Chemical
Chemical | 29 April 2021

Reliance to set up 1,000 oxygen bed facilities

A 400 beds Covid Care facility will be up and running at Government Dental College & Hospital in Jamnagar

General
General | 29 April 2021

DRDO to set up 500 medical oxygen plants in 90 days

Technology is capable of generating oxygen with 93±3% concentration which can be directly supplied to hospital beds or can be used to fill medical oxygen cylinders

General
General | 29 April 2021

Fertilizer companies to supply 50 MT of medical oxygen

Fertilizer companies are reorienting their existing capacity of oxygen production and augmenting the supply of medical grade oxygen to the hospitals

General
General | 29 April 2021

India to procure 1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting

Chemical
Chemical | 29 April 2021

Cipla signs agreement with Merck for Molnupiravir

Molnupiravir is an investigational oral antiviral drug currently being studied in a Phase 3 trial for the treatment of non-hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19

People
People | 29 April 2021

Indranil Sen appointed CFO of Biocon

He has over 17 years of diverse experience in financial planning, treasury, taxation and financial reporting

Chemical
Chemical | 29 April 2021

Covestro starts 2021 with sustained momentum

Strong first quarter marked by demand recovery and higher margins

Chemical
Chemical | 29 April 2021

Symrise starts dynamically into 2021

The business with fragrances, aroma molecules and cosmetic ingredients, generated sales of € 373.2 million.

Technology
Technology | 29 April 2021

McDermott awarded FEED contract for plastic recycling project

Groundbreaking process to advance new generation of sustainable tires

Chemical
Chemical | 29 April 2021

BASF Q121 sales grew by 16% to €19.4 bn

2021 outlook for EBIT before special items raised to between €5.0 billion and €5.8 billion

Sustainability
Sustainability | 29 April 2021

Brenntag outlines sustainability targets for 2021

Company has defined new sustainability goals for 2021 that mark the path for our long-term sustainability roadmap which consists of four building blocks: safety, climate, sustainable procurement, and ratings.

Chemical
Chemical | 29 April 2021

Repsol to join Enerkem and Agbar to build a waste to chemicals plant in Tarragona

Under the joint venture Ecoplanta Molecular Recycling Solutions, the plant will process around 400,000 tons of non-recyclable municipal solid waste from its surrounding regions and produce 220,000 tons of methanol

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 29 April 2021

LyondellBasell licenses Lupotech T technology to Shandong Yulong Petrochemical

The process technology will be used for a 200 KTA low density polyethylene (LDPE) line and a 300 KTA LDPE and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) line to produce LDPE with vinyl acetate comonomer

Gas
Gas | 29 April 2021

Ingevity announces strategic partnership with GreenGas

Initially, Ingevity’s funding will enable GreenGas to further develop biogas capture and cleanup systems at facilities where harmful methane-producing organic waste can be converted to RNG instead of being flared off or escaping into the atmosphere

Chemical
Chemical | 29 April 2021

Sika acquires adhesives business of The Yokohama Rubber

The acquisition of Hamatite will significantly strengthen Sika’s market position in Japan, increase market access to all major Japanese OEMs, and notably extend the product offering for sealing and bonding applications in the Japanese construction industry

General
General | 28 April 2021

Indian Army signs MoU with HPCL

Centre of Excellence and Wellness has been conceptualised to secure a better future for the youth of UT of Ladakh

Chemical
Chemical | 28 April 2021

Biocon and Viatris receive EC approval for Biosimilar Bevacizumab

The drug is approved for the treatment in metastatic colorectal carcinoma, metastatic breast cancer and ovarian, cervical and renal cancer

Chemical
Chemical | 28 April 2021

BASF strengthens innovation capabilities in Asia

The expansion includes an additional research and development (R&D) building and one R&D workshop building

Technology
Technology | 28 April 2021

Acron and Haldor Topsoe complete the ammonia unit ramp up project

Launched in 2016, Acron PJSC’s (Acron) Ammonia-4 plant is now working with a capacity of over 2500 metric tons per day (MTPD)

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 28 April 2021

AkzoNobel starts €1 billion share buyback

The company has engaged a third party to manage the program and perform transactions on its behalf.

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