Russia’s HDPE Output Falls 8.4% in January-October
Russia's production of high density polyethylene (HDPE) decreased by 8.4% year on year in the first ten months of 2017 to 760,600 tonnes, according to MRC's ScanPlast report.
All Russian...
BASF, Vital Therapeutics Partner for Nutritional Feed Solutions in India
BASF SE and Vital Therapeutics Pvt Ltd have entered into a strategic partnership to bring a new choline chloride product to the feed industry in India and the rest...
Cotton Quotes Drop in Brazilian Market in October
Despite slight oscillations, cotton quotes dropped in the Brazilian market in the first fortnight of October, as sellers were either more active in the spot market or retracted, the...
Yara to Acquire Vale Fertiliser Complex in Brazil for $255 mn
Yara International ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire the Vale Cubatao Fertilizantes complex in Brazil from Vale SA, for $255 million. The acquisition will establish Yara as...
Archroma partners with Design Seeds
Archroma, a global leader in colour and specialty chemicals, has entered into partnership with the popular colour inspiration site Design Seeds, on a series of seasonal stories featuring colours...
Coatings Technology Upgradation Rules the Market
In an interview, Naveen Kumar Bhatia, Advisor, Premium Coatings & Chemicals (P) Ltd with Chemical Today Magazine discusses the advancement in coatings for the decorative and industrial segments in...
Process lowers carbon footprint of textile coating
LEVERKUSEN – A newly released life-cycle assessment of Covestro’s ‘Insqin’ waterborne polyurethane (PU) has found it can reduce the carbon footprint of manufacturing PU synthetics by up to 45...
India Expected to Remain Largest Cotton Producer in 2017-18
In 2017/18, world cotton production is projected to increase by 8% to 24.9 million tons due entirely to an 8% expansion in world cotton area to 31.7 million hectares,...
Italian PET Producer Mossi Ghisolfi Group Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Mossi Ghisolfi Group(M&G) posted a statement on its website Tuesday saying that the Group has filed for an application of "concordato preventivo", a form of bankruptcy protection.
Its M&G, M&G...
Chinese company to invest $500m in Gwadar to build homes
LONDON: A leading Chinese investment company here announced to invest $500 million in Gwadar in first phase of project aimed at building homes for around 500,000 incoming Chinese professionals...