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Praxair to set up nitrogen plant for Toray Carbon Fibers
Nitrogen will be used to manufacture carbon fibre at Toray's new Spartanburg County, South Carolina facility
Lonza expands mammalian manufacturing capacity in UK
The company has added two 1000L single-use bioreactor systems to its current mammalian manufacturing capacity
KBR acquires three engineering subsidiaries of Chematur Technologies
With the acquisition of Ecoplanning, Plinke and Weatherly from Chematur, KBR can improve its services to fertiliser industry and expand its consulting and technical services
Centre to set up 6 pharma and 2 medical devices parks
New parks entails investment of about Rs 30,000 crores, says Ananth Kumar while releasing the report of task force set up for the development of pharmaceutical industry
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HPCL-Gail to set up a petrochemical complex in AP
Ananth Kumar at CII Partnership Summit 2016 announced a slew of new projects, which included a petrochemical complex, medical devices manufacturing cluster, etc in Andhra Pradesh
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Saint-Gobain to expand flat glass production capacity in India
French firm will invest Euro 135 million (about Rs 975 cr) at its Sriperumbudur (Chennai) site to set up a flat glass production facility and a coater for the construction market
 "Saint-Gobain to expand flat glass production capacity in India")
Lubrizol launches engineered polymers for smart wearable devices
Estane Smart TPU is designed to address the rapidly growing wearable device market, particularly for soft-touch bands in smartwatches and fitness tracker applications
Lanxess expands high-performance plastics capacity in US
German firm plans to further invest Euro 50 to 100 million for organic growth in its high-performance plastics business in the coming years
 "Lanxess expands high-performance plastics capacity in US")
Supreme Petrochem resumes operations at Chennai plant
The plant, which manufactures expanded polystyrene (EPS), was closed since December last year due to heavy rains and flooding in the city
Torrent Pharma launches biosimilar of auto immune drug adalimumab
Adfrar, the brand name of the drug, will be the second biosimilar adalimumab in the world
 "Torrent Pharma launches biosimilar of auto immune drug adalimumab")
Gavi to provide $ 500 mn to fund vaccination program in India
The global healthcare NGO will use the fund to accelerate the introduction of modern and highly effective childhood vaccines for all children in India
 "Gavi to provide $ 500 mn to fund vaccination program in India")
RINL to invest Rs 38,500 cr for expansion of Vizag Steel
As per the strategy, RINL plans to initially expand Visakhapatnam Steel Plant's capacity to 7.3 mtpa, and then to 11.5-12 mtpa
 "RINL to invest Rs 38,500 cr for expansion of Vizag Steel")
Shire buys Baxalta in $32-bn deal
Combination creates leading global biotechnology company projected to deliver double-digit top-line growth with over $20 billion in annual revenues by 2020
 "Shire buys Baxalta in $32-bn deal")
Tokyo Tech researchers develop energy saving catalyst to make ammonia
This new method is an important step toward the adoption of next-generation catalysts in industrial-scale ammonia production, which will secure a stable supply of fertiliser for food production
 "Tokyo Tech researchers develop energy saving catalyst to make ammonia")
ChemChina acquires KraussMaffei Group for $ 1 bn
As part of ChemChina, KraussMaffei Group, a global supplier of machines and systems for plastics processing, is expected to considerably accelerate its growth in China and Asia
 "ChemChina acquires KraussMaffei Group for $ 1 bn")
Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires Affymetrix for $ 1.3 bn
The acquisition of Affymetrix, a leading provider of cellular and genetic analysis products, will strengthen Thermo's position in biosciences and create new opportunities in genetic analysis
 "Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires Affymetrix for $ 1.3 bn")
Camex ties up with China's Tianjin Yadong for dyes business
The Ahmedabad based company has entered into agreement with Chinese firm for selling a range of basic dyes intermediates in India
 "Camex ties up with China's Tianjin Yadong for dyes business")
Specialty chemicals maker Dorf Ketal acquires Filtra Catalysts
The acquisition of Filtra is expected to complement Dorf Ketal's process chemical solutions which are mainly targeted at the crude oil refining and petrochemical industries
 "Specialty chemicals maker Dorf Ketal acquires Filtra Catalysts")
McNally Bharat Engineering inks MoU with Japan's Nippo
The company is looking to jointly work with the Japanese firm for road projects in India
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Southern Online Bio Technologies bags biofuel supply contract in AP
The company also received contract from Indian Railways to construct a 30 TDP biodiesel plant at Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
 "Southern Online Bio Technologies bags biofuel supply contract in AP")
