Page 7 - Chemicals

Air Products inks pact with Sinopec and EPEC for e-commerce in China

It is the first industrial gases supplier to form a partnership with Sinopec & EPEC on e-commerce

Vopak and AltaGas to jointly invest in Canada's propane export terminal

RIPET project, in which Vopak will take 30% stake, is designed to ship 1.2 MTPA of propane

Practical tips to overcome challenges in Indian agrochemicals sector

Govt & industry need to work together to keep up the sector's growth momentum, says Ankur Aggarwal

Avantor acquires lab equipment & chemicals supplier VWR for $ 6.4 billion

Deal to create a major global player providing supply chain solutions for life sciences industry

Bal Pharma to close down parenterals & IV fluids facility at Pune

Decision was taken as part of its restructuring exercise undertaken to streamline its operations

BASF & HP Indigo to co-develop water-based adhesive solutions

These solutions will be specially tailored for requirements of HP Indigo's digital printing process

Sabic to join forces with Dutch firm Airborne for composites production

They will collaborate for development of fully-automated & digitised composites production processes

Cabinet approves plan to set up urea manufacturing plant in Malaysia

The project, expected to cost $ 2.1 bn, to produce 2.4 MTPA of urea & 1.35 MTPA of ammonia

US-based Axalta Coating opens new India headquarters in Gurugram

The opening follows Axalta's plans, announced in October 2015, to expand its Vadodara facility

GST implementation: July 1, 2017 is only the beginning

The challenge could be in getting vendors & supply chain partners compliant in time, says K Shankar

Covestro is in India for the long haul: Dr Markus Steilemann

Head of innovation of Covestro AG believes India will be a formidable part of its growth strategy

Ineos Styrolution to increase ABS and ASA capacity in US & Mexico

It will build new 100-kt ASA plant in Texas, while raise ABS capacity at its ABS-ASA plant in Mexico

Daiichi Sankyo plans $133 mn investment to strengthen biopharma facilities

It will invest in three Japanese facilities to support growth of antibody drug conjugate portfolio

Govt's aim is to make IPR policy more efficient: Nirmala Sitharaman

India's IPR policy is TRIPS compliant and forward looking, says the Minister of Commerce & Industry

TechnipFMC bags EPC contract for sulfate reduction plant in Abu Dhabi

The objective of the EPC project is the installation of a sulfate reduction plant module (SRP)

Grupa Azoty to use Thyssenkrupp's technology for nitric acid plant

The plant, located at Pulawy (Poland), is key to Grupa Azoty's plans to develop fertiliser project

Dow-Saudi Aramco JV Sadara starts fourth polyethylene production unit

Sadara enables Dow to offer plastic products to growing markets such as APAC, India, ME, Africa, etc

Air Products opens plant in China for LCD panel fab of HKC Optoelectronics

The fab will fuel Chongqing's ambition of becoming a Yuan 100-billion LCD production base by 2020

Chembond buys Solenis' 45% stake in water treatment chemicals JV

Chembond Solenis Water had registered a turnover of Rs 93.19 crores for 2016-17

Berger Paints to market auto refinish paints of Japan's Rock Paint in India

Through this tie up, companies aim to tap the Rs 20,000 crore automotive refinish market in India