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Chemical
Chemical | 15 July 2020

thyssenkrupp and BASF sign development agreement for STAR process dehydrogenation technology

New technology will lower customer investment and operating costs

Chemical
Chemical | 15 July 2020

Altech Chemicals plans to build a second HPA plant in Germany

Plan based on an official invitation that Altech received from the State Government of Saxony, Germany in September 2019.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 July 2020

EU imposes €260 million penalty on Orbia, Clariant, Celanese for participating in ethylene purchasing cartel

The companies took part in a cartel concerning purchases on the ethylene merchant market. Westlake was not fined as it revealed the cartel to the Commission.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 July 2020

Lanxess forays into e-mobility segment, Rhein Chemie to focus on rubber additives

Company aims to leverage its dominance in lithium, high-performance plastics and specialty chemicals for the new division.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 July 2020

Japenese consortium announces carbon recycling project

NEDO will invest 2 billion Yen ($18.6mn) in the project with scheduled roll out from 2020 and completion by 2023.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 July 2020

Solenis acquires Mexican chemical solutions company

Headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, Poliquímicos is a leading producer and supplier of specialized chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, including the pulp and paper markets in Mexico.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 July 2020

VCI proposes focus on innovations instead of bans in new EU chemicals strategy

The committee calls for extensive legislative changes in chemical law. These include the removal of quantity thresholds, many additional tests of chemicals and animal experiments as well as blanket application bans without prior risk assessment.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 July 2020

Nufarm curtails global manufacturing operations

Company decided to cease manufacture of insecticides and fungicides at its Raymond Road site in Laverton, Australia and curtail herbicide manufacturing at its operations in Linz, Austria.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 July 2020

Archroma starts hand sanitizers production in Pakistan

Company is also actively supporting manufacturers in the production of face masks and medical protective equipment.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 July 2020

OCP intends to challenge phosphate dumping allegation filed in the U.S.

The company will challenge Mosaic's petition.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 July 2020

AkzoNobel reports drop in second quarter revenue

Revenue went down by 19% to 1.98 billion euros as against 2.45 billion euros in 2019.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 July 2020

Merck opens pharma lab in Shanghai

The new M Lab Collaboration Center in Shanghai offers customizable solutions tailored for China’s Life Science community to help advance drug development.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 July 2020

PTTGC acquires stake in Dynachem for advancing PP compound production in Thailand

Both parties expect to finalize the deal in the third quarter of 2020.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 July 2020

BASF reports loss in second quarter due to Wintershall DEA impairment

Sales in the three months through June fell about 12% to €12.7 billion euros

Chemical
Chemical | 12 July 2020

Chembond reports low income and profit in Q1 FY21

Sales decline 27.58% to Rs 51.50 crore.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 July 2020

GNFC quarterly profit rises amid low annual income

The company reported a jump of 152.11% and its Q4 FY20 profit stood at Rs 240.01 crore.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 July 2020

Galaxy Surfactants restarts operations at Tarapur unit

On 13 April, two workers were killed and another was injured after a small intermediate feed tank blast at its Tarapur M-3 plant.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 July 2020

Urea companies profitability may be affected due to revision in energy norms says ICRA

The government in a notification in March 2020, had notified the revised fixed costs for urea units with an incremental fixed cost of Rs 350 per tonne for all urea units and an additional Rs 150 per tonne for urea units that converted from naphtha to natural gas and are more than 30 years old.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 July 2020

BASF India approves acquisition of BASF Performance Polyamides

The acquisition will strengthen the company's position as a solution provider for key industries & would enhance market access to key growth markets.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 July 2020

Rossari Biotech raises Rs. 148.8 crore ahead of IPO

Institutional investors that participated in the anchor allotment included Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Axis Mutual Fund, Mirae Asset Mutual Fund, Goldman Sachs, HFDC Mutual Fund, SBI Mutual Fund, among others.

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