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Chemical
Chemical | 08 September 2020

Ester Industries to invest Rs. 500 crore in BOPET facility

The new facility is scheduled to be completed by the third quarter of 2022.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 September 2020

Johnson Matthey signs supply deal with Sarepta Therapeutics

The deal is signed for five years.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 September 2020

Invista licenses its PTA Technology to Jiatong Energy

A project start-up date of Q4 2022 is targeted for the first line.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 September 2020

DSM form JV to manufacture facemasks and PPE filter materials in Netherlands

The new joint venture, “Dutch PPE Solutions”, is expected to create employment for dozens of people in Helmond and Geleen, the Netherlands.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 September 2020

Stora Enso plans €79 million capex for building CLT plant in Czech Republic

The investment will further enhance Stora Enso’s position as a global provider of high-quality engineered wooden elements and as a market leader in CLT.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 September 2020

RPM acquires abrasive materials manufacturer

Ali Industries will be a free-standing unit under RPM’s Rust-Oleum business.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 07 September 2020

Sasol looking for partners to develop CO2 utilisation projects

As per the requirement, the scale of application for potential projects can range from demonstration level to commercial level.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 September 2020

Shree Pushkar to increase dye intermediate and fertilizer capacities

The segment revenue for the company with respect to Dye Intermediate is expected to reach Rs. 500 crore by FY23.

Gas
Gas | 07 September 2020

Sumitomo sells all of its stake in U.S. Marcellus shale gas project

The company did not disclose buyer of the stake.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 September 2020

Reliance plans to hive off oil-to-chemicals biz by forming new subsidiary

According to the arrangement, RIL's oil-to-chemicals business including refining, petrochemicals, fuel retail (51 per cent in a JV with BP, and bulk wholesale marketing businesses, along with its assets and liabilities, will be transferred to the new subsidiary.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 September 2020

Syngenta Group opens its first new manufacturing plant in Switzerland

The plant had formerly been operated by pharmaceutical company Novartis and 70 employees will be retained within Syngenta Group.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 September 2020

Aspen to digitize operations of Heide Refinery

The solution will be deployed to help improve refinery margins with real-time, closed-loop, dynamic optimization increasing the flexibility of operations.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 September 2020

SASA to license Invista polyester technology for its new PTA plant in Turkey

With an annual PTA production capacity of 1.5 million tons, this would be the largest single-stream design capacity licensed by Invista.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 September 2020

Chandra Asri, Pertamina to develop petchem business in Indonesia

Aim of the partnership is to encourage the construction of factories that produce petrochemical import substitutions and expected to develop the petrochemical business in the Indonesia.

People
People | 06 September 2020

Indigo Ag appoints Ron Hovsepian as CEO

Hovsepian will succeed David Perry, who has stepped down from Indigo Ag after serving in the Chief Executive Officer position since December 2014.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 September 2020

Nufarm launches new herbicide

Panther MTZ herbicide is the latest addition to the Nufarm’s growing list of herbicides that farmers can use for weed management.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 September 2020

Alliance to End Plastic Waste releases progress report and future milestones

The Alliance has activated 14 projects across 14 cities in six countries in South East Asia, India and Africa – all at the frontline of the plastic waste challenge.

Battery
Battery | 06 September 2020

Total and PSA create joint venture for EV battery production

With this partnership, the parties are setting up a world-class player in the development and manufacture of high-performance batteries for the automotive industry from 2023.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 September 2020

Lukoil selects Lummus PP technology for its petchem plant in Russia

The award increases the total amount of licensed volume for Novolen technology worldwide to more than 17 million m.t./yr.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 September 2020

FACT starts coastal shipping

Coastal shipping will ensure fast and timely availability of fertilizers to the farmer community in the Eastern and the Western Coastal areas of the country.

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