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Praxair acquires Messer Group's industrial gases business in Italy

The US-based company divests industrial gases operations in France to Messer France SAS

US gas exports to India could see momentum: USINPAC

A new bill introduced in the US congress could lead to increase in exports of US natural gas to India

Sequent Scientific plans to sell Specialty Chemicals Division

Transfer is subject to the approval of the shareholders of the company

Petronet awards LNG regasification plant contract to Toyo

The plant, located at Dahej (Gujarat), to expand the LNG receiving capacity from 10 million tonnes to 15 million tonnes per year

Sun Pharma receives import alert for Karkhadi unit from US FDA

The event may not have significant impact on the company as the contribution of this facility to Sun Pharma's consolidated revenues is negligible

Fire engulfs Shalimar Paints' Howrah plant

Major damage to the plant, machinery and the inventory have been reported

Reliance to shut down Jamnagar Refinery's distillation unit for maintenance

The planned shutdown will also be utilised for catalyst replacement

QUA launches EnviQ submerged ultrafiltration membranes

Membranes have been specially developed to improve the ease of operation and maintenance of MBR facilities

Jubilant Life Sciences hikes niacin price by 18%

The company is one of the leading manufacturers of vitamin B3 (niacin and niacinamide) in the world

Indian Chemical Council invites nominations for national awards

The last date for submitting the nominations is May 15, 2014

AkzoNobel doubles industrial coatings capacity in China

Creates the company's biggest plant for packaging coating in the world

Specialty sector poised to be the fastest growing segment in Indian chemical industry: Frost & Sullivan

The research firm presented the study on the eve of Indian Chemical Council's Annual India Chemical Industry Outlook Conference

Celanese offers detectable polymer technologies to OEMs

The company's anti-counterfeiting technologies for engineered materials to help customers meet security and safety needs

Edgewater Capital to acquire BASF's PolyAd Services business

BASF's Plastic Additives business will increase focus on light stabilisers, antioxidants and Customer Specific Blends

UPL increases stake in its Brazilian unit

The company increases stake in UPL do Brasil from 51% to 73%

Suven grants exclusive license for Malathion lotion to Taro Pharmaceuticals in North America

Taro Pharmaceuticals North America to distribute Suven's Malathion lotion in USA, Canada and Mexico

Succinity starts commercial production of bio-based succinic acid

The plant, located in Montmelo (Spain), has an annual capacity of 10,000 metric tonnes

BASF to build specialty amines plant in China

The plant will be BASF's first dimethylaminopropylamine and polyetheramines production facility in Asia Pacific

Arkema launches Elium liquid thermoplastic resins

Resins are multifunctional, lightweight and easy-to-use in manufacturing

Shasun Pharma and Sequent Scientific form JV for veterinary products

The JV to be operational in the first quarter of 2014-15