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Chemical
Chemical | 27 April 2011

Aditya Birla Chemicals Q4 profit drops 24.3%

Aditya Birla Chemicals India reported a decline of 24.31 percent in the net profit for the quarter ended March 2011. During the quarter, the profit of the company dropped to Rs 21.16 crore from Rs 27.96 crore in the same quarter previous year. The c

Chemical
Chemical | 27 April 2011

Q4 results of Chemplast Sanmar, Clariant Chemicals (India)and Indo Rama Syntheti

[A] Chemplast Sanmar has reported net sales/ income from operations of Rs.568.85 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 against Rs.361.14 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. [B] Clariant Chemicals (India) has reported net sales/ income fr

Chemical
Chemical | 25 April 2011

Dow announces plans to fully integrate and grow North American performance busin

The Dow Chemical Company announced comprehensive plans to increase the company's ethylene and propylene production -- and to integrate its US operations into feedstock opportunities available from increasing supplies of U.S. shale gas in the Marcel

Chemical
Chemical | 25 April 2011

ICRA reaffirms \'LBBB-(SO)/A3(SO)\' rating on Albright & Wilson Chemicals

Credit rating agency, ICRA has reaffirmed LBBB- (SO) (Structured and A3 (SO) (Structured Obligation)) ratings to term loans aggregating to Rs 25 crore of Albright and Wilson Chemicals India (AWCIL). The outlook on the long term rating is revised from

Chemical
Chemical | 21 April 2011

GHCL redeems FCCBs worth USD 8 mn

GHCL announced that it had paid full and final outstanding amount in respect of the balance foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) having face value of USD 8 million along with interest & premium thereon on March 18, 2011 before the maturity date

Chemical
Chemical | 20 April 2011

LANXESS expands capacities for Therban

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is expanding its production capacities for Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (HNBR) at its facilities in Leverkusen, Germany, and Orange, Texas, U.S., by 40 percent. This synthetic high-performance rubber is ma

Chemical
Chemical | 18 April 2011

Aditya Birla acquires Kanoria\'s chloro chem div for Rs 830cr

The Board of Directors of Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Limited (ABCIL), a company of the Aditya Birla Group, recently approved the acquisition of the Chloro Chemicals Division (CCD) of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited (KCIL) for a cash consid

Chemical
Chemical | 15 April 2011

Rhodia announces the divestment project to Novacap for its salicylic and acetami

Rhodia announces the divestment project to Novacap for its salicylic and acetaminophen activities. Salicylates, which are used as active ingredients in the pharmaceutical industry (aspirin, acetaminophen) or as synthesis intermediates (salicylic acid

Chemical
Chemical | 15 April 2011

Rhodia completes the acquisition of PI Industries\' Engineering Plastics busines

Specialty chemical producer Rhodia has completed the acquisition of the engineering plastics business of Indian company PI Industries Ltd (PIIL), after receiving approval of country's authorities.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 April 2011

CRISIL reaffirms \'AA-/Stable/P1+\' ratings of Time Technoplast

CRISIL's ratings on the bank loan facilities and short term debt programme of Time Technoplast continue to reflect the Time group's diverse customer profile and established market position in the polymer-based industrial packaging business, and s

Chemical
Chemical | 13 April 2011

CRISIL upgrades ratings on Industrial Solvents and Chemicals to \'BBB+/Stable/P2

CRISIL has upgraded its ratings on the bank facilities of Industrial Solvents and Chemicals Pvt Ltd (ISCPL) to "˜BBB+/Stable/P2' from "˜BBB/Stable/P3+'. The upgrade was driven by improvement in ISCPL's financial risk profile because of health

Chemical
Chemical | 13 April 2011

CRISIL upgrades ratings on Diamines & Chemicals to \'BBB/Stable/P3+\'

CRISIL has upgraded its ratings on the bank facilities of Diamines & Chemicals Ltd (DACL) to "˜BBB/Stable/P3+' from "˜BBB-/Stable/P3'. The upgrade reflects significant scale-up in DACL's operations: the company's sales are estimated to have

Chemical
Chemical | 07 April 2011

BASF supports new polymeric flame retardant

BASF supports the announcement that Dow Chemical has signed a license agreement with Chemtura Corporation for the production of a new brominated polymeric flame retardant and that Chemtura plans to build a production facility for this substance. Dow

Chemical
Chemical | 07 April 2011

ICRA keeps the ratings outstanding on Huntsman India group companies under ratin

ICRA has placed the LA and A1 ratings outstanding against the bank lines of Huntsman International (India) Private Limited [HIIPL] and Huntsman Advance Material (India) Private Limited [HAMIPL] under rating watch with negative implications.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 April 2011

Solvay makes euro 3.4 bn offer to buy Rhodia

Belgian plastics and chemicals company Solvay and Paris-listed Rhodia announce the signing of a framework agreement according to which Solvay will launch a friendly cash offer for 100% of the share capital of Rhodia. The cash offer at EUR 31.60 per s

Chemical
Chemical | 05 April 2011

Huntsman acquires chemicals business of Laffans Petrochemicals

Huntsman Corporation today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Indian chemical producer Laffans Petrochemicals Ltd., and has taken ownership of the manufacturer\'s 60kt ethylene oxide derivatives facility in Ankleshwar, Gujarat.

Chemical
Chemical | 04 April 2011

Tata Chemicals rebrands global subsidiaries

Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) has announced a major re-branding initiative embracing its subsidiaries in UK, US and Kenya under the Tata chemicals corporate brand. The Tata brand today is well recognised in these geographies and this move of creating

Chemical
Chemical | 01 April 2011

BASF and PETRONAS expand joint venture activities in Kuantan

BASF and PETRONAS will commence a feasibility study for a new plant for superabsorbent polymers. The companies have also decided to look into the expansion of the existing production capacities of their joint venture BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd.

Chemical
Chemical | 01 April 2011

ExxonMobil Chemical opens Shanghai Tech Center

ExxonMobil Chemical celebrated the opening of its Shanghai Technology Center at a ceremony in Shanghai\'s Zizhu Science-Based Industrial Park. The $90-million facility represents a critical link for development of new premium products which can be ma

Chemical
Chemical | 31 March 2011

Dow develops new p[olymeric FR Technology

Dow Global Technologies LLC (DGTL), a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co., on Tuesday announced the invention and development of a new, high molecular weight brominated Polymeric Flame Retardant (Polymeric FR). The Polymeric FR is expected to be the \

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