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Adperma’s Haldia complex to begin phenol-acetone output by December end
Adperma Pvt. Ltd., a completely owned subsidiary of Kolkata-based petrochemical maker Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL), will start commercial manufacturing of...
Lanxess, Hindustan Colas to trial bitumen and asphalt additives in India
German specialty chemicals company Lanxess and Mumbai-based Hindustan Colas Pvt. Ltd. (HINCOL), a bitumen and road construction solutions company, have...
IndianOil pushes India–US specialty chemicals partnership with eye on global competitiveness
IndianOil Corporation Limited has referred to as for deeper India–USA collaboration in specialty chemicals, with a target on technology partnerships,...
Merck opens new molybdenum facility in South Korea
Merck, the German science and technology company, has inaugurated a brand new Molybdenum Dioxide Dichloride (MoO₂Cl₂) manufacturing facility at its...
Singapore commits S$118 million to turn biological materials into chemicals
Singapore is committing S$118 million in public funding to research that turns biological materials into chemicals, signifying its largest investment...
Swiss chemicals distributor, IMPAG Group, buys Broadways Chemtech to enter India
Switzerland’s IMPAG Group, a distributor of speciality chemicals and raw materials to the life science and material science industries, has...
BASF, HSCC Explore Joint Venture for Polyamide 6 Value Chain
The proposed 50:50 venture would integrate selected European PA6 operations, with worldwide extrusion activities outside North America also under consideration....
GHCL diversifies into specialty chemicals; commences 2,800 MT Bromine manufacturing
Leading chemical producer GHCL Limited officially started the commercial manufacturing of Liquid Bromine (Br2) today. The newly operationalized facility is...
Evonik, Japanese Partners to Develop Polyurethane Recycling Model
Project will examine hydrolysis-based chemical recycling to recover polyols and amines from used foam and manufacturing scrap for use in...
Sunset review of anti-dumping duties on TDI imports initiated
India has initiated a sunset review investigation into the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) from China,...