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Petrochemical | 13 June 2011

Patel Pesticides seeks clearance for new unit in Gujarat

Patel Pesticides (India) Pvt Ltd has requested clearance from the Environment and Forests Ministry's for its pesticide manufacturing unit at Nandesari in Gujarat's Vadodara district.

Chemical
Chemical | 10 June 2011

Indian CRAMS market to reach USD 7.6 bn by 2012: ICRA

ICRA expects Indian CRAMS market to grow at a CAGR of 41.4% over the FY10-12 to reach a market size of ~US$7.6 billion with custom manufacturing leading the pack. The growth will be supported by high number of USFDA approved plants, skilled manpower

Chemical
Chemical | 10 June 2011

IFC plans $35 mn in loans for Indian-Egyptian chemical factory

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing up to $35 million in loans toward construction of a new chemical factory near Egypt's Red Sea coast, an Indian-Egyptian joint venture that will employ hundreds of people, spur the local economy an

Chemical
Chemical | 09 June 2011

No leachability study carried out on composition of gutkha: IITR

The Lucknow-based Indian Institute of Toxicology Research has said that no leachability study has been carried out with respect to composition of gutkha, which is packed in sachets to assess the safety and toxicity.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 June 2011

CRISIL assigns fundamental grade 4/5 to Sudarshan Chem

CRISIL Research has come out with its report on Sudarshan Chemical Industries. The research firm has initiated coverage on the company with a fundamental grade of "˜4/5' and has maintained the fair value of Rs 764 per share.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 June 2011

Jacobs receives contract from DuPont Titanium Technologies

Jacobs Engineering has received a contract from DuPont Titanium Technologies (DuPont) to provide full engineering procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the company\'s Mexicotitanium dioxide capacity expansion project.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 June 2011

Pakistan wants 20 per cent reduction in India's SAFTA list

Pakistan has called for a 20 per cent reduction in India's list of sensitive items under South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA). The list of items provided by Pakistan includes zinc oxide and zinc peroxide; reactive dyes and preparations based thereon

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 08 June 2011

Fund for COEs revised to Rs 4 crore

The government has kept a revised fund of Rs 4 crore for setting up of centres of excellence (COEs) during 2010-11.

Chemical
Chemical | 08 June 2011

Brief

ICRA has rating outstanding of LBB with a stable outlook and A4 to the Rs. 20 crores fund-based limits and Rs. 5 crores non-fund based limits respectively of Albright & Wilson Chemicals India Limited (AWCIL). ICRA also has long term rating of LBBB-(S

Chemical
Chemical | 08 June 2011

ICRA downgrades Saboo Sodium rating to \'LBB\'

Credit rating agency, ICRA has revised the rating assigned to the Rs 7.2 crore term loans and the Rs 2 crore million long-term fund based limits of Saboo Sodium Chloro (SSCL) from LBB+ to LBB. The outlook on the long term rating is stable.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 June 2011

Using ethanol as feedstock rather than fuel will save millions: CII

Use of ethanol as feedstock rather than as fuel can earn a net benefit of around USD 297 million, a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) study has found.The CII had conducted a comparative analysis of economic and environmental use of ethanol for d

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 June 2011

ICC provides info on 9 new chemicals under Stockholm Convention

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has provided information as sought by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) on nine new chemicals included under the Stockholm Convention of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP).

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 June 2011

ICC wants amendment of dumping laws

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has called for amendment of dumping laws in certain areas that are of general nature cutting across several manufacturing sectors.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 June 2011

Best Value proposes to expand manufacturing unit

Best Value Chem has proposed to increase the capacity of some of its perfumery products and also discontinue some of the chemicals manufactured at its Karakhadi unit in Gujarat's Vadodara district.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 June 2011

CRISIL reaffirms ratings on Coromandel International Limited post acquisition an

CRISIL has reaffirmed its ratings on the bank facilities and debt programme of Coromandel International Ltd (Coromandel; formerly, Coromandel Fertilisers Ltd) at "˜AA+/Stable/P1+'. The reaffirmation follows Coromandel's announcement that it plan

Chemical
Chemical | 06 June 2011

RIL sees bigger opportunities in chemical business

The global chemical industry has undergone a transformation since major financial crisis of 2008. The chemical industry benefitted from industry discipline and rapid economic recovery, especially in China and India. Despite unplanned outages, the ind

Chemical
Chemical | 06 June 2011

Performance of RIL\'s petrochemical division in 2010-11

Reliance maintained its leadership in the domestic market with a commodity polymer production share of 47%. RIL's polymer production for the year remained unchanged despite turnaround activities carried out during the year. RIL's cracker operatin

Chemical
Chemical | 03 June 2011

CRISIL reaffirms ratings on Nirma Limited

CRISIL has reaffirmed its "˜AA/Stable/P1+' ratings on Nirma Ltd's (Nirma's) outstanding debt programme and bank facilities. The ratings continue to reflect Nirma's healthy financial risk profile and established market position in the deterge

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2011

LyondellBasell to seek buyer for Berre, France refinery

LyondellBasell today announced its intention to seek a buyer for the 105,000 barrels-per-day refinery at Berre, France operated by its subsidiary, Compagnie Petrochimique de Berre S.A.S (CPB). An investment banking firm will be retained to assist wit

Chemical
Chemical | 01 June 2011

Insecticides (India) FY11 net profit rises 14%

Insecticides (India), one of the fastest growing companies in agrochemicals Industry, posted a 20% rise in revenues and a 14% jump in the net profit for the FY 2010-11, over the previous year. While the company saw its net profit touching Rs. 32.21

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