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Chemical
Chemical | 13 April 2015

BASF expands its product range of melamine resin foams

Basotect B offers attractive design possibilities thanks to its white color and the various options for shaping it.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 April 2015

Consultative Committee meets to discuss PCPIRs, plastic parks

The target of Modi Government is to achieve an investment of Rs.7,62,000 crores and generate employment for 34 lakh people in PCPIRs in time bound manner.

General
General | 08 April 2015

Shell acquires BG Group for USD 70 bn

The deal, the first major acquisition since oil prices began to slump last July, would be among the largest oil-and-gas deals of past two decades and the biggest in last 10 years.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 March 2015

Dow expands partnership with FIRST to promote STEM Education

Partnership will promote employee engagement and hands-on learning experiences for students

Chemical
Chemical | 12 March 2015

Evonik to acquire Monarch Catalyst in India

The transaction is expected to close during the first half year of 2015 after the required approvals have been received. The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 March 2015

SGL Group and BASF conclude joint material research of polyamide-carbon-fiber co

Carbon-fiber material system based on reactive polyamide developed

Chemical
Chemical | 09 March 2015

Sasol delivers solid operational performance

The group’s profitability was further enhanced by a 9% weaker average rand/US dollar exchange rate (R10,99/US$ for the six months ended 31 December 2014 compared with R10,08/US$ in the prior period). This benefit was partially offset by a 19% decline

Chemical
Chemical | 05 March 2015

Huntsman to restructure global pigments and additives business

Manufacturing sites to be closed by year-end 2015, all of which are leased, include Cartersville, Georgia; East St. Louis, Illinois; and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania in the U.S., in addition to Hainhausen, Germany. Products produced by these facilit

Chemical
Chemical | 02 March 2015

AkzoNobel breaks ground on new Specialty Chemicals plant in China

The new alkoxylation facility in Ningbo will allow us to better serve our customers in the region, which is one of our top priorities.

Chemical
Chemical | 24 February 2015

BASF and TODA KOGYO close agreement for JV for lithium-ion batteries

BASF TODA Battery Materials was established with 66% equity from BASF Japan Ltd. and 34% from TODA KOGYO CORP.

| 25 January 2013

The Potential of Specialty Chemicals Industry in Gujarat : TSMG

Specialty chemical industry is a knowledge driven industry and it has been growing rapidly at 1.2-1.3x of GDP growth rate (~12%) over the last five years. It currently stands at ~$21.5 billion. Domestic demand of specialty chemicals is expected to fo

| 25 December 2012

CRISIL assigns valuation grade of 5/5 to Phillips Carbon

CRISIL Research has come out with its report on Phillips Carbon Black. The research firm has maintained the fundamental grade of 4/5 to the company. Phillips Carbon Black Ltdí¢â‚¬â„¢s (PCBLí¢â‚¬â„¢s) Q2FY12 revenues were higher than CRISIL Researchí¢

Chemical
Chemical | 18 December 2012

Sumitomo Chemical acquires stake in MGK

Sumitomo Chemical announced that McLaughlin Gormley King Company (MGK) has become a consolidated subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical, which acquired a majority stake in MGK.

| 15 December 2012

CRISIL assigns valuation grade of 2/5 to Insecticides (India)

CRISIL Research has maintained the fundamental grade of 3/5 to the Insecticides (India) in its latest report. Insecticides (India) Ltdí¢â‚¬â„¢s Q2FY12 revenues were below CRISIL Researchí¢â‚¬â„¢s expectations. While revenues grew by 27% y-o-y led by

Chemical
Chemical | 12 December 2012

BASF opens antioxidant blends plant in Bahrain

Chemical maker BASF recently opened a state-of-the-art production site for customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in Bahrain. This is the largest facility of this kind worldwide and will become fully operational in December.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 November 2012

Reliance selects Foster Wheeler for its paraxylene project

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) recently selected Foster Wheeler as an engineering and procurement services contractor for its Paraxylene project.

Digitization
Digitization | 22 October 2012

BASF India Q2 net down at Rs 28 crore

BASF India reported profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 28.1 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, down from Rs 34.2 crore posted in the same period of the previous year. Sales stood at Rs 1,006.6 crore as against Rs 959.3 crore in the correspond

Chemical
Chemical | 12 October 2012

BASF to acquire parts of Ciech’s TDI business

BASF and Ciech today announced the acquisition of parts of Ciech’s global TDI (toluene diisocyanate) business by BASF. The acquisition is subject to approval by the appropriate antitrust authorities. Closing of the transaction is expected in th

Chemical
Chemical | 10 October 2012

Solvay and SIBUR form a JV to produce surfactants and oilfield process chemicals

Solvay and Russian petrochemical company SIBUR have signed an agreement to establish Ruspav, a 50/50 joint venture for the production of surfactants and oilfield process chemicals in Dzerzhinsk, Russia. The agreement was signed in presence of the Min

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 October 2012

SABIC endorses India’s petrochemical industry growth potential

SABIC expressed its confidence in India’s petrochemical industry growth opportunities, and its commitment to continue strengthening its market presence, at India Chem 2012.

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