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BASF opens global R&D centre in Mumbai

The company is also currently evaluating further investment options into R&D in Asia Pacific, including India

Omkar Speciality to start production at pharma intermediate plant soon

The plant will have a capacity of 300 MT per annum

BASF starts construction for resin plant in Shanghai

The plant will meet the rising demand for high quality coatings in growing industries in Asia Pacific

DuPont opens office in Myanmar

The company to focus on strengthening its local presence in Myanmar through collaboration with local partners to offer solutions in agriculture, food, energy and construction

Strong growth in Asia, Africa, ME, SA driving demand for amines: Freedonia

The global demand for amines expected to rise 3.8% annually to 7 million metric tonnes in 2017

Chemical companies need to spend on improving environment and safety: Yogesh Kothari, ICC

In this interview, Yogesh Kothari, President, Indian Chemical Council, elaborates on the global opportunities for Indian chemical industry and the challenges faced by it

Sumitomo Chemical to sell stake in AstraZeneca K.K.

The move is aimed to further strengthen the financial base of Sumitomo Chemical

Atanu Chakraborty takes over as Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals' MD

He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat Cadre

Dr S C Jain resigns as DCW's MD

The company appoints Vivek Jain and Mudit Jain as Managing Directors

Monetise chemical waste to enhance efficiency

While waste generation is inevitable, chemical companies can monetise waste by converting it to by-products for other industries

Tech Mahindra acquires BASF Business Services Consult

Following this strategic decision, BASF Business Services to focus on information services, supply chain operations and business process management for BASF Group

Polygenta Technologies' CEO Gerard de Nazelle retires

Nazelle was with the company since September 2010

LANXESS and Hankook Tire form partnership for synthetic rubber

Technical alliance will focus on developing new synthetic rubber grades and technologies for high-performance tyres

BASF sells AKD emulsion business to Kemira

With this transaction BASF, will further optimise its paper chemicals portfolio in order to focus on customer-oriented products and solutions

Huntsman opens thermoplastic polyurethanes facility in Shanghai

It is Huntsman's first TPU production facility in the Asia Pacific region

DuPont appoints Patrick Lindner as Performance Polymers President

He succeeds Diane Gulyas, who retirement after serving the company for 36 years

Shell inks pact for carbon capture and storage project in UK

The Peterhead CCS project aims to capture10 million tonnes of CO2 over 10 years

Lupin's generic Mycobutin capsules receives US FDA nod

Mycobutin capsules had annual US sales of $ 18.6 million

Clariant India sales up 13.3% for 2013

The net profit after tax up, rose to Rs 166.77 crores from previous year's Rs 101.30 crores

Oil PSUs to promote renewable energy

Petroleum Ministry and MNRE sign MoU to set up SPVs