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Alivira to buy majority stake in Spanish animal health firm Karizoo Group

With this deal, which makes Europe the largest market for Alivira, Sequent Scientific arm achieves critical size in global veterinary space with annualised revenue of $ 120 mn

Jubilant Biosys inks license pact with US-based Checkpoint for cancer drug

As per the deal, Jubilant Biosys will receive an upfront payment of $ 2 mn and contingent preclinical, clinical and regulatory payments including commercial milestones totalling up to $ 180 mn

PI Industries forms JV with Japan's Mitsui Chemicals for agrochemicals

The JV, to be named Solinnos Agro Sciences Pvt Ltd, will provide registration services for Mitsui Chemicals Agro's proprietary agrochemicals

Reliance to sell stake in Gulf Africa Petroleum to Total

GAPCO is primarily engaged in petroleum product import, and trading, storage, distribution, marketing, supply and transportation of oil products in East Africa

L&T Hydrocarbon partners US-based Parsons to provide engineering solutions

Two companies will provide engineering and design solutions for onshore and offshore projects across the hydrocarbon, fertiliser, chemicals, and modular plant sectors in the Americas

BASF opens construction chemical plant in West Bengal

With the Kharagpur plant, BASF will meet the increasing demands for concrete admixtures in the eastern part of India

Cabinet approves financial restructuring of Hindustan Fertilizers

The decision, to waive off loan of Rs 1916.14 crores and interest of Rs 7163.35 crores, is expected to help in faster revival of Barauni urea unit

Huntsman Textile Effects appoints Dheeraj Talreja as commercial director for SAMEA

In the new role, Talreja will develop and execute the commercial strategy for the South Asia, Middle East and Africa (SAMEA) region

Rosneft and Pertamina to set up petrochemical project in Indonesia

The 15 mn tpa Tuban project will run on imported crude and will house a large fuel oil catalytic cracker and a petrochemical complex

Technip bags contract from Taiwan's CTCI for ethylene cracker project

French firm will provide basic engineering and proprietary equipment for furnace project in Saudi Arabia

Ube acquires patents for trimethylindium technology from Dow

Trimethylindium (TMI) is one of the metal organics (MOs), which are required for making compound semiconductors used in the production process for LED and laser diodes (LDs)

Future of agriculture in India: Is the nation ready?

We need much more than budget allocations and good rainfall to make agriculture sustainable. We need a broader vision and long term policy approaches, says Rajesh Aggarwal

Sealed Air launches unique hygiene initiative with soap recycling project

The 'Soap for Hope' initiative, launched in association with an NGO Doctors for You, will provide recycled soaps free-of-cost to communities that have no or limited access to soap

Isgec partners with US-based Fuel Tech for NOx emission reduction tech

The company has signed a license implementation agreement with Fuel Tech for transfer of know-how relating to systems for the reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions

GACL to invest Rs 460 cr for hydrazine hydrate & phosphoric acid plants

Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) will spend Rs 160 cr and Rs 300 cr on hydrazine hydrate and food grade phosphoric acid plants, respectively

Dr Reddy's acquires 6 OTC brands from Ducere Pharma in US

With this, the Hyderabad based pharma major has entered the branded consumer health market in the US

Indian MSMEs can join global value chain with ZED model

Quality standards have assumed lot of importance in the context of the announcement of the policy on IPR by the Government of India, says expert at AIAI workshop

AkzoNobel opens technology center in Shanghai

The center will support product innovation and the development of next-generation paints, coatings and specialty chemicals

Arkema expands Bostik's adhesive capacity in Malaysia

The company has expanded its cementitious products manufacturing capacities to serve growing construction market demand in the country

NGO policing may harm the industry: Assocham

The association was responding to the recent report of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which claimed to have found harmful chemicals in breads in the country