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Sluggish growth for EU chemicals sector: Cefic

While output grew just 0.2 per cent during the first half of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014, producer prices fell 4.8 per cent year-on-year

Ajinomoto sells French sweetener business to Hyet Holding for Euro 1

Ajinomoto Co will further promote specialty by strengthening the structure of its sweeteners business through the consolidation of its aspartame production bases

Punj Lloyd wins Rs 1,094 cr order from IOC for Haldia refinery project

As per the contract, Punj Lloyd will build sulphur block comprising the sulphur refinery unit, amine regeneration unit, the sour water stripper, etc at the refinery

Organic farming: A boon or a bane?

High-cost organic food industry is plagued with issues such as low productivity and fabricated data. Hence, is government right in spending public money on subsidising rich man's food?

Pesticides are not responsible for cancer incidences in Punjab: CCFI

Contrary to the propaganda by a few NGOs that usage of agrochemicals increased cancer incidences in Punjab, a government survey shows that such claims are incorrect, says Crop Care Federation of India

Going green makes business sense

Companies need to adopt a responsible growth dimension to achieve sustainable growth, say experts at CII's sustainable supply chain conference

Mitsubishi Corp forms JV with IFFCO to sell agrochemicals in India

IFFCO will hold 51 percent stake in the new company, IFFCO-MC Crop Science Private Limited, while the remaining stake will be owned by Mitsubishi

Cefic and TfSc partner to improve sustainability practices in supply chains

TfS is a joint initiative of chemical companies for sustainable supply chains

Nuberg Engineering bags Rs 1000-cr contract for chemical complex in UAE

As per the EPC contract, awarded by Al Ghaith Industries, Nuberg will develop the complex in two phases. In first phase, it will set up caustic soda and hydrogen peroxide plants

Plastics & chemical seminar held in Nagpur

Central government to set up a CIPET branch at Chandrapur in the Vidarbha region

Lotte Ube Synthetic opens butadiene rubber plant in Malaysia

The plant has a butadiene rubber production capacity of 50 kilotonnes per year

Lubrizol to use Daelim technology for polyisobutylenes project

Daelim technology can produce a wide range of polyisobutylenes from conventional polyisobutylene (CPIB) to highly reactive PIB (HR-PIB)

Indian investors show interest in Chabahar petrochemical complex

Chinese and Japanese investors are also keen to invest in the 25 million tonnes complex, which is estimated to require $ 11 billion for its completion in three phases

Welspun forms JV with Malaysia's Wasco Energy for concrete weight coating

The JV will set up a manufacturing plant for concrete weight coating, which protects the external corrosion for pipelines installed offshore, at Anjar (Gujarat)

Adani Group plans Rs 25000-cr coal to poly-generation project in Chhattisgarh

In addition, the Group will invest Rs 200 crore in a second project involving rice bran solvent extraction plant & refinery in Chhattisgarh)

Evonik opens lab for medical devices in Shanghai

Lab will provide support to medical device manufacturers, who use Evonik biodegradable polymers in their products such as orthopaedic screws, plates, etc

Aromatic solvents market to touch $7.76 bn by 2023

Demand for aromatic solvents as corrosion inhibitors in the oil & gas industry is likely to fuel the growing aromatic solvents market, says a new Transparency Market Research report

IIT Bombay joins hand with Australia's Monash University for research

The Australian Government has invested $1.5 million in seed funding for the establishment of the IITB-Monash Research Academy

Universal Starch Chem to temporarily shut down plant for maintenance

To carry out inspection of the boiler, the company has decided to shut down the factory from August 22, 2015 to September 12, 2015

Enabling government policy must for sustainable growth: CII

With resources for growth running out, industry experts at CII's sustainability conference urge government to change policy for encouraging adoption of green solutions