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Italy's Sipal form JV with Lumax Auto for aerospace & defence sector

JV will be a full service provider for all type of integrated logistic support engineering to the aerospace, defence & automotive sectors

Ashok Leyland bags export contract worth $ 200 mn

As per the contract, awarded by the government of Cote D'Ivoire, the Hinduja Group company will supply 3600 vehicles, which include trucks and buses

Govt to create inventory of chemicals in India

CII takes first step towards the national chemicals inventory by launching ChemStreet and ChemSource, which aim to be a repository of information on chemicals in the country

CB&I-CTCI JV receives $ 2.8 bn EPC contract from Orpic for cracker project

As the contract, awarded by Oman's Orpic, two companies will provide engineering, procurement and construction for cracker Package 1

LyondellBasell to set up world's largest PO & TBA plant in USA

Annual production capacities are anticipated to be one billion pounds of propylene oxide and two billion pounds of tertiary butyl alcohol at the Houston site in USA

Italy's Marangoni forms JV with GRP for tyre retreading

Two companies aim to tap the retreading market, which offers a huge opportunity with rising use of radial tyres in India

Heat exchanger maker TEMA bags global SME award

The award, presented by Dun & Bradstreet and Karur Vysya Bank, recognises the leading SMEs by bringing to the fore the success stories of these companies

Godavari Biorefineries opens chemical intermediates plant in Maharashtra

The company, which focuses on using renewable resources for making chemicals, has opened a MPO (3 methyl 3 penten 2 one) plant with 4,000 tpa capacity at Sakarwadi (Maharashtra)

Thermo Fisher opens GMP clinical services facility in Singapore

The new biopharma services hub will offer larger operational space and advanced equipment to meet increasing clinical supply needs for pharma and biotech customers

Road network expansion to propel demand for bitumen in India

India's bitumen consumption will outpace production in the coming years as demand is expected to accelerate, says experts at Asian Bitumen conference

UK's Research Councils and India's DBT to collaborate on climate change

Department of Biotechnology-RCUK joint research programmes have been contributing towards cutting edge research in the areas of life sciences, biotechnology, etc

Pfizer and Allergan agree to merge in a $ 160-bn deal

The combined company is expected to generate annual operating cash flow in excess of $25 billion beginning in 2018

Lanco inks pact with Chhattisgarh govt for 100-MW solar cell facility

This unit will produce polysilicon, the starting material for photovoltaic (PV) value chain, and act as an anchor unit facilitating development of solar PV and ancillary units in solar SEZ

Chemical production grew 0.3% in Jan-Aug 2015 in Europe: Cefic

While producer prices fell 4.5 percent year-on-year, sales were down three percent during January-July 2015 compared to the same period of 2014

Dow Chemical buys Chemours' aniline facility in Texas for $140 mn

Agreement is another step in Chemours' five-point transformation plan

Clariant begins work on production facility at Java in Indonesia

The company is setting up a multi-purpose facility in East Java, the upcoming chemical industry hub in Indonesia

Merck aims to more than double sales in Africa by 2020

The company, which expects to clock Euro 200 million in sales in 2015, targets Euro 500 million in sales from the African region by 2020

Global rare earths market to reach $ 4.5 bn in 2019

India to emerge as one of the key markets with rise in domestic production of motor vehicles & metal alloys, and catalytic cracking capacity, says Freedonia Group's new report

Indian crop protection chemicals market to reach $7.5 bn by FY19

Exports expected to grow at a CAGR of 16% to reach $ 4.2 billion by FY19, resulting in 60% share in Indian agrochemicals industry, states a FICCI-Tata Strategic Management report

Siemens and TUV set up training centre for occupational safety in Mumbai

The global training centre has been specifically designed to provide practical training on the latest safety equipment and techniques