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Chemical | 27 May 2011

GACL FY 11 net up at Rs 114cr

Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) has reported a net profit of Rs 114.31 crore in FY11 against that of Rs 111.84 crore in FY10. The company achieved Net External Sales (excluding Excise Duty) of Rs 1,423.17 crore for the year ended 31st

Chemical
Chemical | 25 May 2011

CRISIL reaffirms ratings on Gujarat Fluorochemicals

CRISIL's ratings on Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's (GFL's) bank loan facilities and commercial paper programme continue to reflect GFL's integrated operations and diversified product profile, strong liquidity, and comfortable financial risk pr

Chemical
Chemical | 25 May 2011

CRISIL assigns \'BB\' and \'P4+\' ratings to Polygon Chemicals\' bank facilities

CRISIL has assigned its "˜BB/Stable/P4+' ratings to the bank facilities of Polygon Chemicals Pvt Ltd (PCPL).The ratings reflect PCPL's susceptibility to volatility in raw material prices and intense industry competition. These rating weaknesses

Chemical
Chemical | 25 May 2011

ICRA assigns A1+ rating to the enhanced non fund based limits of Zuari Industrie

ICRA has assigned a short-term rating of A1+ to the Rs 2585 crore non fund based limits (enhanced from Rs 2185 crore) of Zuari Industries Limited (ZIL). ICRA has also reaffirmed the LA+ (Stable) rating assigned to the Rs 600 crore long term fund ba

Chemical
Chemical | 24 May 2011

GAIL's FY2010-11 net up 13% at Rs. 3,561 crore

GAIL (India) Limited has recorded sustained performance in key physical as well as financial parameters in the Financial Year 2010-11. According to the audited figures, Turnover (net of excise duty) in the year 2010-11 increased by 30 per cent to Rs.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 May 2011

Tata Chemicals Q4 net up 14% at Rs 146 crore

Tata Chemicals has posted 14 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 146 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The net sales rose by 16 per cent to Rs 2,568 crore in the fourth quarter of 2010-11. Tata Chemicals\' net profit for the

Chemical
Chemical | 24 May 2011

Chemtura and Archean Group sign LoI to set up brominated derivatives

Chemtura Corporation has signed a Letter of Intent(LoI) with Archean Group, headquartered in Chennai, India, to establish a strategic alliance in bromine and brominated derivatives. This alliance will build upon Archean's marine chemical facility,

Chemical
Chemical | 23 May 2011

YASH Technologies launches ChemOne

YASH Technologies, a leading enterprise business and technology partner for global companies, today announced that accelerated solution for the "˜Specialty Chemicals' Industry ChemOne - SAP Business All-in-One (SAP BAiO) solutions have received qu

Chemical
Chemical | 23 May 2011

Georgia-Pacific Chemicals to increase manufacturing of resins

Georgia-Pacific Chemicals will expand capabilities at its Lufkin, Texas, facility to increase production of resins used to coat proppants for oil and gas extraction.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 May 2011

Prime minister dedicates Bharat-Oman Bina Refinery to nation

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh recently dedicated Bina Refinery to the nation at a ceremony held at Bina, Madhya Pradesh. The refinery has a capacity of 6 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to

Chemical
Chemical | 19 May 2011

BASF increases prices for carbonyl chloride derivatives in Europe

With immediate effect or as contracts allow, BASF is increasing the sales prices for carbonyl chloride derivatives (CCDs) in Europe by 10 to 20 percent depending on the specific product. The price increase is necessary due to the increased production

Chemical
Chemical | 19 May 2011

BASF to build new dispersions plant in Durban, South Africa

BASF will invest in a dispersions plant in Durban, South Africa. The new plant will produce acrylic dispersions mainly for the coatings and construction industry. The facility will benefit from local availability of raw materials and proximity to key

Chemical
Chemical | 18 May 2011

SABIC and Sinopec invest in polycarbonate plant with 260 kilo metric tonnes capa

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on polycarbonate production in China.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 May 2011

SABIC accelerates growth in Asia with key investments in polycarbonate and new t

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) today reiterated its commitment to growing its presence in Asia with new investments of two Technology & Innovation Centers in China and India, and a new project to produce polycarbonate (PC) in China.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 May 2011

Omkar Speciality Chem Q4 PAT up at 2.97 crore

Omkar Speciality Chemicals reported a robust growth in revenues and profit after tax for the quarter ended, Mar. 31, 2011. The profit after tax for the quarter ended Mar. 31, 2011 stood at Rs. 2.97 crore as against Rs 1.34 crore in the corresponding

Chemical
Chemical | 16 May 2011

Petronas to develop new refinery and petrochemicals complex

Petronas, in a move to expand its petrochemicals business and further spur the growth of Malaysia's oil and gas downstream sector, plans to embark on a new integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex in Southern Johor.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2011

Jena calls for sustainable development in chemical industry

The chemical industry should make concerted efforts to achieve the goal of sustainable development by using the latest advancements in science and technology in all its areas of functioning, said Srikant Jena, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fert

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2011

DFPCL records a robust 32% increase in income in Q4 2010-11

Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (DFPCL) today announced the financial results for the quarter ended March 31st 2011 and for the Financial Year 2010-11. For the quarter ended March 31st 2011, DFPCL has recorded Income from Opera

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2011

Lanxess expands capacities for Baypren

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is investing EUR 17 million in the expansion of its production capacities for polychloroprene solid rubber. The expansion at the Dormagen site is scheduled for completion by the end of 2012 and will increase produc

Chemical
Chemical | 11 May 2011

Sumitomo Chemical increases its stake in Nufarm

Sumitomo Chemical announced today that it has increased its shareholding in Nufarm to 21.7% and that it plans to acquire up to an additional 1.3% of Nufarm\'s issued capital by exercising the right to purchase additional shares under Section 611 (9)

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Looking at increasing manufacturing base outside India
Looking at increasing manufacturing base outside India
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Developing new products like Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B6
Developing new products like Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B6
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