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Sanofi India appoints N Rajaram as Country Head

He will be responsible for driving the company's ambitious growth plans in the pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare segments

Clariant Chemicals sells Thane plot to Lodha Group for Rs 1154 cr

The company has already relocated its masterbatches plant from Kolshet to Bhiwandi (Thane)

Songwon acquires Sequent Scientific's specialty chemicals division

The local manufacturing presence will support Korean firm's ambition to build a leading position in India while serving the specific needs of the domestic market

Reliance Industries commissions polyester plant at Silvassa

With this, RIL's total PFY capacity, including the Malaysian facilities, will be in excess of 1.5 MMTPA, making it one of the world's largest producer of polyester fibre and yarn

Energy efficiency will be a key differentiator in chemical industry: HRS

The company also believes specialty chemicals & additives will offer huge growth opportunity in India

Evonik ties up with University of Tokyo for research

Strengthening innovation activities in economically attractive regions supports Evonik's growth strategy

Goldman Sachs and Koch to acquire Flint Group from CVC

The Luxembourg-based Flint Group is a leading global supplier of inks and other print consumables such as flexographic printing plates, blankets, image transfer products and chemicals

BASF expands waterborne automotive coatings capacity in Brazil

With this, BASF aims to meet market demands generated by new car makers setting up their plants in the country

Lanxess inaugurates high-tech plastics plant in Brazil

The plant, built with an investment of Euro 20 million, will have annual capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes

Roto Pumps chalks out global expansion plans

The company plans to form a JV in Singapore and a wholly-owned subsidiary in the US

Aegis Logistics commissions bulk liquid terminal at Pipavav Port

The company aims to commission the balance project capacity - liquid 50000 KL & gas 2700 MT - by H2 FY2015

Neuland and Mitsubishi inaugurate APIs facility in Hyderabad

The new facility is the first manufacturing facility that Mitsubishi's healthcare unit, API Corporation, has established outside Japan

Wilmar to buy Huntsman's European commodity surfactants business

This follows, Huntsman's October 2013 announcement to improve its annual EBITDA by $20 million by exiting a number of commodity surfactant product lines and focusing on differentiated surfactants busi

Solvay sells its European PVC compound business to OpenGate Capital

The business generated revenues of about Euro 160 million in 2013, and has about 220 employees

Lubrizol to set up $50-mn CPVC compounding plant in Dahej

The plant is expected to be operational during 1Q 2015

DSM in talks to buy vitamin C maker Aland

Though relatively small, the acquisition would allow DSM to further strengthen its position in vitamin C

Clariant India completes acquisition of Plastichemix

With this, Clariant will now be one of the leading masterbatches producer in India

Ashland and Clariant to sell ASK Chemicals JV to PE firm Rhone

The enterprise value of the transaction before debt and assumed liabilities amounts to CHF 310 million (Euro 257 million)

BASF and Sinopec inaugurate acrylic acid and SAP plants in China

New superabsorbent polymers, acrylic acid and butyl acrylate plants to serve growing demand in China market

Can agricultural residues sow seeds of biochemicals?

India's agriculture industry can offer humongous opportunities to manufacturers of biofuels and biochemicals as companies look to renewable raw material