Page 90 - Chemicals

Rosneft buys Total's state in Schwedt Refinery for $300 mn

Located in northeastern Germany, the Schwedt Refinery has a capacity of 12 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)

Merck to set up Euro 30-mn OLED production plant in Germany

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) has the potential to become the technology of the future for displays and lighting

BASF inaugurates Euro 500-mn acrylic acid complex in Brazil

It is the first world-scale production complex for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers in South America

MPCB directs Shree Hari Chemicals to shut down Mahad plant

This is the second time that the company had been asked to stop work. In February 2012, Shree Hari Chemicals had to close down production activities as per the directions of MPCB

Israel's ICL to supply 835,000 tonnes potash to India

The company is eyeing India's growing agriculture sector for growth

AkzoNobel and Evonik form JV to produce chlorine & potassium hydroxide

The JV will have set up a facility having an annual nameplate capacity of around 130,000 metric tonnes of potassium hydroxide solution and 82,000 metric tonnes of chlorine

Mangalore Refinery begins commercial production of polypropylene

The plant, having capacity to produce 440,000 TPA of polypropylene, will meet the growing demand for the PP polymer in South India

Water treatment firms bank on Clean India mission for growth

The government initiatives such as Swachh Bharat, Clean Ganga, etc are expected to trigger the demand for water treatment solutions in the country

Rising wastewater complexities to push demand for new water treatment technologies

For optimum solution, users of wastewater treatment technologies will have to work closely with experts having in-depth knowledge about water chemistry

Solving water challenge is key to the success of Make in India campaign: Vishal Sharma

In this interview, Vishal Sharma, MD, Nalco Water India Limited, explains the relevance of water treatment technologies for manufacturing sector and sustainable development

Polypropylene catalyst market to reach $1.33 bn by 2020

The growth in the PP catalyst industry is anticipated to come from advanced metallocene and single site catalysts, says a MarketsandMarkets report

Govt plans to set up plastics park in Manipur

The Chemicals & Fertilizers Ministry is planning to expand CIPET, Imphal to generate employment opportunities in the plastic processing industries

Goodyear to use silica derived from agri-waste to make tyres

The company will introduce tyres made from silica (derived from rice husk ash) in the Chinese market

Jubilant Life Sciences hikes Niacinamide prices by 10%

Niacin and niacinamide are forms of vitamin B3 and used in various pharmaceutical products

European Commission gives nod to Merck's Sigma-Aldrich takeover deal

As part of the EU commitments, two companies have agreed to sell parts of Sigma-Aldrich's solvents and inorganics business in Europe, including a facility in Germany

Doctors Without Borders urges PM Modi not to change patent rules

MSF has launched global campaign, Hands Off!, urging India to take strong stand against the pressure from MNCs to change India's patent laws that would severely restrict production of generics

Solvay starts alkoxylation production in Europe and Singapore

Both facilities produce alkoxylates which form the chemical foundation for a broad offering of Novecare's specialty surfactants

CSIR labs to develop technologies for national missions

All CSIR labs aim to become self financing in next two years

Govt to conduct feasibility study for Nangal urea plant

The government is planning to build a new urea plant of 1.3 million tonnes per annum capacity at Nangal, Punjab

Air Products opens India's first solar-powered hydrogen fuelling station

Part of a mass public transport bus fuelling and vehicle demonstration program, the SmartFuel station, generates 100% renewable hydrogen from solar energy via an electrolyser