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Covestro to invest Euro 20 mn for expansion of polycarbonate film production

The company is constructing a new co-extrusion plant for high-quality, multilayer flat films at Dormagen in Germany

Circular economy principles can transform plastics industry

A new report, by the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation, offers blueprint to design a circular economy for plastics, reducing drastically negative externalities

Indian packaging market to reach $ 73 billion by 2020

Organised retail and boom in e-commerce to fuel growth of plastic packaging, as India is expected to be among the top ten packaging consumers in the world by 2016, says a FICCI-TSMG report

Sustainable approach can spur growth in plastics industry

Stakeholders should focus on innovations, recycling and environment issues to stimulate growth of the industry, according to experts at the plastics packaging conference organised by FICCI

Endo's arm Par Pharma engages Granules India to market OTC drug in US

Granules USA, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Hyderabad-based firm, will market Par Pharma's generic version of OTC omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate drug in USA

UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool licences hepatitis C drug to four Indian companies

Cipla, Emcure, Hetero and Natco have signed agreement for producing & selling daclatasvir, an HCV drug, with Bristol-Myers Squibb (the patent holder) and the MPP in 112 countries

Encourage research to boost innovations in plastics industry: Ananth Kumar

The country needs more value addition of the refinery output that can produce new products as import substitution, said the minister while presenting CIPET's awards for innovation in plastics

Clariant begins construction work on packaging plant in Cuddalore

Plant, built with an investment of about Rs 65 crore and expected to be operational by 2017, will produce moisture-control solutions for pharmaceutical packaging industry

Amcor Rigid Plastics launches packaging suite for start-ups

UpStart suite targets the emerging beverage producer who needs lower volume but wants access to the resources of a leading supplier and the established high-volume player

DuPont and ADM develop technology for making bio-based materials

The companies have developed a method for producing furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME), which can be converted into bio-based chemicals or materials, from fructose

Imports hurting domestic PVC manufacturing industry: A report

If government takes steps to curtail unabated imports, polyvinyl chloride industry can witness investment of over Rs 20,000 cr over the next 5-7 years, says FICCI-Tata Strategic Management report

Anellotech and Suntory inch closer to develop bio-based plastics bottles

The partnership has been focusing on advancing the development and commercialisation of cost-competitive 100 percent bio-based plastics for use in beverage bottles

Counterfeits to hurt India's manufacturing sector: A report

Illicit market in seven select manufacturing sectors led to a loss of Rs 39,239 crore during 2014, says a FICCI report

Suzlon bags orders from HPCL and Nalco for wind power projects

The company has won the contracts for two wind power projects of 55.40 MW each

National IPR policy to boost economic growth: Ram Vilas Paswan

Enforcement of IP rights in India will become increasingly important to prospective overseas investors, according to the Ministry

Evonik and AkzoNobel begin work on membrane electrolysis plant in Ibbenburen

The new facility will have an annual nameplate capacity of around 130,000 metric tonnes of potassium hydroxide solution and approximately 82,000 metric tonnes of chlorine

IFB Agro commissions modernised distillery in West Bengal

Modernisation of grain-based distillery at Noorpur will double the capacity of the facility

BPCL to use Air Liquide's acrylic acid technology for Kochi petrochem project

French firm Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions will supply Lurgi/Nippon Kayaku ester grade acrylic acid technology for BPCL's propylene derivatives petrochemical project

Italmatch Chemicals buys Solvay's desalination and water additives business

The acquisition will enable Italmatch to expand its water management additives product range and enter into new market segments

Technip acquires minority stake in pipeline welding firm Serimax

Serimax will remain an independent service and technology provider, and will continue to serve its clients in the offshore, onshore pipeline and fabrication markets