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Praj bags contract for ethanol plant in Argentina

Argentina's Ingenio Tabacal selects Praj technology for expanding its existing alcohol and ethanol plant located in Salta province

Nalco and Gujarat Alkalies JV starts work on caustic soda plant in Dahej

The JV will set up 2.7 lakh tonnes per annum caustic soda unit and a 100 MW power plant with an investment of Rs 1,800 crores

Tinna Rubber to supply crumb rubber modifier to Mangalore Refinery

The company will also operate the plant of MRPL to convert bitumen into crumb rubber modified bitumen

Arkema opens Bostik adhesive facility in Dallas

The new plant, which will produce ceramic tile adhesives (CTA) and floor preparation products, follows recent plant inaugurations in India, Malaysia and Brazil

Saudi Aramco-Dow JV Sadara begins polyethylene production

Sadara, which is setting up 26 world scale petrochemical plants with a total investment of about $ 20 billion, has successfully started production at its first plant

Petainer Innopac Packaging opens PET bottle plant in Mumbai

The JV between Petainer UK Holdings and Innopac Containers will manufacture Petainer's 20-liter bulk water cooler jar at the new plant

Dow and DuPont in talks for merger: Report

If fructified, the merger would combine two top suppliers of plastics & polymers, industrial chemicals and crop protection chemicals, says The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report

Lubrizol to invest $ 15 mn in lifesciences business

With this, Lubrizol aims to expand its global manufacturing facilities, positioning lifesciences business to better serve the growing market for medical device contract manufacturing

Daiichi Sankyo to shut down German R&D unit

The move is aimed at strengthening its global research and development capabilities by increasing efficiency and streamlining processes

Dr Reddy's inks pact with LSSSDC and VIPER for skill development

The MoU will also collaborate to create pharma, biotech and clinical research occupation standards, as well as establish a competency matrix for job roles in the pharmaceutical sector

Polimotor 2 to use Solvay's KetaSpire PEEK for 3D-printed fuel intake runner

The Polimotor 2 project aims to develop an all-plastic, four-cylinder, double-overhead CAM engine that weighs about 41 kgs less than today's standard automotive engine

Celanese to reduce acetate tow production by half at Belgium plant

This decision results from continuing declines in the global demand for acetate tow products, especially in Europe

Yara acquires Greenbelt Fertilizers to expand downstream footprint in Africa

Greenbelt Fertilizers is a leading distributor of fertilisers in Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique

European Commission adopts ambitious Circular Economy Package

The proposed actions will contribute to 'closing the loop' of product lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use, and bring benefits for both the environment and the economy

BASF and Sinopec JV starts neopentylglycol production in Nanjing

The plant has annual production capacity of 40,000 metric tonnes

Oilfield chemicals demand in US to exceed $ 10 bn in 2019

Guar gum is expected to remain the most significant chemical in hydraulic fracturing, says a new study from the Freedonia Group

National chemical policy to be out in couple of months: Ananth Kumar

Government plans to roll out a policy to have petrochemical complexes in all 16 refineries and to set up 70 more CIPET centres, says the minister

India launches global solar initiative at COP21 to propel clean energy

International Solar Alliance aims to advance a low-carbon economy powered substantially by solar energy

Berger and Nippon Paint to strengthen their JV BNB Coatings

Both companies will transfer certain part of their business to BNB Coatings, the JV that is engaged in coatings for plastic substrate of automobiles

Supreme Petrochem stops EPS polymer production in Chennai due to flood

The company says it will service customers of expanded polystyrene (EPS) from its EPS plant at Raigad (Maharashtra)