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Chemical
Chemical | 26 February 2016

Market environment remains volatile and challenging, says BASF

Earnings in Oil & Gas decreased primarily due to lower prices, whereas in the chemicals segment the decline was mainly attributable to lower margins in the petrochemicals division.

Chemical
Chemical | 26 February 2016

Dow will pay $835 mn in polyurethane price fixing case

While Dow is settling this case, it continues to strongly believe that it was not part of any conspiracy and the judgment was fundamentally flawed as a matter of class action law.

Chemical
Chemical | 25 February 2016

Union Budget 2016-17: FICCI’s recommendation for the chemical industry

Industry chamber FICCI has recommended the Government to reduce customs duty on ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol and increase customs duty rate of ethyl acetate. It has also requested that full exemption from the levy of customs duty may be granted

Chemical
Chemical | 23 February 2016

M. Holland and Honeywell expanded partnership

Under this partnership, M. Holland and Honeywell will be expanding their nylon distribution to include flexible packaging applications.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 February 2016

Bayer supports innovative ideas in crop protection

Bayer will not only provide financial support for promising proposals but also accompany ideas and projects on a scientific basis.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 February 2016

Perstorp plans to invest in pentaerythritol plant in India

The company initiates the process of evaluating the opportunity to invest in a new world scale production plant for Penta in India.

Chemical
Chemical | 19 February 2016

Northwest Innovation pauses work on Tacoma methanol plant

NW Innovation Works proposes to construct a two-phased, $3.4 billion gas-to-methanol plant at the Port of Tacoma. The plant will include up to four methanol production lines, each with a production capacity of 5,000 metric tons per day

Chemical
Chemical | 19 February 2016

DuPont, Dow announce ag headquarters

Headquarters of the Material Science Company, to Be Named Dow, and the Specialty Products Company Reconfirmed as Midland, Michigan and Wilmington, Delaware, Respectively

Chemical
Chemical | 19 February 2016

Big Data and Analytics to bring down the cost of R&D for chemical industry

Novel Sensors, Cheminformatics, and Advanced Analytics can help bring new products to market faster and cheaper in the chemical industry, According to Lux Research

Chemical
Chemical | 18 February 2016

ELEMENTS brings unique Linde food processing successes to life

The Linde Group has launched the first issue of ELEMENTS, a stand-alone microsite that features creative responses to new trends in the food processing industry.

Chemical
Chemical | 18 February 2016

Rallis India gets green signal for agrochem plant

The company had proposed to set up 52000 TPA Agrochemical Technical and 10000 TPA Agrochemical Formulations plant along with 6MW Captive Power Plant to meet the rising export as well as domestic demand for the Crop protection products with state o

Chemical
Chemical | 17 February 2016

AkzoNobel makes an agreed offer to acquire BASF's Industrial Coatings business

To strengthen Performance Coatings business with intended acquisition of BASF's Industrial Coatings business

Chemical
Chemical | 17 February 2016

Clariant 2015 operating cash flow improved

Sales in Asia / Pacific decreased by 1 % in local currencies and were affected by a weak demand in China, which could not be compensated by the stronger demand of smaller economies in Asia.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 February 2016

Air Products ups price for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products in North Amer

Effective March 1, 2016, or as contracts permit, Air Products will increase product pricing and monthly service charges for merchant customers in North America.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 February 2016

Cefic advocates for competitive renewable energy

Cefic has voiced its support for the use of competitive renewables to help mitigate climate change and improve energy security.

Chemical
Chemical | 16 February 2016

Momentive ramp ups production capacity of NXT Silane

The company will invest approximately $30 million to expand its NXT silane manufacturing capacity at Leverkusen.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 February 2016

GCC Construction Chemicals market to grow at 7% through 2021: TechSci Research R

In 2015, Saudi Arabia accounted for the largest share in GCC construction chemicals market, on account of large investments on infrastructure activities as well as lucrative schemes offered by the government to attract FDI in the construction sector.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 February 2016

Clariant Masterbatches commences construction of new plan in Saudi Arabia

Clariant announces that construction work has begun on a new, state-of–the art masterbatch production unit in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The new manufacturing site belongs to Clariant Masterbatches Saudi Arabia, a joint venture of Clariant and Rowad Nation

Chemical
Chemical | 13 February 2016

Alpha olefin market worth 19.85 bn USD by 2020

Asia-Pacific dominated the global Alpha Olefins Market in 2014. The region is not only the largest but also the fastest-growing market for alpha olefins in the world.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 February 2016

Brexit could cost UK chemicals firms £7bn, says Euler Hermes

The British chemicals sector could face a £7bn loss of exports in the worst case event of a Brexit without a replacement Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union, according to Euler Hermes, the worldwide leader in trade credit insurance.

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