In good news for the chemical and fertilisers sectors, the demand for major fertilisers in the country is on the rise and was the highest during 2010-11.
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) wants India to play a more proactive role in decision making process in WTO and the Stockholm Convention.
The Alkali Manufacturers Association of India (AMAI) has requested to consider whether there is any need for an amendment to the anti-dumping rules. "The government had amended anti-dumping rules through the Union Budget 2010-11 and as a result, the
CRISIL's ratings on Berger Paints India Ltd's (Berger Paints') short-term debt programme and bank facilities continue to reflect Berger Paints' established position in the decorative paints segment, and market leadership in the protective coa
R K Cogen & Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. has approached the Environment Ministry for environment clearance for its proposed sugar plant along with cogeneration power plant and distillery at Madikechilur in Karnataka's Shimoga district.
The Department of Commerce has sought information from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) on issues related to the chemical industry that can be raised at the upcoming meeting of the India-Mexico Bilateral High-Level Group on trade
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has requested the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance to exempt it under the service tax category.
Sterling Chemicals announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Eastman Chemical Company will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Sterling Chemicals for $100 million in cash, subject to certain adjustm
Total has signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell most of its Marketing assets in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man to Rontec Investments LLP, a consortium led by Snax 24, one of the leading independent forecourt operat
KBR and Shell Global Solutions International today announced the formation of a new alliance in which KBR will market, sell and provide technology and design packages with Shell Global Solutions on hydroprocessing solutions worldwide.
A new report from the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group, Compass 2011: Global chemicals sector midyear outlook, indicates that the chemical industry is continuing to recover, with revenue growing at a compoun
Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), which is the sole manufacturer of DDT in the country, has called for removal of "wrong perception" on the product which, it said, is the most effective toll in the national disease vector control programme in Ind
CRISIL has assigned its "˜B/Stable/P4' ratings to the bank facilities of Ideal Chemicals (India) Pvt Ltd (ICI). The ratings reflect ICI's weak financial risk profile, marked by small net worth, high gearing, high total outside liabilities to tan
BASF will increase prices in Europe, Africa and Western Asia for polymer dispersions as well as additives by 85 Euro per metric ton and acrylic resins and redispersible powders by 140 Euro per metric ton. This price increase is necessary due to conti
Vibrant Pharmachem Pvt Ltd has moved the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance to its unit for manufacturing bulk drugs at Raichur in Karnataka.
Tech Bond laboratories Pvt Ltd has proposed to manufacture bulk drugs and drug intermediates at its Anantharam unit in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district.
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the global chemicals industry jumped significantly in the first quarter of 2011 when compared to the same period of 2010, according to the first quarter 2011 edition of Chemical compounds, a quarterly analysis
Consumption of zircon rebounded strongly in 2010, reaching 1.33Mt, following an 18% fall in 2009 because of the global economic downturn. Growth over the last decade has come mainly from the ceramics and chemical sectors, growing by 4.1%py and 7.5%py
CARE has reaffirmed the ratings assigned to the bank facilities of Atul Ltd. The revisions in the ratings primarily take into account the improvement in Atul's overall financial risk profile during FY10 and H1FY11 characterized by improvement in pr
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