General
General | 28 December 2021

LANXESS aims 30% women in management positions by 2030

To promote the professional and personal development of women, LANXESS supports young executives with individual mentoring and coaching offers

Chemical
Chemical | 28 December 2021

Meghmani Organics completes acquisition of Kilburn Chemicals

The plant's existing manufacturing capacity is pegged at 16,500 MTPA

General
General | 28 December 2021

Indigo Paints contributes Rs. 18 Cr to IIT Kanpur

Company's CMD Hemant Jalan has contributed Rs. 18 crore to support the School of Medical Research and Technology (SMRT) - IIT Kanpur

Chemical
Chemical | 28 December 2021

Clariant to buy BASF’s U.S. Attapulgite business assets for $60 million

The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in summer 2022

Sustainability
Sustainability | 28 December 2021

Indorama recognized for excellence in supply chain and chemical management

Company's sustainability efforts have been recognized by EcoVadis and ChemScore

Chemical
Chemical | 28 December 2021

Gujarat Fluorochemicals incorporates two subsidiaries

Gujarat Fluorochemicals FZE will focus on trading and manufacturing of chemicals

Chemical
Chemical | 28 December 2021

Heranba to set up agrochem manufacturing plant

The company acquired an additional industrial plot at Saykha Industrial Estate

Chemical
Chemical | 28 December 2021

US chemical production up by 1.7% in Nov 21

US CPRI expanded by 0.6% in November following a 0.3% decline in October

Chemical
Chemical | 28 December 2021

Use of technology and quality inputs will help farmers increase their income: R G Agarwal, Group Chairman, Dhanuka

Farmers must use quality inputs, and take the help of modern technology to increase per hectare yield.

Chemical
Chemical | 27 December 2021

Indorama Ventures inaugurates business service center in Kolkata

The establishment of the GBS is one of several major transformation projects.

People
People | 27 December 2021

Raman Ramachandran to step down as MD & CEO of PI Industries

The Board of PI Industries accepted this change following Dr. Ramachandran’s implementation of his succession plan.

Battery
Battery | 27 December 2021

TotalEnergies, Saft commissions largest battery-based energy storage facility in France

Located at the Flandres center in Dunkirk, the site has a power capacity of 61 MW and a total storage capacity of 61 megawatt hours (MWh)

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 December 2021

Asia to account for more than half of global petrochemical capacity additions by 2030

Total petrochemical capacity of new-build and expansion projects in Asia is expected to be 477 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2030 as per latest report by GlobalData

General
General | 26 December 2021

Fire in Camlin Fine Sciences subsidiary

The reason for the fire was a short circuit in the centrifuge motor which took place during the purification process

Chemical
Chemical | 26 December 2021

Indorama Ventures opens tech center in Mumbai

The new facility is part of the company’s high-growth Integrated Oxides & Derivatives (IOD) business segment, serving global customers in India and the Asia-Pacific

General
General | 26 December 2021

PMFAI to organize ICSCE 2022 in Dubai in Feb 22

The ICSCE is in person (physical event) is an opportunity to meet and network with buyers and sellers from the globe

Chemical
Chemical | 26 December 2021

India to impose anti-dumping duty on caustic soda from Japan, Iran, Qatar and Oman

The authority is of the view that imposition of anti-dumping is required to offset dumping and injury.

General
General | 24 December 2021

UPL admits GDR Programme for trading on LSE

The market value of GDRs being admitted is approximately GBP 451 million which represents about 8.16% of its underlined paid-up equity share capital

Technology
Technology | 24 December 2021

Isgec Heavy Engineering starts commercial production of ethanol

SSML has invested approximately Rs. 178 crore in the construction of the plant and presently it is operational

Chemical
Chemical | 24 December 2021

AMI Organics to transfer Ankleshwar facility to Jhagadia

The shifting of specialty chemical business to a single location will help the company achieve better utilization

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