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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

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.

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).

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 27 December 2011

CRISIL reaffirms \'CRISIL AA-/Stable/CRISIL A1+\' ratings of The Supreme Industr

CRISIL’s ratings on the debt instruments of The Supreme Industries Ltd (Supreme) continue to reflect Supreme’s healthy and diversified revenue profile, supported by increasing contribution from value-added products, and improving financia

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 21 December 2011

Xebec bags order for natural gas upgrading system from Grasim Industries

Xebec Adsorption Inc., a provider of biogas upgrading, natural gas and hydrogen purification solutions for the clean energy market, announced today that it has received an order for a M-3200 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) system to upgrade natural g

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 December 2011

Asian Paints wants to raise production at Tamil Nadu unit

Asian Paints Ltd. (Penta division) has proposed to expand the production capacity of its existing unit at Kudikadu in Tamil Nadu\'s Cuddalore district.

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,

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

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.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 December 2011

AkzoNobel completes acquisition of Korean SSCP’s coatings activities

AkzoNobel has today completed its acquisition of the coatings business of Korean SSCP. SSCP has a strong position in the Korean mobile phone market and also supplies coatings to the wider consumer electronics industry.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 01 December 2011

Carbon black industry seeks relief

The carbon black industry has approached the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) seeking some reliefs and save it from heavy losses.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 25 November 2011

Arkema sells vinyl unit to Klesch‎

French chemicals major Arkema announced it is selling off its vinyl products business to the Switzerland-based investment firm Klesch Group. The objective is to create a significant new integrated and independent player in the European PVC sector.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 November 2011

Indian Oil to double refining capacity by 2020-21

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), India’s largest refiner, aims to double its crude refining installed capacity from 65.7 to 123 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in the next 10 years, through expansion and new greenfield units. This was disclose

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 November 2011

CPMA to finalise report on sub-group on petrochemicals

The Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association (CPMA) will finalise a report of the sub group on petrochemicals under the working group on chemicals and petrochemicals to be adopted for the 12th Five Year Plan.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 15 November 2011

Stakeholders discuss reconstitution proposal of Plastic Development Council

Various stakeholders have deliberated on the proposal of reconstitution of Plastic Development Council (PDC) and have stressed the need for implementation of quality standards by the industry.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 November 2011

Platts : October petrochemical prices fell 9% on economic concerns

Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals marketplace, fell 9% to $1,200 per metric tons (/mt) in October, according to the just-released monthly average of the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI), a benchmark basket of seven widely-u

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 November 2011

Indian Oil posts biggest Q2 loss

Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) has posted a loss of Rs. 7,486 crore for the second quarter of 2011-12 as compared to a profit of Rs. 5294 crore for the same quarter of the previous year. The loss is mainly on account of increase in unmet under-re

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 02 November 2011

GAIL opens LNG trading office in Singapore

In order to source natural gas for the Indian market and trading in LNG, petrochemicals and related products, GAIL (India) Limited opened its office in Singapore on Wednesday. The company would be operating in Singapore through its subsidiary GAIL G

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