Page 105 - Chemicals

MRPL hikes stake in ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals to 46%

OMPL has set up an aromatic complex in Mangalore to produce paraxylene and benzene

PT Indonesia Chemical's chemical alumina plant begins operation

The plant, built by PT Indonesia Chemical (a JV between Japan's Showa Denko and Indonesia's PT ANTAM), will have capacity to produce 3,00,000 tpa

Kuraray to hike ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer capacity in Europe

The company will invest about Yen 8 billion to increase EVOH resin capacity at its Antwerp (Belgium) site by 11,000 tpa

KBR inks licensing agreement for Showa Denko's acetyls technologies

Under the licensing agreement, Showa Denko will provide KBR with its proprietary technologies to catalyse and process acetic acid to produce its derivative

Huntsman to expand polyetheramines capacity in Singapore

The company will invest $100 mn for the expansion, which will also include backward integration to produce polyethers from locally sourced feedstocks

WR Grace to split into two companies

While one company will concentrate on catalysts technologies & materials technologies businesses, the other will focus on construction products & Darex packaging businesses

Dr M O Garg takes charge as director general of CSIR

Dr Garg has contributed significantly in bringing together CSIR and the industry with a focus on indigenisation of core technologies in the petroleum sector

Chambal Fertilizers temporarily shuts down urea plant in Kota

The company will carry out routine maintenance activities during the shutdown period of the plant - which is expected to resume operations during last week of March 2015

Tata Chemicals reports Rs 238 cr profit in Q3 FY2014-15

However, the fertiliser business continues to face headwinds due to lack of clarity in policy which resulted in substantial production loss, says R Mukundan, MD, Tata Chemicals

Clariant launches three colour solutions at PlastIndia 2015

These easily dispersible pigments find applications in packaging, artificial leather and footwear industry

Pfizer to acquire Hospira for $17 billion

Acquisition will expand Pfizer's portfolio of sterile injectable and biosimilars, making it one of the global leaders in sterile injectables segment

Lanxess eyes to tap auto industry with innovative plastics

Lanxess is showcasing lightweight solutions for automobiles such as front end module structure, air intake hose, engine cover, brake pedal, etc at PlastIndia 2015

Dalmia Cement partners with IFC for resource efficiency assessments

The company kicks off low carbon cement technology roadmap under Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) India project

BASF to expand bismuth vanadate pigments capacities in Germany

Bismuth vanadate pigments, which BASF markets under the Sicopal and Paliotan brands, are used for the formulation of paints, coatings and plastic coatings

Live Oak LNG to develop $2-bn gas liquefaction project in Louisiana

The mid-sized project is being designed for a plant capacity of up to 5 MTPA production

Aurobindo Pharma & Tergene Biotech to form JV for vaccines

Aurobindo will hold a majority stake in the JV, which will focus on pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Govt seeks corporates help for waste management

M Venkaiah Naidu has urged the corporates and industrial and trade bodies to 'walk the talk' in respect of ensuring cleanliness and waste management in urban areas

Total Energy Ventures invests in France's Avenisense

French firm Avenisense develops and manufactures embedded sensors that enhance industrial process safety and efficiency and reduce maintenance costs for engines and turbines

Great Lakes to hike price of elemental bromine in Asia

The Great Lakes Solutions business of Chemtura Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of bromine and bromine intermediates

Tronox buys FMC's alkali chemicals business for $1.64 bn

FMC, which had acquired Cheminova in September 2014, divested the business to reduce company's debt