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Battery
Battery | 09 December 2020

Himadri refutes media reports on lithium battery

: Himadri Speciality Chemical said that any investment committed to the launch of the product shall not be funded or provided by the company

Energy
Energy | 09 December 2020

Tecnimont, Enel Green Power sign MoU for a green hydrogen plant in the US

The project, which is expected to be operational in 2023, will convert renewable energy from one of EGPNA’s solar plants in the United States into green hydrogen to be supplied to a bio-refinery

Chemical
Chemical | 09 December 2020

Maroon Group appointed exclusive distributer for BRB's silicone additives

Effective immediately, Maroon Group will be the exclusive distributor of BRB International's Specialty Silicone materials for the CASE and Construction Market, West of the Rockies

Chemical
Chemical | 09 December 2020

Bayer and Atara to collaborate on CAR-T cell therapies

Under the terms of the agreement, Atara will lead IND (Investigational New Drug) enabling studies and process development for ATA3271 while Bayer will be responsible for submitting the IND and subsequent clinical development and commercialization

Chemical
Chemical | 09 December 2020

IFF receives EU clearances for DuPont’s N&B business

With receipt of European Commission clearances, the intended combination has received all required antitrust clearances and approvals that are a condition to the closing of the transaction

Chemical
Chemical | 09 December 2020

Evonik to acquire DURECT's LACTEL business for $15 mn

The transaction is expected to close by Q1 2021 pending the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions

Energy
Energy | 09 December 2020

Linde and Snam to jointly develop clean hydrogen projects

Both companies will work together to promote key technologies along the hydrogen value chain and develop opportunities for joint investments in commercial projects in the areas of production, distribution, compression and storage

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2020

India not to impose anti-dumping duty on import of DMF from China and Saudi Arabia

“The Central Government has decided not to impose the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of Dimethyl Formamide (DMF) originating in or exported from China and Saudi Arabia proposed in the said preliminary findings

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2020

Evonik acquires stake in Chinese 3D printing firm

Company has acquired a minority stake in Chinese company UnionTech through its Venture Capital unit

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2020

Evonik supplies key technology for gene-based drugs

Currently, the only established process for transporting mRNA vaccines into the human cell is encapsulation by means of lipid nanoparticles which Evonik has provided

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2020

IMCD opens new food & nutrition technical centre in Canada

New centre will help customers with application support, troubleshooting, trend insights and facilitating the development of complex ingredient formulations

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2020

UPM recognised for environmental excellence

Only ten out of more than 5,800 companies were able to receive a Triple A recognition and UPM got it for the second year in a row

General
General | 08 December 2020

Agilent bestows IIT Delhi scientist with thought leader award

Prof. Anurag Rathore is the first researcher in India to receive this award; he has been recognized for his contributions to biopharmaceutical research

People
People | 08 December 2020

Mark Barranco appointed Sr. Vice President at Agilyx

At Agilyx, Barranco will bring technical oversight and a customer-focused approach to delivering the company's multiple projects on target

General
General | 08 December 2020

Arkema acquires Colorado-based 3D printing firm

Colorado Photopolymer Solutions acquisition, which was completed early December 2020, complements Sartomer’s resin solutions and expertise, and is in line with Arkema’s strategy to become a pure Specialty Materials player by 2024.

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2020

Clariant launches 2021 trends for decorative color segment

Clariant has also nominated a color of the year included in the “New Freedom” Decorative Color Trend palette

Digitization
Digitization | 08 December 2020

Koppal district opts for digital water management solutions

ABB's end to end solutions implemented by L&T Construction Water & Effluent Treatment IC for the Government of Karnataka helps local water authorities to track, measure and optimize water use in drought-stricken regions of South West India, as well as pump and distribute clean treated river water to village homes

Technology
Technology | 07 December 2020

DSM, SABIC, Cepsa, Fibrant & Viscofan co-develop meat packaging material

The development of this packaging material underlines a strong commitment to enabling a circular economy by working together with partners throughout the value chain, and addresses the increasing consumer, societal and regulatory demand for more sustainable multi-layer barrier casing solutions

Chemical
Chemical | 07 December 2020

BASF and BillerudKorsnas to develop paper laminate for flexible packaging

The multi-layer film consists of three basic components: BillerudKorsnäs‘ paper ConFlex Silk, a sealing layer made of BASF’s certified home compostable and partly bio-based biopolymer ecovio and BASF’s water-based adhesive Epotal

Gas
Gas | 07 December 2020

Competition to hit margins, volumes and lead to derating for Gas sector – CGD : ICICI Securities

The Board is now likely to allow competition in these CGD areas one by one. Incumbents may take the matter to Delhi High Court (HC), which may at best delay the advent of competition

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