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Commerce Ministry wants an external office of WIPO in India

If established, the Indian office will be the sixth external office of WIPO globally. The other five offices are located in Brazil, China, Japan, Russia and Singapore

BASF opens first manufacturing plant in Sri Lanka

New plant, which will meet local demand for construction chemicals, will produce concrete admixtures from global Master Builders Solutions brand

Omkar Specialty commissions expanded capacity in Badlapur

With the capacity of the unit 1, which will manufacture advanced intermediates for pharmaceuticals, has been increased by 50 percent from 600 MTPA to 900 MTPA

Lupin receives CDSCO approval for indigestion drug acotiamide

The current market for plain gastrointestinal (GI) prokinetics and combinations is estimated to be around Rs 2,640 crores growing at 14 percent, according to IMS Health

Fortis Healthcare board approves scheme for diagnostics business demerger

As per the scheme, SRL (Fortis Healthcare's business engaged in diagnostics) will be merged with Fortis Malar in the first step. Subsequently, the name of Fortis Malar will be changed to SRL

Phillips Carbon Black's operating profit up by 42% in Q1 FY17

The healthy first quarter results are due to increased operational efficiency across all functions and deeper market penetration leading to higher capacity utilisation

Brexit will impact Indian companies' appetite for expansion in UK: Rohit Saboo

In this interview, Rohit Saboo, president & CEO of National Engineering Industries, discusses the company's growth plans, emerging trends in the bearings industry and impact of Brexit

ExxonMobil, Georgia Tech innovation to revolutionise chemicals manufacturing

The new molecular-level filter, developed by the two, can significantly reduce emission and amount of energy used in polyester and plastic manufacturing

BARC develops portable kit for detection of chromium contamination in water

The technology to make this kit has been transferred by BARC to the Nagpur (Maharashtra) based LTEK Industries

IOCL to use treated water from STP in Mathura refinery

Indian Oil Corporation has signed an MoU with National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) as per which IOCL's refinery will use treated water from a sewage treatment plant (STP) in Mathura

Punj Llyod awards Rs 20 cr contract to Richa Industries for PEB project

The project involves construction of pre-engineered building (PEB) warehouse for Indian Oil Corporation Limited at Paradip in Odisha

Eveready bags Rs 18 cr order from EESL for supplying LED lights

As per the order, the company will supply 13 lakh LED tube lights to Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a joint venture of state-run power companies

Vikas Ecotech to supply eco-friendly specialty chemicals to Prince Pipes

The plastic pipes maker has entered into a long-term sourcing tie-up with Vikas EcoTech for supply of organotin heat stabiliser, a lead-free alternative additive used in plastics industry

Mitsubishi Gas to increase meta-xylene production by 70,000 tonnes

For this, the company will restarted operations of one its MX production line, which stopped production in November 2013

Solvay files patent infringement lawsuit against Molycorp

Lawsuit has been filed with respect to the patent covering certain high surface-area ceric oxides and catalysts for purifying automotive exhaust gases

Narayana Health opens robotic surgery training institute

Institute of Robotic Surgery, based in Bangalore and supported by Infosys Foundation, will train doctors in robotic surgery for various cancers

Germany's Senvion acquires wind turbine maker Kenersys India

With this, Senvion will have access to assets ranges from 2.0 to 2.6 MW and rotor diameters from 82 to 120 meters, with cumulative installations of 220 MW in India

Asahi Kasei Mitsubishi restarts naphtha cracker in Mizushima

The cracker was suspended from July 27, 2016 due to a malfunction in its refrigeration system

TitanX acquisition to aid Tata AutoComp to tap engine cooling market

Given the challenges before the auto industry in emission control, this acquisition will help Tata AutoComp to expand its presence in the cooling and emission control segments

High performance composites market in US to reach $ 10 bn by 2020

While aerospace is likely to remain the leading market for high performance composites in 2020, pressure vessels will show the fastest growth of all outlets, says Freedonia's new report