Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 21 September 2017

LyondellBasell starts production at new PP compounding plant in Dalian

This is the company's third facility in China, strategically located to serve the region's growing automotive market.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 September 2017

GACL ramps up its production capacity

The company is also expanding capacity of Stable Bleaching Powder (SBP) by putting up a new 15,000 TPA plant and Anhydrous Aluminum Chloride (AAC) by putting up a new 16,500 TPA plant at Dahej Complex.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 September 2017

BASF to acquire Solvay’s polyamide business for $1.9 bn

The acquisition would complement BASF’s engineering plastics portfolio and expand the company’s position as a solution provider for the transportation, construction, industrial applications and consumer industries.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 September 2017

Clariant reconfirms its merger with Huntsman

White Tale has stated that it maintains its opposition to the merger of equals between Huntsman and Clariant.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 September 2017

Huntsman refutes White Tale’s allegation

Huntsman Corporation has strongly refuted the White Tale Holdings allegations against the company’s performance.

People
People | 20 September 2017

AkzoNobel appoints new CFO

AkzoNobel today announces Maarten de Vries as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), starting January 1, 2018.

People
People | 20 September 2017

BioAmber appoints new CEO

BioAmber recently appointed Richard P. Eno as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 September 2017

Bayer’s Crop Science Division gears up to fulfill future needs

Liam Condon also reaffirmed the commitment of the Crop Science Division to investing in innovation and developing customized agronomic solutions for farmers that address their individual needs and challenges.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 28 December 2016

Reliance commissions new paraxylene plant

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has successfully commissioned the first phase of Para-xylene (PX) plant at Jamnagar, Gujarat. The plant with capacity of 2.2 MMTPA

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 December 2016

AkzoNobel inaugurates specialty coatings facility at Noida

AkzoNobel has inaugurated the first-of-its-kind Specialty Coatings production facility and colour laboratory in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 November 2016

GACL goes ahead with Rs 1936 cr caustic soda plant

Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) today said its board has approved setting up of a 800 TPD caustic soda plant

Chemical
Chemical | 01 September 2016

Growth potential of Indian chemical industry immense, says Minister

The Minister observed that the current PCPIR policy needs fine tuning to make it more pragmatic and practical.

Chemical
Chemical | 11 August 2016

Tata Chemicals to sell urea business to Yara for Rs2,670 cr

The lump sum consideration for the transfer of the Urea Business of the company by way of a slump sale pursuant to the Scheme is Rs2,670 crore

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

Indian agrochemical sector to grow at 7.5% annually by FY20

India is the fourth largest global producer of agrochemicals after the US, Japan and China. This segment generated a value of USD 4.4 billion in FY15 and is expected to grow at 7.5% per annum to reach USD 6.3 billion by FY20.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

Air Products to build ultra-high purity gases plant in China

Air Products has announced it will build a new plant and associated infrastructure in the Pukou Economic Development Zone (PKEDZ), Nanjing, eastern China, to supply ultra-high purity gases to its customers in the park.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

AkzoNobel earnings rise 8.6%

AkzoNobel has reported a second quarter with positive developments in profitability in all three Business Areas, despite currency pressures and a challenging market environment.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

Evonik commercializes biosurfactants

Evonik is the first company able to use biotech methods to produce surfactants on an industrial scale.

Chemical
Chemical | 20 July 2016

Monsanto rejects Bayer’s revised financial offer

Monsanto has announced that its Board of Directors unanimously views Bayer AG’s revised proposal as financially inadequate and insufficient to ensure deal certainty.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 20 July 2016

BASF and Linde complete CO2 plant

Pilot plant captures up to 30 tons of CO2 per day at more than 90 percent capture rate and at a CO2 purity of more than 99.9 percent

Chemical
Chemical | 30 June 2016

AGC’s subsidiary in Vietnam changes to ‘AGC Chemicals Vietnam’

AGC Asahi Glass (AGC), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announces that AGC’s subsidiary in Vietnam has changed its company name to AGC Chemicals Vietnam from Phu My Plastics & Chemicals (PMPC).

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