Page 27 - Chemicals

Large scale imports of APIs from China worries Indian pharma industry

Overwhelming dependence on China for crucial active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates has emerged as a main worrying area, as per the Assocham-RNCOS study

Evonik to collaborate with HP to develop plastic powder for 3D printing

The German specialty chemicals company has produced special plastic materials, which allow for the industrial production of high-tech components in using 3D printing technologies

Solvay to expand sulfone polymer capacity in India

Expansion is part of the company's strategy to raise the global production of its high-performance sulfone polymers by 35 percent in the US and Asia

Celanese buys Italian thermoplastic compounder SOFTER Group

The acquisition will nearly double the number of Celanese global engineered materials product platforms

A Schulman to set up sheet moulding compound production line in Germany

The new production line will allow the company to produce its entire range of glass and carbon fibre sheet moulding compounds in Europe

Trinseo to build styrene butadiene rubber pilot plant in Germany

The pilot plant will allow for more efficient use of Trinseo's production facilities and help speed up innovation in the performance tyres market

Sun Pharma & ICGEB to jointly develop dengue vaccine

The pharma company will fund & support further development of a vaccine candidate developed by International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)

BASF's German chemical complex catches fire resulting in death of two

Fires at Ludwigshafen site, triggered due to an explosion during work on a pipeline that carried ethylene and propylene product, has resulted in the shutdown of steam crackers

Air Liquide builds ingredients plant in US for cosmetics and pharma

Expected to start operations in the first half of 2018, the project will witness an investment of over $60 million

Countries agree to phase down harmful HFCs used in ACs

While more than 100 developing countries - which include China, Brazil, South Africa, etc -will freeze their HFC production and use by 2024, India will start a freeze in 2028

Rosneft and consortium led by Trafigura buy Essar Oil for $ 10.9 bn

Essar Group will also receive an additional Rs 13,300 crore ($ 2 billion) for the acquisition of Vadinar Port, which has storage and import-export facilities

Clariant eyes to tap personal care market with new ingredients

The company's Metamorphosis by Plantasens solution, coupled with its new trend guide BeautyForward, will aid brand owners develop futuristic personal care products

TERI to undertake study on climate change risks for PetroFed

The study will provide a comprehensive analysis of threats posed by climate change to oil & gas sector and will provide a way forward to tackle these challenges

Environment Ministry orders incineration of high GWP HFC-23

HFC-23, a potent greenhouse gas with Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 14800, is produced as a by-product of HCFC-22 manufacturing, and if vented out it is a threat to environment

Lupin and Boehringer Ingelheim ink co-marketing pact for diabetes drug empagliflozin

While Lupin will market empagliflozin under the brand name of Gibtulio, Boehringer Ingelheim will continue to sell it under Jardiance brand in India

Effective implementation of standards will help win trust of Indian consumer

Stringent compliance automatically entails increased global market access and a heightened reputation for brands, translating into higher sales, says Suresh Sugavanam

Huntsman appoints Harshad Naik as MD for India Subcontinent

Naik succeeds Rohit Aggarwal who was appointed president of textile effects division in July this year

US-based PolyOne to build specialty engineered materials plant in Pune

Initial production at the new unit, which is expected to begin production in January 2017, will include specialty engineered polymer materials used in high performance applications

Merck and PolyOne to collaborate for plastics with 3D effect

Long-term strategic partnership aimed at innovative plastics technologies with pearlescent pigments

BASF & Avantium form JV to make bio-material for polymers

The JV, named Synvina, will manufacture bio-based furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) as main building block for the new polymer polyethylenefuranoate (PEF)