Page 3 - Chemicals

Raw material security, R&D thrust areas for steel industry: Steel Minister

To enhance steel consumption, the Ministry to focus on construction and manufacturing sectors

Reasons why MNCs buy companies in India

While most of them are strategic takeovers, a few are due to obtuse rationale, says Abhijeet Biswas

Higher education in India: Does the quality match rising expectations?

Universities in US, UK or Europe & even China fare much better than Indian in world ranking index

BP & Reliance to invest $ 6 bn to develop deepwater gas fields in KG basin

To expand partnership in downstream, differentiated fuels, mobility & low carbon energy sectors

IOCL, BPCL and HPCL ink JV pact for $40 bn West Coast Refinery project

The 60-MMTPA refinery-cum-petrochemicals complex is expected to be commissioned by 2022

Siemens India wins first cyber security contract for power plant automation

It will provide cyber security solution for to protect CLP India's power plant automation system

University of Bath scientists make biodegradable microbeads from cellulose

This could potentially replace harmful plastic microbeads that contribute to ocean pollution

Ineos plans to set up 750,000 tonne propane dehydrogenation plant in Europe

It also plans to increase ethylene capacity of its cracker facilities in Scotland and Norway

E-way bill imposition to pose challenges for small transporters

Taking impromptu decision in dire situations will become highly impractical due to the bill

Aarti Industries wins Rs 4,000 cr contract for agrochemical intermediary

AIL will supply this chemical, which is used in herbicides, to a global agriculture company

Steel industry to marginally benefit from GST

Govt ready to provide protection to domestic pipe manufacturers against unfair trade practices

Royal Adhesives buys Graco Supply's aircraft sealant repackaging business

The acquired business will be added to Royal's global aircraft sealant business

Italian firm Olon buys Ricerca Biosciences' chemical division

Acquisition strengthens service offering of Olon SpA for research and manufacturing

"GST is likely to increase solar power project costs by at least 10%"

Overall, Ravichandran Purushothaman believes GST will have a positive impact on Indian economy

Bio-based industry consortium receives € 25 mn funding in Europe

Grant to be used for establishing a complete value chain for making for polyethylenfuranoate (PEF)

Cabot starts work on fumed silica facility in China

The new facility, with capacity of 8,000 tonnes, to meet growing demand of fumed silica in China

AkzoNobel expands coatings research facility in Houston

Expansion is part of AkzoNobel's ongoing investments in its global RD&I activities

Unichem Laboratories aims $ 100 mn revenue from US

For this, the company will focus on differentiated complex generics, which are difficult to produce

RIL commissions last crystallisation unit paraxylene complex in Jamnagar

With this, Reliance Industries becomes the second largest producer of paraxylene (PX) globally

India to launch mission for advanced ultra supercritical technologies

The national mission, costing about $ 238 million, will focus on cleaner coal utilisation technology