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Ess Dee Aluminium tie up with German university for developing packaging solutions

The company has entered into technical collaboration with the University of Chemnitz, Germany

BHEL's CMD receives 2-year extension

B Prasada Rao, CMD, was to be retired on December 31, 2013

Sabic inaugurates $100-mn technology centre in Bengaluru

The centre, one of 17 Sabic global R&D centres of excellence, to carry out cutting-edge research on new platforms for next-generation materials

Sabic and Lockheed Martin to partner for carbon nanostructure materials

The proposed joint venture will develop carbon nanostructure materials for a variety of end markets and applications

Wipro bags IT contract from Japan's Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Bangalore based firm will build and maintain an 'as-a-service' global platform for Takeda that will drive synergies across its global entities through standardisation of IT architecture

PTT Global to invest over $ 4 billion in petrochemical projects in Asia

Thai firm has already entered into a deal with PT Pertamina to set up a $5-billion petrochemical complex in Indonesia

Jaihind Projects wins 3 projects worth Rs 48 crores

Bags two work orders from IOC, while one from Gujarat State Petronet

Khobragade episode not to deter US Exim Bank to support Indian projects

The bank is funding some big ticket projects in India, including Reliance Industries' petrochemical expansion project in Jamnagar

Sharon Bio-Medicine completes Rs 125 cr expansion projects

The commercial production at Sharon's two expanded plants at Taloja near Navi Mumbai have already started, while Dehradun formulation expanded facility will start production from June 2014

Jaihind Projects bags Rs 114 cr contract from IOCL

As per the contract, the company will lay Paradip-Haldi-Durgapur LGP pipeline

Uhde India commissions Matix Fertilisers' ammonia storage tanks

The project, which was implemented on lumpum turnkey basis, was awarded by Essar Projects

Shale gas drives $120 bn investment in LNG projects in North America

Bringing US gas onto the $170 billion global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market will raise prices at home, and Australia is emerging as a serious export challenger, according to Lux Research

RPP Infra Projects receives Rs 10 cr contracts from BHEL

The company has won two contracts worth Rs 4.5 crore and Rs 5.6 crore from BHEL, Trichy

Iluka acquires stake in UK-based Metalysis for A$ 22.5 mn

Metalysis has demonstrated its ability to produce titanium powder directly from Iluka's main high grade titanium feedstock products of rutile

Smartphones and 3D printing to boost demand for high performance thermoplastics

With new materials and processing technologies opening up new applications, versatile high performance thermoplastics will gain broader adoption, according to Lux Research

Autodesk launches 3D printing technology platform

The company launches an open software platform for 3D printing called Spark, and also introduced its own 3D printer

Nadir Godrej receives Chemexcil's Life Time Achievement Award

The award recognises his contribution to the Indian chemical industry

Integrated approach imperative for developing speciality chemicals sector: CII

CII releases report on 'Key feedstock for speciality chemicals' examining in detail ten key raw materials for the industry

Process equipment makers ready to ride investment cycle boom

With projects worth Rs 4.08 lakh crore cleared by Cabinet Committee on Investment, chemical process equipment manufacturers in India expect better prospects in 2014

Interim Budget 2014: A vote for growth?

Who's who of the chemical and allied industry express their views on Finance Minister P Chidambaram's interim Budget and its impact on the industry.