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AkzoNobel unveils new strategy to accelerate growth

Plans separation of specialty chemicals business within 12 months & investment €1 bn in R&D by 2020

ExxonMobil & Sabic select San Patricio County for US petrochemical project

Project is part of ExxonMobil's 10-year, $20 billion Growing the Gulf initiative

Reliance Industries commissions ethane project at Dahej

RIL to use ethane imported from North America as feedstock for its cracker portfolio in India

Sustainability & lightweighting to drive growth in PET packaging market

Global market to reach 21.2 mn tonnes by 2021 from 16.7 mn tonnes in 2015, says Smithers Pira report

Indorama Ventures buys European tyre cord maker Glanzstoff Group

The deal will strengthen IVL's leadership position in the high value-added tyre cord market

Adidas & Carbon develop process for mass production of 3D printed footwear

Process overcomes shortcomings of conventional 3D printing methods, ie low production speed & scale

Rise in health awareness to take nutraceuticals market to $ 8.5 bn by 2022

Dietary supplements accounted for 65% of Indian nutraceuticals market, says a Assocham-RNCOS study

Bridgestone develops bicycle tyres without punctures

The company has created bicycle tyres that do not need to be inflated with air

Milliken buys Keystone Aniline Corporation to boost colourant business

Keystone Aniline Corporation is a manufacturer of dyes, pigments, pigment dispersions & polymers

Global bioplastics for packaging market to reach $7.2 bn by 2022

Most of the new production facilities are being implemented in Thailand, India & China, says a study

Higher public spending on infrastructure to boost steel consumption

However, Indian steel sector faces challenges such as high interest rates, huge debt, etc, says SUFI

Gamesa installs over 2 GW of wind power in India for FY 2016-17

The company has a total installed capacity of over 4800 MW across seven states in India

National Fertilizers to set up dinitrogen tetroxide plant for ISRO

It will invest Rs 350 crores for the 1095-MTPA propellant plant, which will be located at Guna (MP)

ABB India bags Rs 178 crore order to reinforce Bangladesh power grid

As per contract, the company will build two new substations and upgrade two existing substations

Nova Chemicals buys Williams Partners' Geismar olefins plant for $2.1 bn

The deal will allow the company to benefit from the access to significant US shale gas reserves

Nalco inaugurates 100.80 MW wind plants in Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh

Suzlon Group has installed & commissioned the two renewable projects of 50.40 MW each for Nalco

NBCC, Berger Paints tie up for European thermal insulation technology

They will jointly work to bring external thermal insulation and composite systems (ETICS) in India

HPCL, Rajasthan Govt ink revised MoU for proposed 9 MMTPA refinery

Proposal to set up the Rs 37,230-cr refinery at Barmer district was first announced in March 2013

APL Apollo Tubes to tap coastal areas with new galvanised steel pipes

It is working closely with fabricators & structural engineers to meet requirements of these regions

Strand Life Sciences' liquid biopsy test to help early detection of cancer

It has worked closely with Mazumdar Shaw Center for Translational Research to develop Strand LB test