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Chemical
Chemical | 15 December 2011

Chemical
Chemical | 14 December 2011

EU Chemicals sector growth to resume next year, follows long term trend in 2011

Growth in European chemicals output will be weaker than expected this year and next because of heightened business uncertainty and inventory trimming, industry group Cefic said today.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 December 2011

GlobalData : Basic petrochemicals and major plastics are expected to increase To

GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, has released its latest research, Joint Ventures in the Petrochemical Industry - Key Strategy to Manage Globalization. The study, which is an offering from the company\'\'\'s Petrochemical Research Group,

Chemical
Chemical | 13 December 2011

Patel Pesticides requests clearance for new unit in Gujarat

Patel Pesticides (India) Pvt Ltd has requested clearance from the Environment and Forests Ministry’s for its pesticide manufacturing unit at Nandesari in Gujarat’s Vadodara district.

Chemical
Chemical | 12 December 2011

Olympic Laminates proposes to expand Resin plant in Gujarat

Olympic Laminates Pvt Ltd has moved the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance to its plans for expansion of its resin plant for manufacturing laminated sheets at its existing unit at Karoli in Gujarat\'\'\'s Gandhinagar dist

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 December 2011

Platts Announces November Petrochemical prices fell 3% on lingering economic con

Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals marketplace fell more than 3% to $1,162 per metric tons (/mt) in November, according to the just-released monthly average of the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI), a benchmark basket of seve

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2011

Shell increases polyol production flexibility in Europe

Shell Chemicals has completed a project to strengthen the flexibility of its polyol production facility in Europe. A direct result of this will be an immediate increase in CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers) polyol capacity from the s

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2011

SIL reaffirms rating on Akzo Nobel India Limited\'\'\'s STD Programme

CRISIL’s rating on the short-term debt programme of Akzo Nobel India Ltd (ANIL) continues to reflect ANIL’s robust financial risk profile with strong liquidity, and the company’s sizeable market share and strong brand position in th

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2011

CRISIL reaffirms ratings on Benzo Chem\'\'\'s bank facilities

CRISIL’s ratings on the bank facilities of Benzo Chem Industries Pvt Ltd (Benzo Chem) continue to reflect Benzo Chem’s healthy financial risk profile, marked by a moderate net worth, a low gearing, and robust debt protection metrics, and

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2011

Astec Life Science proposes herbicide products unit in Maharashtra

Astec Life Science Limited has proposed to come up with a unit to produce herbicide products and intermediates at Mahad in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.

Chemical
Chemical | 08 December 2011

New investment policy has resulted in increase of indigenous urea production: DC

The new investment policy for urea sector has resulted in increase of indigenous urea production by approximately two million tonnes in the country through revamp of existing plants, the government has said.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 December 2011

CRISIL reaffirms \'\'\'CRISIL A-/Stable/CRISIL A2+\'\'\' ratings of Roha Dyechem

CRISIL’s ratings on the bank facilities of Roha Dyechem Pvt Ltd (RDPL) continue to reflect the company’s established market position in the food colour business, healthy operational capabilities backed by its global distribution network,

Chemical
Chemical | 07 December 2011

Green chemical industry to soar to $98.5 billion by 2020

Green Chemistry is the discipline that is evolving in response to the wide array of challenges. According to a new report from a market intelligence agency, green chemistry represents a market opportunity that will grow from 8 billion in 2011 to $98.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 December 2011

GACL receives National Safety Award

GACL was presented the National Safety Award at a presentation ceremony held on 29th November, 2011 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. M S Dagur – IAS, MD-GACL received this award on behalf of the company from Mallikarjun Kharge, Honorable Union Mini

Chemical
Chemical | 06 December 2011

DMAI wants technical upgrading, more funds for R&D work

The Dyestuff Manufacturers’ Association of India (DMAI) has called for technology upgrade for improving existing products, invent new products and for better technology for treatment of effluents.

Digitization
Digitization | 06 December 2011

Task force on reforms in fertilizer sector recommends phased approach

A task force constituted by the government on transfer of direct subsidy in the case of fertilizers among others has recommended a phased approach for implementation of this transfer to the beneficiary.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 December 2011

Meghmani partners with Mitsui to set up CPVC plant at Dahej

Mitsui and Co India, an Indian subsidiary of Japanese trading major, Mitsui & Co has joined hands with Indian chemical company Meghmani Group to set up a Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) manufacturing plant at Dahej. This was announced by Mitsui

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 December 2011

ICRA revises ratings assigned to various debt programme of Haldia Petrochemicals

ICRA has revised the long term rating outstanding of the Rs. 2421 crore term loans and the Rs. 600 crore, fund-based facilities of Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) from [ICRA]BBB+ to [ICRA]BBB-.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 05 December 2011

CIPET conducts feasibility study on quality standards

The Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) has undertaken a feasibility study on behalf of Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) with the aim of identifying the gaps in the existing quality standards and for acces

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 05 December 2011

Linde to build hydrogen plant for chemical complex in Northeast China

The Linde Group is set to build and operate a new hydrogen plant in the Jilin Chemical Industrial Park (JCIP) in Northeast China. The company will be investing around EUR 42 million in the first phase of this new project.

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Aim to become import substitute for instrumentation business in India
Aim to become import substitute for instrumentation business in India
Vinayak M. Patankar, Sreejith Kumar Whole Time Director & CEO, Borosil Scientific Ltd. , Associate Vice President - Design, Borosil Scientific Ltd.

Looking at increasing manufacturing base outside India
Looking at increasing manufacturing base outside India
Sidharth A. Choksi Executive Vice President, Hindustan Platinum Pvt. Ltd

Developing new products like Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B6
Developing new products like Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B6
Hemal Mehta, Sachin Mehta Chairman, Sudarshan Pharma Industries Ltd. & Managing Director, Sudarshan Pharma Industries Ltd.