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Clariant inaugurates innovation center in Navi Mumbai

The new facility will focus on research efforts in the areas of surfactants, specialty polymers and functional chemicals

A Schulman join hands with INITZ for PPS compounds

While INITZ will focus on the rapidly growing Asian markets, A Schulman will market Ecotran polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds in EMEA and the Americas

Australian materials science companies eye collaboration in India

For this, the delegation, representing leading Australian materials science and technology research institutions, is visiting Bangalore, Chennai and Pune

Plastindia 2015 shifts to Gandhinagar

Considered to be India's leading exhibition for plastics industry, the event was scheduled to be held in New Delhi from February 5-10, 2015

INEOS acquires majority stake in Scottish shale gas asset

INEOS Upstream has signed an agreement to acquire an 80% interest in Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence (PEDL) 162

Reliance Industries plans to sell stake in US shale JV

The company intends to sell 45% in Eagle Ford shale formation in South Texas for $4.5 billion

Govt plans to spend Rs 1-lakh cr for Madhya Pradesh PCPIR

Rajasthan and Karnataka also keen to set up special investment zones for petroleum, chemicals and petrochemical industries

"Japanese companies view India as growth market"

In this interview, Takehiko Furukawa, Director General, JETRO Mumbai, throws light on the strength of Indo-Japan partnership and ways to take it forward

Nurturing chemistry enables economic growth: R Mukundan

Underlining the chemical industry as the solution provider will lead to more awareness and see a shift from being a service provider to being the provider of intellectual property

Tips to communicate in noisy industrial environment

Hearing protective devices can be effectively utilised for the preservation of hearing in high noise level environments with minimal effects on speech discrimination

Danfoss India launches new range of valves for industrial refrigeration plants

Manufactured in India for local customers, shut-off valves & SNV gauge valves will enable higher reliability &safety in industrial refrigeration plants

Kemira opens biggest water chemicals plant in Europe

The plant will operate on 100% recycled hydrochloric acid, supplied by the TDI-plant of Bayer MaterialScience, from which Kemira will manufacture specific water chemicals

Clariant to set up personal and home care ingredients plant in Indonesia

The company will invest CHF 17 million to install a new production facility at Tangerang site, Indonesia

Lion Copolymer buys Ashland's elastomers business

The elastomers business accounted for approximately 17 percent of Ashland Performance Materials' $1.6 billion in sales for the trailing 12 months ended June 30, 2014

Bayer launches farmer helpline for providing agri-expert advice

Bayer CropScience will provide farmers across India with free technical advisory, crop related advice and information on Bayer's crop protection products

Russia offers India stake in potash manufacturing company Acron

Indian government has formed a consortium of 5 PSUs to carry out due diligence of the proposal

Indian chemicals industry should explore global frontiers: Ananth Kumar

Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers stated this while inaugurating India Chem 2014 in Mumbai

Indian Oil inks pact with Celanese to set up ethanol plant using petcoke

The project is expected to be located at Paradip in Odisha and will utilise petroleum coke (petcoke) from Indian Oil's refineries as the key feedstock

Indian government plans for first reverse SEZ in Iran

Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, said that India is also holding talks with Iran for setting fertiliser plant in that country

India, China driving global specialty polymers market

Electronics industry in India is expected to witness strong growth, thereby leading to increased demand for engineering plastics, according to Research and Markets report