Page 2 - Chemicals

Sun Pharma and NIV join forces to fight zika, chikungunya & dengue

National Institute of Virology to receive Sun Pharma's drug molecules for testing against 3 diseases

Clariant builds R&D unit to tackle agricultural challenges

Unit will boost future innovation in foliar fertilisers, plant growth regulators and bio-herbicides

PI Industries to form JV with Japan's Kumiai Chemical for agrochemicals

While the JV will initially focus on bispyribac sodium, it may add more products in future

Lupin founder Dr Desh Bandhu Gupta passes away

Dr Gupta, a doyen of Indian pharmaceutical industry, was 79 years old

"Solar-powered DC devices may become the order of the day in future"

In this interview, Ranganath NK, MD, Grundfos India, tracks the development of pumps market

BASF's Dahej site certified for production of sustainable oil palm products

Dahej now among 20 BASF sites worldwide certified according to the RSPO supply chain standard

Reliance opens research centre for polymer applications at Vadodara

The centre will offer services to not just to RIL's polymer business, but also for its customers

PET bottles have a 70% recycle rate in India, for good reason

Do you know that Indian cricket team' uniform, made by Nike, is produced from recycled PET bottles

Chemistry: An enabler to solve challenges of urbanisation

Progressive policies & innovation will lead to sustainable urbanisation, says Dr Raman Ramachandran

Jubilant Life ties up with Dutch firm Barentz for food & nutrition market

Through this collaboration Jubilant plans to offer nutrient premixes & blends to its customers

ExxonMobil & Synthetic Genomics achieve breakthrough in biofuel research

Algae strain developed and modified by Synthetic Genomics more than doubled oil production

Glenmark licenses oncology products from US-based APC Therapeutics

Glenmark to have for exclusive rights to a small molecule, oncology compound based on APC biology

Solvay & GKN Aerospace to develop thermoplastic composites for aircraft

As per the deal, Solvay will become a preferred supplier of these lightweight materials to Fokker

South Korean chemicals firm Songwon opens pilot plant in Gujarat

The new plant will produce a wide range of chemicals for a broad spectrum of applications

Celanese & Blackstone to form $1.3 bn JV in acetate tow

Proposed JV to combine Celanese's cellulose derivatives and Blackstone's Rhodia Acetow businesses

Intrexon & Johnson Matthey team up for production of peptide-based APIs

Though peptide-based APIs are highly useful, they are often costly & difficult to produce

Soon, Jan Aushadhi stores to open at railway stations

Govt plans to utilise railway's infrastructure to increase accessibility of affordable generic drugs

PerkinElmer acquires autoimmune testing firm Euroimmun for $1.3 billion

Deal to boost PerkinElmer's growth by adding leading positions in autoimmune & allergy diagnostics

Berger International sells Caribbean business to ANSA Coatings

Combined net sales of Caribbean business of Berger, a part of Asian Paints, is estimated at $ 35 mn

L&T's construction arm bags orders worth Rs 2231 crores

Its water & effluent treatment business has won an order worth Rs 367 crores in Tamil Nadu