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Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 24 January 2011

Haryana-based co wants to expand distillery unit

Haryana Organics has proposed to expand and modernise its distillery and captive power plant at Chulkhana in Panipat district. The existing unit produces 25 KLPD of distillery products using molasses and grain and wants it to increase it to 100 KLPD.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 21 January 2011

ICC calls for zero import duty on feedstocks, ethanol, coal, catalysts

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has suggested zero import duty for feedstocks like naphtha and hydrocarbons and also chemical items like ethanol, coal and catalysts. "For the Indian chemical industry to be competitive, there is an imperative need

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 January 2011

Patel Pesticides proposes new unit in Gujarat

Patel Pesticides (India) has sought the Environment and Forests Ministry's clearance for its proposed pesticide manufacturing unit at Nandesari in Gujarat's Vadodara district. The company wants to manufacture 100 MTPM of profenofos. The by-produc

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 January 2011

SI Group-India wants reduction of import duty on olefinic products

SI Group-India has requested the government to reduce import duty on crucial olefinic products to a level not exceeding 5 percent ad valorem. In a letter to the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, SI Group also called for correction of invert

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 January 2011

ICC wants increase in peak import duty on chemicals

The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has called for hike in the peak import duty on chemical products in India saying a low duty level is against a scenario of rising costs of finance, fuels and power.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 January 2011

India Glycols proposes pilot plant in Uttarakhand

India Glycols has moved the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance for installation of a pilot plant at Kashipur in Uttarakhand's U S Nagar district to produce ethanol.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 January 2011

LRC Surfactants proposes chemical unit in Uttarakhand

LRC Speciality Surfactants has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance for its proposed chemical unit at Lakeshri in Uttarakhand's Hardwar district. The total cost of the project is Rs 3.50 crore and the land

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 January 2011

Global textile dyes market to reach US$5.5 bn by 2015

The global textile chemicals and dyes market continued to face a challenging environment in 2009 and 2010 as depressed demand for garments and apparel cast a dampener on the textiles business. Textiles, a high volume traded commodity, also witnessed

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 January 2011

Global market for pulp and paper chemicals to exceed US$20 bn by 2015: Global In

Fate of the pulp and paper chemicals market is completely dependent on the paper industry and hence reflects the trends in the industry. The global paper industry, already reeling under the onslaught of increasing substitution in publishing by Intern

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 January 2011

Saptagir proposes to increase camphor production

Saptagir Camphor has sought environmental clearance for expansion of its camphor manufacturing unit at Kothapalli in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district. In a letter to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the company said it proposes to increa

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 January 2011

PI Industries proposes chemical manufacturing unit in Gujarat

PI Industries has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance to its proposed chemical manufacturing unit at Jambusar in Gujarat's Bharuch district. The company proposes to manufacture 7,000 MTPA of 27 agrochemica

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 January 2011

Commodity Polymers Industry: Downtrend in margins likely to deepen in the medium

With economic activity picking up, growth in domestic demand for commodity polymers was strong in 2009-10, reporting a 19% year-on-year (yoy) increase as against 4% yoy in 2008-09. The buoyancy in growth has continued in the current fiscal, although

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 January 2011

Subham Oils proposes alkyd manufacturing unit in Bengal

Subham Oils & Resins has moved the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance to its plans for manufacturing alkyd resin at its existing unit at Surjopur in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. The total cost of the projec

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 10 January 2011

Jayshree Chemicals commissions chlor-alkali plant

Jayshree Chemicals Ltd has commissioned its 152 TPD chlor-alkali plant with the latest state-of-the-art pollution free membrane cell technology based plant with the technical assistance from Uhde Gmbh, Germany, ahead of schedule with a total capital

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 January 2011

Cambay Organics wants to expand Gujarat unit

Cambay Organics has sought environmental clearance for expanding its existing manufacturing unit at Sokhada in Gujarat's Anand district.In its presentation to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the company says that it wants to expand product

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 January 2011

Global alkylamines market to reach 947.3 thousand tonnes by 2015, says report

The market for alkylamines continues to witness unabated research and development efforts, which are leading to new discoveries in innovative application areas. alkylamines assume importance as major intermediates used in the production of pesticides

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 January 2011

Associated Dyestuff proposes new plant in Gujarat

Associated Dyestuff has proposed to set up a dyes, dyes intermediates and pigment manufacturing plant at Dudhwada in Gujarat's Vadodara district. In its presentation to the Ministry of Environment and Forest for environmental clearance, the company

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 06 January 2011

IPFT undertook several projects in 2010-11

Gurgaon-based Institute of Pesticides Formulation Technology (IPFT) undertook several projects during 2010-11 and achieved success in various fronts.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 05 January 2011

Pasupathy Chemicals proposes new unit in Andhra Pradesh

Pasupathy Chemicals has sought the nod of the Ministry of Environment and Forests for starting a fungicide and insecticide manufacturing plant at Vedicherla in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 04 January 2011

OPCW carries out inspection of two companies in Gujarat, Maharashtra

The Hague-based Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) recently carried out inspections of two Indian chemical companies based in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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