Page 19 - Chemicals

Gravita starts production of lead metal from recycling plant at Chittoor

The plant, with capacity of 12000 MTPA, will tap the opportunity in domestic and exports markets

Hikal sells R&D property in Bengaluru

The land was lying vacant after Hikal consolidated its R&D operations in Pune in 2014

Sudarshan Chemical commissions cogen power plant at Roha site

The plant will make the company more competitive by reducing the electricity generation cost by 50%

BGR Energy bags two contracts of Rs 650 crores for water treatment projects

It has won Rs 209 cr and Rs 440 cr contracts in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, respectively

Altana acquires Solvay's formulated resins business

With this, Altana strengthens its position in electrical insulation & expands business in America

Nutraceutical ingredients maker OmniActive receives $ 35 mn from Everstone

It will use the money to execute acquisition opportunities as part of its inorganic growth strategy

Jubilant signs long-term supply contracts for radiopharmaceuticals in US

The US accounts for approximately 70% of the radiopharmaceuticals business' sales

FIPB approves Sweden-based Recipharm's Kemwell acquisition

In April 2016, Recipharm agreed to buy Kemwell's pharma contract development and manufacturing biz

ES FiberVisions plans expansion of manufacturing capacity in US

The company recently opened a new bicomponent fibre plant in Rayong (Thailand)

Bio-on bags € 55 million contract for bioplastics from an MNC

Objective is to replace conventional plastic with biopolymers made from agro-industrial waste

Swiss masterbatch firm Granula to set up production facility in Ahmedabad

In JV with Som Shiva Impex, it aims to target sectors such as food packaging, medical, auto, etc

L&T Hydrocarbon led consortium bags two contracts from Saudi Aramco

The LTHE-EMAS Chiyoda consortium has won the EPCI contracts for various offshore fields

CF Industries commissions ammonia, urea plants in Iowa

With this, total gross ammonia capacity at Iowa has increased to 1.2 MT from 380,000 tonnes

Neogen buys Brazilian pesticides firm Rogama

With this, Neogen consolidates its position in agricultural biosecurity products market

GE and Toyo to jointly work on digital solutions for chemical projects

Two companies will explore digital solutions for fertiliser and petrochemicals industry

Chartered Logistics bags Rs 34 crore contract from Gail

The logistics firm will transport polymers from Gail's Pata complex to different parts of India

Zydus Healthcare buys six brands from MSD

Acquired brands belong to men's health, women's health, cardiovascular & wound management segments

AkzoNobel opens specialty coatings facility in Noida

The facility will cater to the demand of coatings from consumer durables and electronics industries

Reliance commissions para-xylene plant at Jamnagar

The new PX plant will improve the profitability of the Jamnagar complex

Camlin Fine Sciences to buy 51% stake in Chinese chemical firm

Ningbo Wanglong supplies flavour and fragrance products (vanillin) to food manufacturers globally