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Momentive expands silicone rubber, coatings capacity in Thailand

The company will add new liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and release coatings capacity to serve customers in growing Asian markets

Evonik's polybutadienes plant commences operation in Germany

With this, the company expands its service portfolio of polyesters, polymethacrylates, amorphous-poly-alpha-olefins, wax and polybutadienes for the adhesive and sealants industry

Gail to collaborate with Azerbaijan-based firm for LNG and petrochem projects

The PSUs has signed an MoU with State Oil Company of Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) for jointly pursuing opportunities in LNG, upstream and petrochemical projects

Huntsman opens India subcontinent head office in Mumbai

The new office will initially house about 300 Huntsman associates, including over 100 technical staff spread across three floors of state-of-the-art laboratory and research facilities

Vertellus buys fine chemical maker Pentagon Chemicals

The acquisition significantly expands Vertellus' manufacturing presence in the agrochemical and pharmaceutical sectors, significantly boosting life science chemistries

Corbion Purac plans to set up 75 kTpa poly lactic acid plant in Thailand

The company will invest about Euro 60 million in the new PLA plant, thus taking a major step in the bioplastics value chain

Cairn India begins polymer injection in Mangala field to improve oil recovery

Mangala enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project in Rajasthan is among the largest polymer flood EOR programmes in the world

TCI Sanmar Chemicals to raise PVC and ethylene capacity in Egypt

The company will invest $150 mn for this expansion

BASF and Toda Kogyo form JV for cathode active materials

Two companies will combine their respective cathode active materials businesses, intellectual property and production assets in Japan in the joint venture

BASF and Hemmelrath join hands to develop paint-making process

Both companies plan to combine Hemmelrath's modular coating plant technology with pigment preparations from the Xfast range of BASF

BPCL to foray into petrochemicals with propylene processing plant

The company will use 3-lakh tonne of propylene from Kochi plant to manufacture value-added products

Ceat plans Rs 470 crore investment to expand capacity

The company plans to invest Rs 420 crore and Rs 50 crore in 2-3 wheeler tyre plant and specialty tyres project, respectively

Thermax bags Rs 321-cr order in Africa

As per the contract, the company will build and commission a captive power plant in Africa for a leading African conglomerate

Bayer CropScience buys assets of DuPont Crop Protection Land Management business

German chemical company will acquire certain DuPont Crop Protection Land Management assets in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand

Dow Corning launches labeling solutions for flexible application

The new system combines Dow Corning's Syl-Off SL 35 release modifier and new Syl-Off SL 411 coating to help customers optimise quality control and cost-effective manufacturing

Aditya Birla, Nirma eye stake in Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals

Two companies have carried out due diligence for buying Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation Limited's 44.26% stake in PACL which is up for sale

Coromandel resumes operations partially at cyclone Huhhud-hit Vigaz plant

The company has successfully restored power at its unit through one of its feeder and certain intermediate plants plus one of the granulation plants have started operations

Johnson Matthey to buy Clariant's energy storage business for $75 mn

The energy storage business of Clariant is the largest hydrothermal lithium iron phosphate (LFP) producer in the world

BASF to raise capacity of tertiary butylamine plant in China by 60%

Expansion is expected to help the company to meet increasing demand of tyre additives in China and Asia Pacific

Shin-Etsu to invest Yen 5 bn in silicones R&D facility in Japan

Aiming to expand its silicone business, Shin-Etsu will strengthen its R&D system with the construction of a new research building at its silicone electronics materials research center