Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 15%, the agrochemicals sector in India is likely to cross Rs. 25,000 crore mark by 2015, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said today.
A joint venture of L&T – Larsen & Toubro ATCO Saudia LLC has secured a large procure and construct contract from Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), a joint venture of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow).
Expressing concern that the phthalic anhydride industry has been gravely impacted by dumped imports from Korea, Taiwan and Israel, the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has sought speedy relief to the industry.
Siris Crop Sciences has approached the Environment and Forests Ministry for an amendment in the environment clearance regarding its proposal for setting up a greenfield pesticide manufacturing unit at Dahej in Gujarat\'s Bharuch district .
Duro Lam Ltd has moved the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance to its plans for expansion of its resin plant for manufacturing laminated sheets at its existing unit at Rajpur in Gujarat\'s Mehsana district.
The total consumption of agro-chemicals/pesticides during last three years and projected consumption during 2011-12 is as follows:
Jai Shree Rasayan Udyog Limited has approached the Environment and Forests Ministry for environment clearance to its proposed expansion of its pesticides, insecticides and fungicides unit at Nathupur in Haryana\'s Sonepat district.
Patel Pesticides (India) Pvt Ltd, which has proposed to set up a pesticide manufacturing unit at Nandesari in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, has provided additional information to the Environment and Forests Ministry’s requesting clearance
Konar Organics has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance to its proposed unit at Alatturu in Andhra Pradesh\'s Chittoor district for manufacturing bulk drugs and intermediates.
Bayer MaterialScience will acquire Arkema’s polycarbonate sheet business in the USA. Both companies have signed the agreement. Financial terms are not disclosed. With this deal, expected to be finalized in May, Bayer MaterialScience will furthe
The Economic Survey 2011-12 says that the production of major chemicals during April-November 2011 has been comparatively higher except for pesticides and insecticides and dyes and dyestuff. Total output for the sector is higher by 1.77 per cent.
Bayer Material Science Pvt Ltd has approached the Environment and Forests Ministry for environmental clearance to its expansion plans of its unit at Semmakuppam in Tamil Nadu\'s Cuddalore district.
Assam Petrochemicals Ltd. has proposed to set up a 500 TPD methanol, 200 TPD acetic acid and a 5 MW power plant (natural gas based turbine) at Namrup in Assam\'s Dibrugarh district in the land area adjacent to its methanol and formalin manufacturing
BASF Venture Capital GmbH has invested $13.5 million in Allylix, Inc., a U.S.-based renewable specialty chemicals company. The BASF subsidiary led a $18.2 million financing round, joined by existing investors Tate & Lyle Ventures, Avrio Ventures and
Sentini Bioproducts (P) Ltd has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance for inclusion of molasses as raw material for its grain-based distillery unit at Gandepalli in Andhra Pradesh\'s Krishna district.
SGL Group has further expanded its production in Pune, India, gaining a larger footprint in the Indian growth market. At the new production facility, the manufacture of graphite-based system components (heat exchangers and columns) for the chemical i
Sarthi Chem Pvt Ltd has proposed to expand its Methyl Bromide manufacturing unit at Kuvadava GIDC Estate in Gujarat\'s Rajkot district.
LANXESS will break ground for its new neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant in Singapore on September 11 this year. The German specialty chemicals company plans to invest roughly EUR 200 million (about SGD 340 million) in a 140,000 metric ton
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has called for immediate suspension to ethanol blending programme in India.
An expert committee set up for the second national awards for technology innovation in petrochemical and downstream plastic processing industry is believed to have completed the screening and evaluating process and submitted its recommendations to th
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