales, profits

Total sales rose by 8.74% YoY and reached Rs.2837.90 crores in the first quarter.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 September 2020

Wacker opens R&D center in Shanghai

The new lab will conduct fundamental research in order to develop novel silicone-based thermal interface products and solutions for the electrical vehicle market as well as for consumer electronics and telecommunication industries.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 September 2020

LANXESS plans to expand capacity for Oxone monopersulfate at Memphis

The capacity expansion is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022 with a target to increase production by 50 percent.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 September 2020

Two-thirds of process industry to opt for digital transformation by 2030 says Yokogawa study

Cyber security, cloud, analytics, and big data, and artificial intelligence are three key areas in which companies are planning significant investment over the next three years.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 September 2020

Chemcon to launch IPO on September 21

Funds will be used to expand its manufacturing operations and production capacity at Manjusar, Vadodara.

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