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Chemical | 31 January 2011

INEOS and Sinopec sign MoU to set up 400,000 tonne phenol plant

INEOS Phenol and Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreeing the framework for the design and future operation of a phenol/acetone joint venture at the Nanjing Chemical Industrial park in Jiangsu Pro

Chemical
Chemical | 28 January 2011

CB&I announces technology award in China

CB&I announced that Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract by Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corporation (FCFC) for the license and engineering design of a grassroots cumene and phenol plant to be built in Ningbo, China. This is a fourth quarter

Chemical
Chemical | 26 January 2011

United Phosphorus Q3 net up 33.5%

United Phosphorus has posted a 33.5 percent increase in its consolidated net profit after tax with Income from Associate Companies of Rs 83.31 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to Rs 62.85 crore for the quarter ended December

Chemical
Chemical | 25 January 2011

CRISIL reaffirms \'AA-/Positive/P1+\' ratings of Sud-Chemie India

CRISIL's ratings on Sud-Chemie India Pvt Ltd's (Sud Chemie India's) short-term debt programme and bank facilities continue to reflect Sud Chemie India's strong joint venture (JV) tie-up with Sud Chemie AG (SCAG), Germany, Sud Chemie India's

Chemical
Chemical | 25 January 2011

CRISIL reaffirms \'BB+/Stable/P4+\' ratings of Amines & Plasticizers

CRISIL's ratings on the bank facilities of Amines & Plasticizers Ltd (APL) continue to reflect APL's weak financial risk profile marked by small cash accruals and weak debt protection metrics. These rating weaknesses are partially offset by APL"

Chemical
Chemical | 24 January 2011

GACL partners with Evonik for HPPO project

Chemical major Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) has entered into an agreement with a Germany-based specialty chemicals maker, Evonik Industries for setting up a multi-million hydrogen peroxide and propylene oxide (HPPO) project at Dahej

Chemical
Chemical | 24 January 2011

Omkar Speciality Chemicals IPO to open on Jan 24

Omkar Speciality Chemicals is entering capital market with an initial public offering (IPO) of 8.10 million equity shares of Rs 10 each on January 24. The issue constitutes 41.27% of the fully diluted post issue paid-up capital of the company.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 January 2011

ICRA revises the ratings for bank facilities of India Carbon

ICRA has upgraded the long-term rating outstanding on the Rs.1.25 crore term loan and the Rs. 19.03 crore fund based bank limits of India Carbon Ltd (ICL) from LBBB to LBBB+ . The outlook on the long-term rating is stable. ICRA has also upgraded the

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2011

Gujarat Flourochemicals bags carbon credits award

Gujarat Flourochemicals has been awarded carbon credits for the first time since the United Nations concluded a probe into projects claiming emission reductions of industrial gases.

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2011

Fire at IndianOil's lube blending plant in Taloja, Navi Mumbai

A major fire, which broke out at Indian Oil Corporation's lube blending plant at Taloja in Navi Mumbai in the late hours of Monday night has been completely put out by 7.30 am, with no casualties or injuries.

Chemical
Chemical | 19 January 2011

Fitch sees stable outlook for Indian oil and gas for 2011

Fitch Ratings outlook for Indian oil and gas is stable for 2011based on its expectation of no weakening of the ties between the government and its majority owned oil companies, which dominate the sector in the country.

Chemical
Chemical | 17 January 2011

IndianOil and LanzaTech sign MoU for fuel grade ethanol technology

IndianOil and LanzaTech recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration in a technology demonstration that will enable IndianOil to produce fuel grade ethanol. The MoU was signed in New Delhi by Sharat Meshram, executive direct

Chemical
Chemical | 17 January 2011

CRISIL revises rating outlook on MCC PTA India to \'Stable\'

CRISIL has revised its rating outlook on the long-term bank facilities of MCC PTA India Corporation Pvt Ltd (MCC PTA) to "˜stable' from "˜negative', while reaffirming the rating at \'A-\'. The rating on the short-term facilities has been reaffi

Chemical
Chemical | 17 January 2011

Lanxess continues expansion in India with high-tech plastics facilities

Lanxess is continuing the expansion of its production site in Jhagadia in Gujarat. The specialty chemicals group broke ground for new compounding facilities with an initial capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes per year. These facilities will start produ

Chemical
Chemical | 14 January 2011

United Phosphorus converts FCCB worth US$150mn

United Phosphorus has informed BSE regarding allotment of equity shares of Rs 2 each upon conversion of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs - II) for an amount not exceeding US$ 150 million. 1. Series A - US$ 70 million (Compulsorily convertib

Chemical
Chemical | 13 January 2011

Rhodia acquires Suzhou Hipro Polymer\'s Guar unit in China

Rhodia announces the acquisition of the new guar derivatives production unit belonging to the Suzhou HiPro Polymers company, based at Zhangjiagang in China (Jiangsu Province). This Chinese unit will complement Rhodia's existing global guar derivati

Chemical
Chemical | 12 January 2011

PetroChina and Ineos to set up new trading and refining JV in Europe

PetroChina, through its wholly-owned subsidiary PetroChina International Company Limited, has entered into a framework agreement with Ineos to form a partnership in new trading and refining joint ventures related to the refining operations in Grangem

Chemical
Chemical | 12 January 2011

Fitch : Carbon credit impact on Indian chemical manufacturers

Fitch Ratings says that the credit profiles of Indian chemical manufacturers registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) could come under stress, in the event of a reduction of the benefits awarded through Certified Emission Reductions (CE

Chemical
Chemical | 11 January 2011

Sipchem announces the award of the EPC contract for its ethyl acetate plant

Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) announced that it has awarded the engineering, design and construction (LSTK) contract for its ethyl acetate plant to Korean company eTEC. The plant will produce ethyl acetate and butyl acetate with

Chemical
Chemical | 11 January 2011

FMC increases soda ash production capacity

FMC Wyoming Corporation announced today that it will restart its Granger production facility by July 1, 2011, in response to strong export demand for soda ash.

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