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Henkel has ambitious plans for expanding its business in India: Jeremy Hunter

Interview with Jeremy Hunter, President, Henkel India

FDA alerts drive quality requirements upwards in pharma industry: Albert Stevens, IMCD Group

In this interview, Albert Stevens, VP Asia, IMCD Group, one of the leading global distributors of speciality chemicals, considers India to be one of the key growth drivers in Asia for the group

India has a golden opportunity to attract business from China: Anil Krishna, Borouge India

In this interaction, Anil Krishna, GM and VP of Sales, Borouge India, emphasises that India has a potential to attract the exported manufacturing business from China

Without gender diversity, full potential of innovations may not be discovered: Romy Ludwig, Dow IEC

In this interview, Romy Ludwig, President, Dow India Engineering Center (IEC), emphasises on the need to have gender diversity in companies and the importance of India to global engineering companies

Agricultural residues is the only way to achieve ethanol production targets: G S Krishnan, Novozymes

In this interview, G S Krishnan, Regional President - India, Novozymes South Asia, discusses benefits of enzymes and importance of agri-waste to produce bioethanol in India

Silicones make energy-efficient buildings a reality: Jean-Paul Hautekeer, Dow Corning

In this interview, Jean-Paul Hautekeer, Global Marketing Director, High Performance Building Solutions, Dow Corning Corporation, emphasises on the market potential of silicones in India

Hot runners lead to huge cost savings for moulders: Vishal Agarwal, Yudo

In this interview, Vishal Agarwal, President, Yudo Hot Runner (India) Pvt Ltd explains importance of cutting-edge technology to the Indian plastics injection moulding industry

Booming specialty chemicals segment on the radar of MNCs

M&A provides faster route to market for MNC's and saves precious time which otherwise goes into overcoming regulatory and infrastructure challenges

Efficient cooling system improves productivity in plastic moulding

As cooling time is one of the important factors for the quality requirements in plastic moulding, better control upon the same can improve the productivity to a great extent

Plastics injection moulders injecting innovations to gain competitive edge

Leading home-grown injection moulding machinery makers are increasingly becoming techno-savvy as they aim to raise their capacity to meet the rising demand for made-in-India machines

Em'power'ing efficiency in chemical industry: Dr Naushad Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall

Energy accounts for a major share of processing cost in a chemical plant. Hence, having right energy management strategy is imperative for improving efficiency

Bio-based polyamides: India, the assured raw material supplier?

With demand for bio-based polyamides (PA) increasing, can India emerge as a reliable global supplier of castor oil, the key raw material to make this eco-friendly polymer?

Well-designed heat exchangers can reduce maintenance cost: V Gokul Das, HRS Process Systems

The performance of heat exchangers has an impact not only on the capital cost but also on operating cost. Here are a few useful maintenance tips for trouble-free performance of heat exchangers.

Green building code propelling demand for polyurethane

The quest to make building energy-efficient is leading to increase in demand for polyurethane (PU), one of the materials used in insulation application

Eliminating microbial contamination with eco-friendly clean-in-place systems

Food and drug safety standards demand effective cleaning procedures to eliminate microbial contamination. Hence, integrated clean-in-place systems are finding increased acceptance in the pharma indust

Low-valued Re causing concern for analytical equipment makers

But manufacturers, providing high-end technologies, are still banking on India as research and quality take centre stage

Indian CMOs to seize branded generics market opportunities?

Increasing share of branded generics in the global pharmaceutical industry presents major opportunity for Indian CMOs provided they adhere to high quality standards

Improving performance of plastic products using glass microspheres sustainably

Glass microspheres make important contributions to sustainability by reducing weight of plastic products without compromising on performance and processing characteristics

Armed with technologies Indian plastics industry ready for global competition

With the exposure to new processing methods and technologies, Indian plastic companies are set to play a major role in the global plastics industry

Value-addition must for Indian API makers to take on the Dragon challenge

To counter the challenge of rising API imports from China, Indian pharma industry should focus on value addition and high-potency products