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Chemical
Chemical | 08 June 2011

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ICRA has rating outstanding of LBB with a stable outlook and A4 to the Rs. 20 crores fund-based limits and Rs. 5 crores non-fund based limits respectively of Albright & Wilson Chemicals India Limited (AWCIL). ICRA also has long term rating of LBBB-(S

Chemical
Chemical | 08 June 2011

ICRA downgrades Saboo Sodium rating to \'LBB\'

Credit rating agency, ICRA has revised the rating assigned to the Rs 7.2 crore term loans and the Rs 2 crore million long-term fund based limits of Saboo Sodium Chloro (SSCL) from LBB+ to LBB. The outlook on the long term rating is stable.

Chemical
Chemical | 07 June 2011

Using ethanol as feedstock rather than fuel will save millions: CII

Use of ethanol as feedstock rather than as fuel can earn a net benefit of around USD 297 million, a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) study has found.The CII had conducted a comparative analysis of economic and environmental use of ethanol for d

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 June 2011

ICC provides info on 9 new chemicals under Stockholm Convention

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has provided information as sought by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) on nine new chemicals included under the Stockholm Convention of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP).

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 June 2011

ICC wants amendment of dumping laws

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has called for amendment of dumping laws in certain areas that are of general nature cutting across several manufacturing sectors.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 June 2011

Best Value proposes to expand manufacturing unit

Best Value Chem has proposed to increase the capacity of some of its perfumery products and also discontinue some of the chemicals manufactured at its Karakhadi unit in Gujarat's Vadodara district.

Chemical
Chemical | 06 June 2011

CRISIL reaffirms ratings on Coromandel International Limited post acquisition an

CRISIL has reaffirmed its ratings on the bank facilities and debt programme of Coromandel International Ltd (Coromandel; formerly, Coromandel Fertilisers Ltd) at "˜AA+/Stable/P1+'. The reaffirmation follows Coromandel's announcement that it plan

Chemical
Chemical | 06 June 2011

RIL sees bigger opportunities in chemical business

The global chemical industry has undergone a transformation since major financial crisis of 2008. The chemical industry benefitted from industry discipline and rapid economic recovery, especially in China and India. Despite unplanned outages, the ind

Chemical
Chemical | 06 June 2011

Performance of RIL\'s petrochemical division in 2010-11

Reliance maintained its leadership in the domestic market with a commodity polymer production share of 47%. RIL's polymer production for the year remained unchanged despite turnaround activities carried out during the year. RIL's cracker operatin

Chemical
Chemical | 03 June 2011

CRISIL reaffirms ratings on Nirma Limited

CRISIL has reaffirmed its "˜AA/Stable/P1+' ratings on Nirma Ltd's (Nirma's) outstanding debt programme and bank facilities. The ratings continue to reflect Nirma's healthy financial risk profile and established market position in the deterge

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2011

LyondellBasell to seek buyer for Berre, France refinery

LyondellBasell today announced its intention to seek a buyer for the 105,000 barrels-per-day refinery at Berre, France operated by its subsidiary, Compagnie Petrochimique de Berre S.A.S (CPB). An investment banking firm will be retained to assist wit

Chemical
Chemical | 01 June 2011

Insecticides (India) FY11 net profit rises 14%

Insecticides (India), one of the fastest growing companies in agrochemicals Industry, posted a 20% rise in revenues and a 14% jump in the net profit for the FY 2010-11, over the previous year. While the company saw its net profit touching Rs. 32.21

Chemical
Chemical | 01 June 2011

Ashland to acquire International Specialty Products

Ashland Inc. and International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) today announced that Ashland has agreed to acquire privately owned ISP, a global specialty chemical manufacturer of innovative functional ingredients and technologies. Under the terms of th

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 31 May 2011

Synthetic rubber production increases

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has said that the production of synthetic rubber in the country has gone up a few metric tonnes than previous years.

Chemical
Chemical | 31 May 2011

Indian Oil Corporation Q4 net profit 3905.16 crore?

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IndianOil) has reported an excellent performance for the year 2010-11. Riding on a robust performance driven by the highest ever sales of petroleum products and high capacity utilization of refineries and pipelines, the C

Chemical
Chemical | 31 May 2011

BASF and INEOS sign joint venture contract for Styrolution

BASF SE and INEOS Industries Holdings Limited have made an important step towards the establishment of the joint venture company Styrolution. On May 27, 2011 the companies signed a joint venture contract, which regulates the formation of the joint ve

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 May 2011

Bodal Chemicals proposes to raise manufacturing capacity of synthetic organic c

Bodal Chemicals has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests in connection with proposed expansion of its synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing capacity and proposed cogeneration power plant in it unit at Dudhwada in Gujarat's Vadodar

Chemical
Chemical | 30 May 2011

CRISIL reaffirms \'BBB/Stable/P3+\' ratings of Pondy Oxides & Chemicals

CRISIL's ratings on the bank facilities of Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd (POCL, part of the Bansal group) continue to reflect the Bansal group's established market position in the metallic oxides industry, its strong operational capabilities, and

Chemical
Chemical | 30 May 2011

New Vice President for Global Base Chemicals

Brian Davis took up the role of Shell Vice President (VP) for Global Base Chemicals on May 1, 2011. He succeeds Graham van't Hoff who has been appointed Chairman for Shell in the UK. Prior to this appointment Brian was Vice President Downstream Str

Chemical
Chemical | 30 May 2011

BASF to build world's largest single-train TDI plant in Europe

BASF will build the world's largest single-train TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Europe. The plant will have a capacity of 300,000 metric tons per year and will be fully integrated with precursor production. The TDI plant will be located at one

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