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Chemical
Chemical | 15 January 2012

CRISIL revises rating outlook on Swati Menthol & Allied Chemicals to ‘Posi

CRISIL has revised its rating outlook on Swati Menthol & Allied Chemicals Limited’s (SMACL) long-term bank facilities to ‘Positive’ from ‘Stable’, while reaffirming the rating at ‘CRISIL BB+’. The short-term

Chemical
Chemical | 12 January 2012

Indo Amines to expand its production capacity of fatty amines

Indo Amines has sought environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest to expand its plant capacity at Tundav. The company plans to increase the production of fatty amines and derivatives. The estimated cost of the expansion is Rs

Chemical
Chemical | 12 January 2012

Ratings on Ihsedu Speciality Chemicals upgraded to \'CRISIL BBB/Stable/CRISIL A3

CRISIL has upgraded its ratings on the bank facilities of Ihsedu Speciality Chemicals Pvt Ltd (ISCPL) to ‘CRISIL BBB/Stable/CRISIL A3+’ from ‘CRISIL BB/Stable/CRISIL A4+’.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 January 2012

AkzoNobel completes acquisition of Boxing Oleochemicals

AkzoNobel has completed its acquisition of China’s leading specialty surfactant producer, Boxing Oleochemicals. Boxing is a leading supplier of nitrile amines and derivatives, which are used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 January 2012

BASF, Sinopec inaugurate second phase of Nanjing petchem complex

BASF and SINOPEC inaugurated the $1.4 billion second phase of their integrated petrochemical site in Nanjing, bringing crucial chemicals to the China market that will support the development of more sustainable local industries.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 January 2012

Sasol Germany to sell its German production site in Witten

Sasol Germany GmbH announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its production site in Witten (Germany) and the associated oleochemicals business to Cremer Oleo GmbH & Co. KG.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 January 2012

LANXESS inaugurates two new plants at Jhagadia

\"India is one of the most important growth markets for LANXESS. The continuing trends of mobility and urbanization contribute to the success of our company on the subcontinent. And we want to growth further and make use of the opportunities that pr

Chemical
Chemical | 10 January 2012

ACBM seeks dumping duty on import of carbon black from China

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has recommended initiation of investigation in the case of imports of carbon black used in rubber applications from China, following a petition from the domestic manufacturers seeking imposition o

Chemical
Chemical | 10 January 2012

Latest status report on National Chemical Policy

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) recently convened a meeting to discuss daft position paper prepared by the department for framing ‘National Policy on Chemicals’. The meeting, chaired by secretary (C&PC), was attended

Chemical
Chemical | 10 January 2012

ICC seeks Govt. of UAE’s intervention for registration of Indian agrochemi

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has urged the Government of UAE to allow the registration of agrochemicals manufactured in India in the UAE. “If our information is correct that in UAE agrochemicals (pesticides) manufactured in the India are n

Technology
Technology | 09 January 2012

KBR to perform simulation study for Matix Fertilizers and Chemicals

Global engineering company, KBR, was awarded a contract by Matix Fertilizers and Chemicals, to perform a dynamic simulation study for the complete steam system at its grassroots Panagarh Fertilizer Complex in West Bengal. KBR will also deliver an Ope

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 January 2012

AkzoNobel to take 100% control of Metlac Group

AkzoNobel plans to strengthen its position in packaging coatings by exercising the right to buy the remaining shares of Metlac, an Italian based packaging coatings producer. Financial details were not disclosed.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 January 2012

EQUATE launches new brand guidelines

EQUATE Petrochemical Company announced the launch of its new brand guidelines as part of its integrated corporate strategy.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 January 2012

Platts : December petrochemical prices slip nearly 1% on year-end slowdown

Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals marketplace slipped nearly 1% to $1,161 per metric tons (/mt) in December, according to the just-released monthly average of the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI), a benchmark basket of seve

Digitization
Digitization | 06 January 2012

Production and availability of fertilizers during November 2011

In November, 2011 production of urea had been more than the target by 0.26 lakh MT. Estimated production of urea during November, 2011 was 17.69 lakh MT against the target of 17.43 lakh MT.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 January 2012

OM Group acquires Rahu Catalytics

Global solutions provider of specialty chemicals, OM Group, has announced that it has purchased Rahu Catalytics.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 January 2012

CRISIL downgraded ratings on the bank facilities of Chemspec Chemicals

CRISIL has downgraded its ratings on the bank facilities of Chemspec Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (Chemspec) to ‘CRISIL BBB-/Stable/CRISIL A3’ from ‘CRISIL BBB/Stable/CRISIL A3+’.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 January 2012

CRISIL reaffirms \'CRISIL AA/Stable/CRISIL A1+\' ratings of Rallis India

CRISIL’ ratings on the debt instruments and bank facilities of Rallis India Ltd (Rallis) continue to reflect Rallis’s established position in India’s crop protection market, its strong focus on research and development, and its stro

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 03 January 2012

CRISIL reaffirms ratings on Balaji Polysacks\' bank facilities

CRISIL has reaffirmed its ratings of ‘CRISIL BB+/Stable/CRISIL A4+’ for the bank facilities of Balaji Polysacks Pvt Ltd (BPPL).

Chemical
Chemical | 29 December 2011

Fitch affirms National Peroxide at \'Fitch A(ind)\'; outlook stabl

Fitch Ratings has affirmed National Peroxide Ltd.\'s (NPL) National Long-Term rating at \'Fitch A(ind)\' with a Stable Outlook. A list of additional rating actions is provided at the end of this commentary.

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