Page 33 - Chemicals

India-Egypt set trade target of $ 8 billion

As a $ 286 billion economy with around 89 million consumers (the second largest in Africa), Egypt offer huge potential for Indian companies

Berger Paints to set up mixing plant in Gujarat

The new plant, which will be built near its subsidiary Beepee Coatings at Vallabh Vidhyanagar, will have capacity of 2,400 kilo litre (KL) per annum

PCPIR policy needs fine tuning: Ananth Kumar

The government will set up the first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology in Mumbai

L&T Construction bags orders worth Rs 1458 crores

The orders include an international contract for power grid project from Saudi Arabia and a contract to construct a new paint manufacturing facility in Karnataka

Lupin gets US FDA nod for antibacterial drug azithromycin suspension

The approved product - azithromycin for oral suspension, 300 mg (100 mg/5 mL) and 1200 mg (200 mg/5 mL) - is the generic version of Pfizer Inc's Zithromax oral suspension

Jacobs acquires Bayer's sulfuric acid converter technology

Bayqik technology offers flexible option for processing high strength SO2 gas, a growing requirement for customers in the non-ferrous metallurgical acid plant market

IGM Resin buys BASF's global photoinitiator business

With this, BASF to focus on resin and additive technologies for radiation-curing market

Standards and certifications are must for India's industrial growth story

To accelerate towards the twin goals of product safety and quality, industries in India must proactively participate to create a robust system of standards and regulations, says Suresh Sugavanam

Bioelectronics open up another leg of medical therapy: Dr Mosongo Moukwa

The success of bioelectronic medicine will require the confluence of deep disease biology expertise and new highly miniaturised technologies

Ducon inks pact with Chinese firm for supply of emission controlling catalyst

The company will market Zhejiang Hailiang Ecological's DeNOx catalyst, which is used to reduce nitrogen oxides emission from thermal power plants, in India

Dow launches all-PE laminate for flexible packaging industry in India

Launched in partnership with packaging machinery manufacturer Bosch, the new technology will enable more effective recycling and reuse of flexible packaging material

PPP model can make India one of top 5 global pharma innovation hubs: Study

Government's decision to allow 100% FDI under automatic route in the pharma sector will further enhance R&D activity in India, says a joint study of Assocham and TechSci Research

Dutch firm AkzoNobel to set up powder coatings plant in Mumbai

The maker of Dulux paints will invest Euro 9 million (about Rs 67 crores) in the new plant, which will also make bonded metallic powders & localised products for markets such as pipe and re-bar co

Sadara Chemical operationalises mixed feed cracker

MFC, which can crack ethane (gas) as well as naphtha (liquid), will allow Sadara to produce a diversified range of plastics and chemical products

Carborundum Universal opens R&D centre in Tamil Nadu

The new R&D centre of CUMI, a part of the Murugappa Group, will focus on research in technical ceramics for industrial & advanced applications

US patent office invalidates 2 patents of Teva's blockbuster drug Copaxone

The rule is in favour of Mylan, who has partnered with Natco Pharma in challenging the patent of the multiple sclerosis drug, Copaxone 40 mg injection, which has annual US sales of $3.3 bn

Material recycling leads $ 668 mn funding for circular economy technologies

Next-generation recycling is on the march as waste collection and sorting get a digital push from innovations in software, data analytics, and robotics, says Lux Research

Technip and Metabolic Explorer plan to combine polymer technologies

Two sides are looking at the feasibility of offering a combined technology package consisting Metabolic Explorer's PDO and Technip's PTT technologies

Showa Denko & JX Nippon buys LyondellBasell's stake in PP JV

SDK Sunrise Investment (SSI), owned by Showa Denko and JX, will purchase LyondellBasell's 50 percent stake in polypropylene (PP) JV SunAllomer

DSM and NHU inaugurate JV for high performance PPS compounds

Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) products, which are branded Xytron PPS, are targeted primarily at automotive, electrical and electronics, water management and industrial markets