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Battery
Battery | 15 June 2020

BASF secures permit for battery material plant in Germany

BASF has secured the construction permits to begin building the new cathode active material (CAM) plant in Schwarzheide, Germany.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 June 2020

IIT-M researchers develop microwave process to produce biofuel oils

IITM said the biofuel oils with high energy values were produced from two waste products -- agricultural waste such as rice straw and bagasse and discarded plastics.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 June 2020

Showa Denko completes expansion of vinyl ester resin and synthetic resin emulsion production lines in China

Increased production to help expand the company's functional resin business in China.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 June 2020

Tosoh forms JV with Namhae Chemicals for silica production in Korea

Tosoh Silica will hold 67% stake in the JV with commercial operations planned in October 2021.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 June 2020

IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals reports drop in FY20 Q4 net profit but annual revenue rises

The company's annual revenue for FY20 from chemical segment was also down to Rs 711.96 crore as against Rs 765.34 in FY19.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 June 2020

Berger Paints supplies antimicrobial powder coating to healthcare sector to fight COVID-19

The company has associated with various suppliers of the hospital furniture industry and are currently supplying the product in the states of Odisha, Telangana, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 June 2020

Aarti Industries seeks compensation due to early termination of agrochem contract

The company has received a notice from the global agrochemical major, opting to terminate the 10-year contract it had entered on June 15, 2017 to supply a high-value agrochemical intermediary with application into Herbicides.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 June 2020

BP announces impairment charges and $8-10 bn in write-offs

The strategy focusses on developing a more diversified, resilient and lower-carbon energy company, re-inventing bp into a leaner, faster-moving and lower cost organisation and strengthening its finances in response to the challenging environment.

Gas
Gas | 15 June 2020

India to get its maiden natural gas trading platform

IGX is India's first automated national level trading platform to promote and sustain an efficient and robust gas market and foster gas trading in the country.

Chemical
Chemical | 15 June 2020

GCC chemical industry needs to enhance global competitiveness, says GPCA

The oil and gas and chemical sectors will start recovering in Q3 2020

Chemical
Chemical | 14 June 2020

DSM acquires health specialty businesses of Erber Group

The acquisition of Erber Group further strengthens DSM’s expertise and reputation as a leading provider of animal health and nutrition solutions for farm productivity and sustainability, with an emphasis on emissions reduction, feed consumption efficiency, and better use of water and land.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 June 2020

Qatar Petroleum announces integration of Muntajat into QP

The integration will involve leveraging a combined set of human, technical, commercial, and financial capabilities, as well as customer relationships into the QP organization with the aim of being completed within the next few months.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 June 2020

OCI N.V names Ahmed El-Hoshy as its new CEO

Ahmed el-Hoshy will succeed Nassef Sawiris as CEO on 1 August.

Digitization
Digitization | 14 June 2020

SparkCognition and Siemens launches AI-driven cyber defense System

The AI-driven system will deliver next-generation antivirus, threat detection, application control, and zero-day attack prevention to endpoint power generation, oil and gas, and transmission and distribution assets.

People
People | 14 June 2020

Encina appoints Mylinda Jacobsen to head its global scrap plastic initiatives

Mylinda is a proven leader in the scrap plastics procurement space, and an operational executive with an impressive 25-year career in leading new initiatives in plastic recycling,

Gas
Gas | 14 June 2020

Siemens partners with Total to advance concepts for low-emissions LNG production

As part of the contract, Siemens is conducting studies to explore a variety of possible liquefaction and power generation plant designs, with the ultimate goal of decarbonizing the production of LNG.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 June 2020

Liquid Wind to build eMethanol facility in Sweden

The company is planning the first eMethanol facility in northern Sweden, which they expect to be operational from 2023.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 June 2020

Domo to shut nylon film plant in Germany

The decision was a result of global overcapacity for nylon films.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 June 2020

Sinopec completes installation of the largest hydrogenation reactor

The record-breaking installation adopted the 5,200-ton slidable hydraulic gantry lifting system for the main hoisting task, and a 2,000-ton XGC28000 crawler crane coordinated the lift from the other end.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 June 2020

Mangalore Chemicals' net profit rises in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 12.42% to Rs 563.20 crore

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