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Dow Corning to provide training program for Indian construction industry

Launches Centre for Construction Expertise initiative to provide training for using high-performance silicone materials in the construction industry

BASF supplies HPC ingredients based on certified sustainable palm oil

It aims to purchase 100% of palm and palm kernel oil from certified sustainable sources by 2015

Sun Pharma receives US FDA approval for generic Temodar

Temozolomide capsules have annual sales of approximately $ 400 million in the US

CSIR developed biopharma drug enters phase-2 clinical trials

The drug has been licensed to US-based Nostrum Pharmaceuticals for clinical development

European chemicals industry faces fragile recovery: Cefic

The output expands in November 2013, despite steep drop in petrochemicals

Aditya Birla Chemicals' MD Vijaykumar Agrawal resigns

Kailash Chandra Jhanwar appointed as the new Managing Director

Mitigate workplace hazards with better risk assessment in pharma industry

The pharmaceutical industry is quite unique since its workers are exposed to a range of new chemicals and compounds whose effects at times are quite unknown. Hence, having a right 'risk assessment' st

Cipla's Dr Yusuf Hamied donates Rs 8 cr for chemistry education initiative

The initiative will be managed by the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, in partnership with other institutes in the UK and India

Asian Paints delists Berger International from Singapore Exchange

BIL is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Asian Paints (International) Limited

SRF to spent Rs 33 crore in augmenting capabilities

The company has reported 19% decline in PAT in Q3 2013-14 due to discontinuation of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) sale

Indo Gulf Fertilisers to shutdown urea plant for maintenance

The 35-day shutdown to start in March 2014

Ministry of Health and US FDA agree to collaborate

India and US sign Statement of Intent on cooperation in the field of medical products

Solvay opens innovation centre in Singapore

The group's largest innovation centre will focus on specialty formulations in Asia-Pacific

Clariant sells water treatment business to South African AECI

Water treatment business of Clariant provides chemicals, services and engineering solutions to a wide range of industries and also serves municipalities

IOL Chemicals plans business restructuring

Authorises Varinder Gupta, its Managing Director, to explore various possibilities

Air Liquide inks gas supply pact with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe

The company will supply 4,600 tonnes per day of oxygen, plus nitrogen and argon to ThyssenKrupp's steelworks based in the Duisburg cluster, Germany

DCM Shriram forms JV with US-based Axiall for polymer compounding

The US firm to invest Rs 34.65 crore to buy 50% stake in DCM's subsidiary Shriram Vinyl Polytech

Camlin Fine Sciences forms subsidiary in Canada

The new subsidiary will distribute products in US and Canadian markets

Fire stops work at Mangalam Organics plant in Maharastra

The fire, reportedly caused by short circuit, has affected the company's camphor packing area

Mitsui Chemicals to build first large scale XDI plant in Japan

The move likely to bolster ophthalmic lens monomers and coatings & engineering materials products