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Glenmark launches first generic version of Zetia in US

The company and its partner, Endo, will be entitled to 180 days of generic drug exclusivity for ezetimibe, which is used for the treatment of high cholesterol

What is the way forward for Indian vaccine industry?

While Indian vaccine producers dominate global market, bulk of marketshare in the high-value domestic private market is held by a few MNCs, says Pushpa Vijayraghavan and Aparna Balasubramanian

NTPC forays into wind energy sector with 50-MW project

The company has awarded a contract to Inox Wind Limited for setting up the 50 MW wind power project in Gujarat

Sun Pharma to partner with Israel's Moebius Medical for osteoarthritis drug

As per the licensing deal, Sun Pharma will have worldwide commercialisation & manufacturing rights for MM-II, a candidate for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis

Asia-Pacific region to propel global demand for amines in cleaning products

Global demand for amines used in cleaning products is expected to increase 4.4% annually to 1.6 million metric tonnes (MMT) in 2020 from 1.28 MMT in 2015, says Freedonia Group

Evonik acquires JM Huber's silica business for $ 630 mn

Acquisition of Huber's silica business, which focuses on the US, China and India, will enable Evonik to expand its position in North America and Asia regions

Praj to partner IOCL & BPCL to set up 2G bio-ethanol plants

Second generation (2G) bio-ethanol technology uses (agri-residue) as feedstock, thus helping farming community to earn additional revenues from agri-waste

Online sales of health insurance to grow 15-20 times by 2020: Study

Smart cards & unique patient identifier for policyholders to drive digitisation of health insurance in India, according to FICCI-QuintilesIMS study

AkzoNobel and Atul to set up monochloroacetic acid plant in Gujarat

While Atul will use the plant's MCA (an essential building block in the chemical industry) for captive consumption to produce herbicide, AkzoNobel will market the access production

Strides Shasun buys Perrigo's APIs facility in India for Rs 100 crore

The company intends to transfer all the integrated DMFs filed for captive consumption to the acquired facility, which is located in Ambernath (Maharashtra) and is US FDA-approved

Ducon to supply pollution control systems to Wienerberger AG's Indian arm

Wienerberger will install Ducon's flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems at its ceramic products facility in Karnataka to remove suspended particulate matter and other toxic components

Implementation of stainless steel quality control order extended by 2 months

Extension was necessitated as licensing process by BIS is taking longer time

Integrate robotics as key component of Make in India campaign

The use of automation and robotics need not be at the expense of labour; industry must view the introduction of robots as a competitive advantage, says Assocham

Experience centre for advanced manufacturing to be set up in India

The government plans to come up with legislation to address concerns of construction equipment manufacturers, according to Girish Shankar, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry

Ineos Styrolution to expand copolymer plant in Mexico

The company will hike the capacity of the plant, which makes a variety of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) and ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) solutions, by 20,000 tonnes

PolyPeptide buys Lonza's peptides business

The acquisition will enhance PolyPeptide's manufacturing capacity of peptides, which, like proteins, are naturally occurring chains of amino acids

PE firm Blackstone buys Solvay's cellulose acetate tow business

The transaction is based on an enterprise value of about € 1 billion

Total to partner with Suez to recycle cooking oil into biofuel

As per the deal, Suez will annually supply 20,000 MT of used cooking oil to Total's La Mede biorefinery, where it will be processed into biofuel

MoUs for 5 2G ethanol plants signed at Petrotech 2016

In addition, IOCL, BPCL and HPCL signed a pact to carry out pre-project activities for setting up refinery-cum-petrochemical complex with 60 MMTPA capacity in Maharashtra

Cabinet approves NBS rates for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers

CCEA has decided to roll over the existing subsidy rates for another six months till the end of the financial year 2016-17