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Gravita to set up manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh

The company, which is engaged in manufacturing of lead metal by recycling & smelting process, has acquired 8.38 acres of land in Chittoor for this

Sequent Scientific arm Alivira buys three companies in Europe

With these acquisitions, N-Vet AB, Fendigo SA and Fendigo BV, the company has forayed into European veterinary markets of Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg

AstraZeneca to shut down API unit in Bengaluru

This follows the company decision to stop the production of terbutaline sulphate - the only product being manufactured at the API unit

Ananth Kumar urges for balanced use of fertilisers in agriculture

The government contemplates a policy to convert waste to compost

AkzoNobel India completes divestment of catalyst business to Johnson Matthey

The deal to divest catalyst business to Johnson Matthey was signed in 2002

Pidilite buys adhesives business of PVAC in Sri Lanka

The company has acquired from CIC Holdings PLC, the Chemifix trade mark and other brands associated with PVAC Adhesives

Yara acquires Sacramento terminal in US from Agrium for $27 mn

The West Sacramento terminal will provide Yara with greater market access to Northern California and its intensive agricultural market

DSM to increase polyamide capacity in Netherlands

The expansion is aimed at meeting the growing demand for Akulon XS, a new polyamide 6 (PA6) developed specifically for blown films used in flexible food packaging

Coperion and ProTec to collaborate for long fibre compounds technology

Though auto industry is the major user of long fibre reinforced thermoplastics (LFTs), this technology also offers advantages for further application areas

BASF to expand compounding capacity for engineering plastics in Europe

The company to raise the capacity of Ultramid polyamide (PA) and Ultradur polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)) by 70,000 tonnes at Schwarzheide (Germany) from 2017

Asian Paints awards Jacobs Engineering EPCM contract for new paints plant

Jacobs will provide detailed engineering and construction supervision services for the new plant, which is expected to produce 300,000 kiloliters per annum of decorative paints

Thailand's Indorama Ventures acquires PET maker MicroPet

MicroPet is the sole polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacturer in Northern India with a production capacity of 216,000 tonnes

Dutch firm LyondellBasell buys PP compounding business of Zylog Plastalloys

With this acquisition, the company's second in India in 2015, LyondellBasell will become the third largest producer of polypropylene compounds in the country

Swiss firm Clariant to set up healthcare packaging plant in Tamil Nadu

The new plant, to be built with an investment of CHF 10 million (about Rs 64 crore), will produce moisture-control products such as desiccant, adsorbent polymers, etc

Dow AgroSciences sells dinitroaniline herbicides biz to Gowan Company

The global DNA business to be acquired by Gowan has a broad regulatory presence with active registrations in 22 countries

Global thermoplastic elastomers to reach 6.7 mn tonne in 2019

Besides China, India and Southeast Asia, where manufacturing output is expected to rise strongly, are likely to drive the growth, says Freedonia report

Indian Oil dispatches first consignment from Paradip Refinery

IOC, which expects to operationalise the entire refinery complex in the near future, is also planning to set up ethanol making plant in collaboration with the US-based Celanese

Arkema plans Euro 100 mn annual investment to fight climate change

The company, alongside 38 other French firms, has confirmed its commitment to a low-carbon economy by supporting the climate negotiations at the 21st Conference of the Parties

Solvay opens vanillin plant in China

The new plant will increase Solvay's vanillin production capacities by 40 percent

Gail to begin satellite monitoring of pipeline from Jan 2016

The company also plans to use alternative methods like advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which can be integrated with the new system to secure pipeline