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Chemical
Chemical | 25 April 2020

India's chemical exports rise 7% to Rs 2.68 lakh crore in April 19-Jan 20

The export of chemicals from India grew by 7.43 per cent during April 2019-January 2020 over previous corresponding period.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 April 2020

Wison Engineering announces launch of MTO plant

The plant is a methanol-to-olefins (MTO) plant, with a production capacity of 600,000 metric tons per year m.t./yr)

Chemical
Chemical | 24 April 2020

Syngenta and Novozymes launch unique biofungicide

The two companies originally joined forces in 2012 to develop and market the product, and have now received the first wave of product approvals in Europe and Latin America

Chemical
Chemical | 24 April 2020

Aarti Industries opens new R&D centre in Mumbai

This centre will facilitate further enhancement of company's product portfolio and also augment its reaction capabilities in other niche speciality chemical segments

Chemical
Chemical | 23 April 2020

Indian LNG demand declines due to COVID-19 lockdown: GlobalData

Closure of gas-based industries such as ceramics and chemicals has resulted in the slump of LNG demand

Chemical
Chemical | 23 April 2020

Zuari Agro Chemicals resumes operation of Goa plant

The company had earlier shut down operations due to the prevailing unprecedented circumstances caused by the COVID-19 and ongoing advisories by the Goa State Government on complete lockdown

Chemical
Chemical | 22 April 2020

Efforts are being channelized to improve availability: Gowda

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda has said that to tide over challenges arising due to COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry is taking all necessary steps to ensure adequate supply of medicines, fertilizers and disinfectant chemicals

Chemical
Chemical | 22 April 2020

AksharChem resumes operations

Company has resumed its operations/production at its manufacturing plants based in Mehsana

Chemical
Chemical | 22 April 2020

Air Liquide to invest €200 mn in Taiwan's semiconductor basins

The first plants are expected to start during the second quarter of 2021 to support the customer’s multi-billion-dollar wafer fabs expansion

Chemical
Chemical | 22 April 2020

India proposes 15% COVID-19 import tax on chemicals & petrochemicals

The chemical ministry has proposed 15% COVID TAX on import of chemicals and other products to safeguard the domestic Industry.

Chemical
Chemical | 21 April 2020

Neogen Chemicals commences partial operations

The company had announced temporary suspension of operations from 25 March 2020 due to nationwide lockdown

Chemical
Chemical | 20 April 2020

Hyundai India partners with Air Liquide for production of ventilators

With this partnership HMI and ALMS aim to achieve a target of 1000 ventilators in the Phase 1 of production, and to scale up subsequently

Chemical
Chemical | 20 April 2020

Ultramarine & Pigments commences operations at its plants

The company had shut its batch operations both at Chennai and Ranipet for 8 days effective from 23rd March, 2020 due to lockdown situation

Chemical
Chemical | 20 April 2020

Deepak Nitrite resumes partial operations at units

The company has partially commenced production at its manufacturing facilities situated at Nandesari, Roha, Taloja and Dahej

Chemical
Chemical | 19 April 2020

India Glycols resumes plant operations

The company also recently launched alcohol-based hand sanitizer conforming to WHO guidelines under the brand names of IGSURF 5070 US and HandSantol to address the growing demand for disinfectants due to COVID-19 situation

Chemical
Chemical | 18 April 2020

Sumitomo Chemical India commences partial operations at its manufacturing units

The company had stopped manufacturing operations at the factories since 24th March 2020 owing to the lock-down conditions imposed by the Government authorities in the wake of outbreak of Covid-19

Chemical
Chemical | 18 April 2020

Shree Pushkar Chemicals to acquire MBPL

As per the transaction, the company is acquiring 100% stake in MBPL. The unit of MBPL located in Madhya Pradesh, has two plants at Jhabua and Deewanganj has a capacity to manufacture SSP of 1.5 Lac MTA and 0.4 Lac MTA, respectively, and a plant for manufacture of LABSA

Chemical
Chemical | 18 April 2020

GAIL ready to quick start project execution, post lockdown

In order to kick start the crucial infrastructure projects to enable expansion of the gas based economy, GAIL along with its Subsidiary and JV companies has chalked out catch-up plans for various locations and work fronts to ensure timely completion and avoid any slippages

Chemical
Chemical | 18 April 2020

Borealis acquires full ownership of Nova Chemicals’ interest in Novealis JV

Formed in 2018, Novealis is the joint venture between affiliates of Borealis and Nova Chemicals, which subsequently formed a 50/50 joint venture with an affiliate of Total S.A. to launch Bayport Polymers LLC in Houston, Texas, US

Chemical
Chemical | 18 April 2020

Wärtsilä delivers gas-fired power plant to Mississippi electric co-op

The power plant is owned by Cooperative Energy, a member owned electric cooperative and was supplied by Wärtsilä under a full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract

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