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Oil and precious metals recovery from wastewater creates new revenue streams

With rising commodity prices, extracting valuable raw materials from wastewater looks attractive, but only makes economic sense for certain products, says Lux Research

Lanxess inaugurates rubber production line in Dormagen

The company has invested Euro 18 million in production expansion for Baypren polychloroprene solid rubber

RIL to strengthen plastics business with new cracker: Mukesh Ambani

The CMD of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) informed the shareholders at the company's 40th AGM that RIL plans to invest Rs 1.8 lakh crore ($30 billion) across businesses

'Mega trends' driving a major transformation in building industry: Andrew Burgess, AkzoNobel

There are huge opportunities for the suppliers - cement maker, glazing company, paints company, etc - to construction industry as it embrass mega trends

Gail stake in OPaL project to come down

The cost of the project to build 1.1 million tonnes plant has been revised thrice upwards

Lessons to be learnt from B2C supply chain model by chemical industry

Supply chain complexity and challenges for chemicals are increasing and needs alternate SCM models. Chemical logistics can take a leaf from the B2C supply chain model to improve efficiency

Tata Chemicals announces organisational changes

Appoints Ashvini Hiran as the Chief Culture Officer and Richa Arora as COO of Consumer Product Business

Mitsui Chemicals and BASF ink pact for new insecticide

While significant research will continue for the new insecticide over the next three years, the first registration submission in 2016 for Japan, with other markets following in 2017

Merck sells assets at Lehrte site to Schussler Novachem

The German firm to exit Lehrte site as planned at the end of June

Jubilant Life raises niacinamide price by 9%

The company is one of the leading players in vitamin B3 (niacin & niacinamide) globally

Clariant India shifts HQ to Navi Mumbai from Thane

The company inaugurates the new 140,000 sq feet headquarter at Airoli, Navi Mumbai

Ineos and Sasol to build HDPE plant in Texas

The two companies had announced their intention to form this joint venture in July 2013

Premier Explosives to collaborate with IIT Madras for research

This is the company's second such collaboration; The first one being with Gulbarga University, Gulbarga (Karnataka)

Increasing personal care products demand driving Indian surfactants market: Frost & Sullivan

Use of multifunctional surfactants expected to gain momentum in the country, says the new study

Altana raises production capacity for BYK additives in US

Investment of $ 50 million is single largest made by Altana outside Germany, and will help the company to serve local customers and North American business

Godrej PED saves millions using Geometric's manufacturing software

By using Geometric's CAMWorks, the company claims to have saved Rs 2 million annually for only the nozzle profiling process. The manual operational time also down by 60%

Practical tips to reduce hearing defects in mining industry

Noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss are still prevalent in the mining industry. Careful design and new technology and materials can be used to minimise this

Chinese pharma intermediates may become uncompetitive compared to India: Ashwin Shroff, Excel Industries Ltd

Interview with Ashwin Shroff, Chairman & Managing Director, Excel Industries Ltd

India remains a strategic country for DuPont: Dr Rajeev A Vaidya

Interview with Dr Rajeev A Vaidya, President - South Asia & ASEAN, DuPont

India is embracing process optimisation software in a big way: Arup Ghosh, AspenTech

Interview with Arup Ghosh, Country Manager for South Asia, AspenTech