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The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) has announced that the wind industry is poised to meet the Government’s target of 60-GW ahead of the 2022 deadline.

• India
• Wind

Auxiliary equipment is getting smarter, as the machines gain the ability to analyze process variables and make decisions, and even predict when maintenance should be done, officials from four auxiliary equipment makers said at the Plastics News Executive

• Auxiliary
• Equipment

Thermax Ltd. has entered into an agreement with California-based Amonix Inc to bring their new concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology for solar power generation to India. Under the partnership, Amonix will provide the solar power modules and ...

• Thermax
• Solar
• Power

Tata Chemicals has inked a deal with Tamil Nadu based Allied Silica Ltd. to acquire its precipitated silica business for Rs. 123-crore on a slump-sale basis.

• Tata
• Chemicals
• Silica

Perkins Engines, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc, and a leading diesel engine manufacturer for several markets including industrial, agricultural, construction, material handling and power generation, has announced that its Hosur facility is now ...

• Perkins
• Engines

The speed at which patent applications are examined has almost doubled in the country with the hiring of new patent examiners, bringing down the pendency substantially, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has said. “The pendency of...

• India
• DIPP
• Patent

The Indian analytical instrument industry is expected to grow steadily at a CAGR of 17% – from a size of €0.5-bn to €2.4-bn between 2012 and 2020. One of the major drivers for this market is growing regulations to ensure high-quality products...

• Mumbai
• India
• Expo

The collected plastic will be converted into useful products such as T-shirts, fabric, backpacks and so on, to close the loop and create...

• HCCB
• Recycle

Therefore, China’s MTBE prices increased, and the profits of MTBE units grew accordingly.

• ADH
• MTBE
• Profits

Approved by the state council, Tariff Commission of the State Council decided to add a tariff of 25 percent to 106 goods originating in ...

• PC
• U.S.
• Tariffs
• China

The fourteenth edition of India’s only dedicated event for the fine and speciality chemicals community – Chemspec India 2018 – will be held on April 25 and 26 in Mumbai. The expo is organised by MackBrooks Exhibitions, a leading UK-based trade events...

• India
• Event
• Chemical

Pune-based Danao Industrial Training Academy (www.ditacademy.net) is focussing on imparting skills in water treatment and management to youth as it looks to address wide gaps in skilled manpower requirements in these areas.

• Students
• Water
• India

On Apr 19, 30,001.60 tons of Xinjiang cotton and 22,936.09 tons of upcountry cotton.

• Cotton
• Auction

Axalta, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, inaugurated its new coating manufacturing plant at Savli, near Vadodara (Gujarat) on April 4, 2018. Approximately 70 guests, including local government officials, customers, university...

• Axalta
• Coatings

At the Chemspec India 2018 trade fair to be held in Mumbai from April 25-26, Amfico Agencies Pvt. Ltd. will again exhibit its wide range of products and services for the chemical industry, including the ChemLine brand of high performance coatings from...

• India
• Trade
• Fair

Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd. has commenced production at its newly set up Methylamines plant located at Dahej, Gujarat with effect from March 24, 2018.

• India
• Expansions

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• Echemi
• Daily

Researchers in the United States and England have engineered an enzyme that could help solve the problem of PET bottle litter. The breakthrough is the latest in a series of tantalizing research results hinting that certain enzymes and microbes that...

• Research
• Science
• Breakthrough
• Enzyme

Plastics have come to be indispensible materials that deliver great value and performance in the several applications they serve. While plastics, in general, and plastics packaging, in particular, are an integral part of the global economy and deliver...

• India
• Plastics

Ingredients manufacturer Tate & Lyle has appointed Imran Nawaz as its new chief financial officer, with effect from 1 August 2018. He joined the company from Mondelēz, where he has served as senior vice-president of finance in Europe since 2014.

• Tate&Lyle
• Ingredients
• Manufacturers