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Chemical
Chemical | 11 November 2016

GACL goes ahead with Rs 1936 cr caustic soda plant

Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) today said its board has approved setting up of a 800 TPD caustic soda plant

Chemical
Chemical | 01 September 2016

Growth potential of Indian chemical industry immense, says Minister

The Minister observed that the current PCPIR policy needs fine tuning to make it more pragmatic and practical.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2016

Tata Chemicals to sell urea business to Yara for Rs2,670 cr

The lump sum consideration for the transfer of the Urea Business of the company by way of a slump sale pursuant to the Scheme is Rs2,670 crore

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

Indian agrochemical sector to grow at 7.5% annually by FY20

India is the fourth largest global producer of agrochemicals after the US, Japan and China. This segment generated a value of USD 4.4 billion in FY15 and is expected to grow at 7.5% per annum to reach USD 6.3 billion by FY20.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

Air Products to build ultra-high purity gases plant in China

Air Products has announced it will build a new plant and associated infrastructure in the Pukou Economic Development Zone (PKEDZ), Nanjing, eastern China, to supply ultra-high purity gases to its customers in the park.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

AkzoNobel earnings rise 8.6%

AkzoNobel has reported a second quarter with positive developments in profitability in all three Business Areas, despite currency pressures and a challenging market environment.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

Evonik commercializes biosurfactants

Evonik is the first company able to use biotech methods to produce surfactants on an industrial scale.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

Monsanto rejects Bayer’s revised financial offer

Monsanto has announced that its Board of Directors unanimously views Bayer AG’s revised proposal as financially inadequate and insufficient to ensure deal certainty.

Chemical
Chemical | 30 June 2016

AGC’s subsidiary in Vietnam changes to ‘AGC Chemicals Vietnam’

AGC Asahi Glass (AGC), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announces that AGC’s subsidiary in Vietnam has changed its company name to AGC Chemicals Vietnam from Phu My Plastics & Chemicals (PMPC).

Chemical
Chemical | 30 June 2016

Mitsui Chemicals expands high performance nonwoven facilities

The augmentation of Sunrex facilities, when completed in November 2017, will bring Mitsui Chemicals global production capacity to 115,000 tons/year.

Chemical
Chemical | 29 June 2016

Global chemicals production up slightly in May: ACC

During May, capacity utilization in the global business of chemistry declined 0.2 percentage points to 79.3 percent. This is off from 81.0 percent last May and is below the long-term (1987-2015) average of 89.2 percent.

Chemical
Chemical | 28 June 2016

ACC releases May 2016 resin production and sales data

Year-to-date production was 33.5 billion pounds, a 3.9 percent increase as compared to the same period in 2015.

Chemical
Chemical | 27 June 2016

Arkema opens an Innovation Center in Korea

This new laboratory will specialize in high performance polymers and renewable energies - two areas of excellence for the Hanyang University.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 June 2016

U.S. chemical production edges higher in May

There were gains in the production output trend of fertilizers, dyes and pigments, chlor-alkali, other inorganic chemicals, industrial gases, plastic resins, pharmaceuticals adhesives, coatings, and other specialty chemicals.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 June 2016

Arkema innovates with bio-based resins for construction

This innovative technology also benefits from the Arkema Group’s back-integration in castor oil, a raw material of renewable origin.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 June 2016

ACC publishes 2016 economic profile of $797 bn business of American Chemistry

American chemistry is the global leader in production, providing over fifteen percent of the world’s chemicals and representing fourteen percent of all U.S. exports.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 June 2016

U.S. specialty chemicals market continues Q2 on a soft note

Weakness in oilfield chemicals and mining chemicals has weighed on overall volumes. Of the twenty-eight specialty chemical segments we monitor, eight expanded in May, with plastic additives and plasticizers experiencing large gains (1.0 percent or mo

Chemical
Chemical | 17 June 2016

BASF to acquire global surface treatment provider Chemetall

Chemetall is a global technology and innovation leader in the metals surface treatment market, and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 May 2016

Dow and DuPont announce leadership appointments for DowDuPont

Key milestone in proposed merger of equals and intended creation of three industry-leading companies

Chemical
Chemical | 23 May 2016

Bayer offers to acquire Monsanto to create a global leader in agriculture

USD 122 per share all-cash offer, valuing Monsanto at USD 62 billion, represents immediate and certain value at a substantial premium for Monsanto shareholders

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