Page 6 - Chemicals

ExxonMobil & Sabic ink pact for next phase of US petrochemical project

The proposed project is part of ExxonMobil's $20-billion Growing the Gulf investment program

Henkel buys Sonderhoff Group to strengthen adhesives business

Sonderhoff is a manufacturer of innovative foamed-in-place gasketing solutions for reliable sealing

Arkema arm Bostik acquires floor preparation systems from CGM Inc

This deal fits perfectly with Bostik's strategy to expand in the growing US construction market

AkzoNobel builds plant for International coatings brand in Brazil

New plant will increase production capacity for smaller batches by 35% and for larger batches by 50%

Isgec Hitachi Zosen adopts next-gen enterprise software for digitalisation

The solution, implemented by KPIT, to enable IHZL with better control on project execution

AkzoNobel & Atul to start monochloroacetic acid production in India in 2019

Each partner to hold a 50-percent stake in the joint venture, to be registered as Anaven

Germany's Merck & Stelis Biopharma open bioprocess scale-up lab in India

Lab, based at Bengaluru, provides end-to-end solutions from bioprocess development to manufacturing

Clariant & Huntsman merger to create $13 bn specialty chemicals behemoth

More than $3.5 billion value creation through annual cost synergies in excess of $400 million

New era of connected world

In next 10 years, the Internet of Things revolution will dramatically alter manufacturing sectors

Diagnostics in India: Full-throttle growth expected in the near future

Govt's universal health plan is expected to cost an estimated Rs 1.6 trillion over the next 4 years

Alternative chemicals separation technologies are worthwhile investments

Membrane & sorbent technologies have potential to make separation methods 10X more energy efficient

ExxonMobil Chemical to acquire Jurong Aromatics' plant in Singapore

Plant will enable cost-competitive growth of ExxonMobil's strategic aromatics business

Hindalco arm Novelis forms JV with Japan's Kobe Steel in South Korea

Aluminium products maker to sell 50% stake in its South Korean facility to Kobe Steel for $ 315 mn

Tata Chemicals buys Unnati Inorganics' precipitated silica operation

This specialty chemical product represents a downward value addition to TCL's soda ash business

Praj starts second generation bio-refinery demo plant for renewable fuels

It will produce 1 MLPA ethanol by processing agri-residues like rice & wheat straw, cane trash, etc

US Court rules in favour of Zydus in ulcerative colitis drug patent case

It ruled that Zydus' generic version of Lialda (mesalamine) does not infringe patent of Shire

Natco launches blood cancer drug pomalidomide in India

Pomalidomide is sold by Celgene Inc in the US, under the brand name Pomalyst

Vikas Ecotech bags order for organotin stabilisers from Mexico's Mexichem

The organotin stabiliser will be used in the manufacturing of food-grade PVC compounds & pipes

PI Industries partners with Germany's BASF for crop protection solutions

The company will market BASF's fungicides & herbicides for rice, maize, fruits & vegetables markets

Japan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical buys out Claris' 20% stake in JV for $ 20 mn

With this, Otsuka to strengthen its basic IV solution and clinical nutrition business in India