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Cathay Investments buys DSM's Euroresins

Euroresins is a distributor of products to the composite resins industry with activities in nine countries in Europe, including the UK, Italy and France

Kerala MPs meet union ministers for revival of FACT

MPs met union ministers Ananth Kumar and Dharmendra Pradhan to discuss all related issues pertaining to Fertilizers And Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)

Gujarat and Chemicals Ministry to form joint working group

The aim of the group is to fast-track chemical industry projects in the state

Brenntag buys Swedish chemical distributor Fred Holmberg

The acquisition fits will broaden the portfolio of products to Brenntag's customers in addition to its existing ?speciality range of products and services

Altana acquires two companies in Brazil

Its Actega division acquires two companies in the overprint varnish and printing ink industry in Sao Paulo state

Mitsui Chemicals and Korea's SKC to merger polyurethane businesses

The proposed JV deal will also cover the bio-based polyols manufacturing facility in Gujarat of Vithal Castor Polyols Pvt Ltd

Global polypropylene revenues to rise by 5.8% till 2021

The demand for PP totaled 55.1 million tonnes in 2013 and economic slowdown has had little effect on the global market for PP, says Ceresana, the German market intelligence company

Anand Nambiar is the new MD of Merck Ltd

This follows the resignation of its present MD, Dr Claus-Dieter Boedecker, from the company

US-based polymer company LyondellBasell selects Bhavesh Patel as CEO

Patel, who takes over as CEO from January 12, 2015, succeeds James Gallogly, who previously announced his plan to retire

ICL divests shoe reinforcement materials biz Rhenoflex to Findos Investor

Divesture is a part of ICL's strategy to focus on its core businesses in agriculture, food and engineered materials

Fund Energy to use Ineos' Innovene PP process for project in China

The feedstock for the polypropylene plant will be produced using locally sourced propylene via a methanol-to-olefins (MTO) process

DuPont separates performance chemicals business as Chemours

Chemours, which will focus on titanium dioxide, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions businesses, will have 37 production facilities in 12 countries

Ecolab buys Clariant's water treatment business in Latin America

The divestment to Ecolab does not include Clariant's water treatment activities related to the oil and gas industry in the Latin America region

Saipem to provide EPC services for BioNitrogen's biomass-to-urea facilities

BioNitrogen Holdings Corp is a cleantech company that utilises patented technology to build environmentally-friendly plants that convert biomass into urea fertiliser

Toray to increase PP spunbond production in Indonesia

Toray Polytech Jakarta will increase the production of PP spunbond, which is the main material for making disposable diapers, by 18,000 tonnes per year

Shell to buy BASF's stake in ELLBA Eastern JV

The joint venture, which is operated by Shell, produces styrene monomer and propylene oxide

Hemlock Semiconductor closes polysilicon Tennessee facility in US

The company decided to shut down the facility as a result of oversupply of polysilicon and international trade disputes

Umicore to build automotive catalyst facility in Thailand

The new facility will expand Umicore ability to offer emission control solutions in Asia and will complement the activities that it already has in China, Japan, South Korea and India

IOC's Paradip PP plant to be commissioned in 2017-18

Indian Oil Corporation is investing Rs 3,150 crore in polypropylene project at Paradip, Odisha, stated Dharmendra Pradhan, MoS, Petroleum & Natural Gas, in Rajya Sabha

Fluor begins work on ExxonMobil's coker project in Belgium

The company's responsibilities span the project's life cycle and include design, engineering, procurement, module fabrication, transportation, installation and construction