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Lanxess and Ram Charan collaborative to provide technical assistance to rubber industry

From the Chennai-based tech centre, Lanxess and Ram Charan will be able to especially serve the fast growing rubber markets in South India and Sri Lanka

BASF offers polyamide made from renewable raw materials

The new offering, Ultramid, opens excellent possibilities for flexible packaging film manufacturers to market their 'green' products

Styrolution inaugurates new styrene acrylonitrile unit in Gujarat

Investment supports rising demand for Absolan, Styrolution's styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) brand, in key growth industries in India

Cipla invests in US-based Alzheimer's drug developer Chase

Cipla New Ventures to invest in the US-based firm as part of a syndicate, which also consists of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and New Rhein Healthcare

Merck and BASF acquire majority stake in InnovationLab

Over 100 scientists work at InnovationLab conducting research on future-oriented applications in the field of organic electronics

Dr Reddy's announces senior level changes

Satish Reddy appointed as Chairman of the Board, while G V Prasad has been appointed as the Co-Chairman, CEO and MD. The company also appoints Abhijit Mukherjee as COO

Accenture to provide Sadara with strategic business support services

The multi-year agreement to support Sadara in operating enterprise-wide IT infrastructure

Granules India Chairman Dr Nageswara Rao passes away

Dr Nageswara Rao, 87, earlier served as a Director of Hindustan Antibiotics

Celanese to add compounding unit at Kentucky facility

The new compounding unit is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2015

Pluss Polymers organises e-waste awareness seminar in Gurgaon

The session was held in a Gurgaon school to educate the teachers and the administrative staff about the importance of e-waste management

Vivimed receives the PIC/S GMP approval for Hyderabad facility

The approval provides Vivimed with a significant opportunity to penetrate the CIS markets

Abbott to acquire Chilean firm CFR Pharmaceuticals for Rs 3.3 bn

The move will enhance Abbott's position in fast-growing Latin American market, more than double its branded generics pharmaceutical sales and presence in the region

Mires B.V values Dr Datsons Labs at Rs 350 cr

The European pharma firm proposed last month to buy Dr Datsons Labs

Celanese opens technology centre in South Korea

The centre to support customer growth, innovation and product development

Merck to invest Euro 50 mn in Italian plant

The new production facility in Bari, Italy, which is expected to be commissioned in 2017, will meet the rising demand for biopharmaceuticals

Ineos and Doeflex to combine S-PVC compounding businesses

The combined business would be run by an integrated management team from both entities

Veena Industries inks pact with BARC for biodegradable films technology

The technology to produce biodegradable edible films for food and pharmaceutical packaging from natural resources have been developed by BARC

Novo Informatics receives emerging company award from Karnataka Govt

The company, which is planning for a global product launch in July 2014, intends to establish a small scale experimental lab to enable in-house R&D

Sequent Scientific to acquire Arvee Synthesis

Acquisition to provide impetus to Sequent Scientific's human API business

CIPET to buy Hindustan Flurocarbons' land for expansion

The premier plastics technology institute will pay about Rs 7 crore for 20 acres land