Abu Dhabi chemicals derivatives company (TA’ZIZ) and Proman, a methanol manufacturer, will develop a methanol production plant at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Al Ruways Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The proposed plant is said to be the UAE’s first world-scale methanol production facility and decrease the country’s reliance on imports. TA’ZIZ is a […]
German chemical company BASF will expand the capacity of polymer dispersions at its manufacturing facility in Merak, Indonesia, to meet the demand for high-quality packaging in ASEAN. The new expansion is anticipated to help BASF offer additional styrene-butadiene dispersions to new paper mills looking to increase their capacities in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Bir Darbar […]
Merck, an American multinational science and technology company, has acquired M Chemicals, a chemical business of South Korea-based Mecaro, for up to €110 million. The transaction value constitutes an upfront cash payment of €75 million and payments of up to €35 million on achieving certain milestones. The acquisition forms part of the “Level Up” growth […]
Chemfab Alkalis Limited said that it has secured consent to operate (CTO) for caustic soda lye, increasing its existing capacity of 56,575 TPA to 65,700 TPA. The expansion in capacity will be made without any additional investments, said the Indian chemical manufacturing company. Previously, known as Teamec Chlorates Limited, Chemfab Alkalis said that consent capacities […]
Ami Organics has signed a multi-year, multi-tonne agreement with Fermion, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finland-based Orion Corporation for the supply of an intermediate for its patented product. Based in India, Ami Organics is involved in manufacturing advance pharmaceutical intermediates and speciality chemicals. The company is claimed to have developed and commercialized more than 450 pharma […]
Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has officially inaugurated the INR 6,300 crores Ramagundam Fertilizer Plant in Telangana owned by Engineers India Limited (EIL) and its partners through the Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) joint venture. The Ramagundam Fertilizer Plant is a gas-based urea manufacturing fertilizer plant located in Ramagundam, Peddapalli district. It has […]
Bodal Chemicals Limited said that it has completed the technology upgradation of its Rajpura manufacturing facility in Punjab, India, which was taken up to cope with the demand for caustic soda. Established in 1989, Bodal Chemicals is a manufacturer and exporter of chemical products in dyestuffs, basic chemicals, dye intermediates, and their variants. It has […]
Martin Midstream Partners has revealed the sale of its Stockton Sulfur Terminal in California to Gulf Terminals for a total sum of approximately $5.25 million. The publicly traded limited partnership intends to utilize the net proceeds from the sale of the Stockton Sulfur Terminal to reduce outstanding borrowings under the partnership’s revolving credit facility. Bob […]
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL or IndianOil) has awarded a contract to Nuberg EPC for constructing a sulphur recovery plant for its Gujarat Refinery LuPech project. The sulphur recovery plant, which comprises a sulphur recovery unit with a capacity of 400 tonnes per day (TPD), a control room, and a substation for sulphur block, will […]
Natco Pharma Limited has launched insecticide Chlorantraniliprole (CTPR) 18.5% SC under the brand name NATGEN in the Indian market. As per Natco Pharma’s estimation, the present market size of Chlorantraniliprole containing products in India will be more than INR 2,000 crores. The Hyderabad-based pharma company had received approval from the Delhi High Court recently to […]