Prospective potash players pick up the pace in Australian SOP race

Australia’s prospective sulphate of potash (SOP) producers continue to accelerate in the race to be first to market with low-chloride fertilizer drawn from Western Australia’s brine-rich lakebeds. ‘Potash’ is an umbrella term used for fertilizers with a high potassium content. The most common form is muriate of potash (MOP), which is suited to mass-produced crops such as rapeseed.

Agilent introduces intelligent LC/MS System for chromatographers in India

Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced a new, self-aware mass detector into their comprehensive LC/MS portfolio for the Indian market. The new Agilent InfinityLab LC/MSD iQ System incorporates ‘designed-in’ smart features, software, and hardware developed specifically for chemists and chromatographers who will benefit from the intuitive design and greater level of detail generated by a mass selective detector.

 Man-made fibre imports hurting domestic textile industry

Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) Chairman Mr. Sanjay Jain has stated that the continuous rise of man-made fibre (MMF) imports, especially after GST implementation, is deeply hurting the domestic textile industry. MMF is an important segment of the Indian textile and clothing industry and it has made substantial investment to enhance its capacity building to meet the desired target of $350-bn market by 2025, he said.

Asian Paints sells stake in Berger Paints Singapore

Asian Paints Ltd. has said that it is selling its entire stake in Berger Paints Singapore Pte. Ltd. to Australian asset manager, Omega Property Investments Pty. Ltd. for S$4-mn (Rs. 21-crore). Asian Paints said it was selling Berger Paints Singapore as the firm had a limited presence in the local coatings market and was not “material to the overall international operations” of the group.

Argentina seeks Indian investment in lithium assets

Argentina’s Ambassador Mr. Daniel Chuburu has called on India to invest in his country’s lithium resources. He was speaking at a conference on e-mobility, organised in Chennai by the Confederation of Indian Industry. “Argentina is getting into mining, notably, mining of lithium and India is invited to participate,” he said pointing out that the Chinese, Americans, Japanese, Canadians and French have already put their foot onto the Argentine mines.

Data-driven chemical manufacturing in 2030

A remarkable aspect of the capacity build in the last decade for major petrochemicals – representing about 70% of the volume of all chemicals produced – has been the dominance of China. In 2017, the country accounted for a little more than a third of global capacity, a sharp increase from the 18% share a decade earlier.

Brand-new Halal Cosmetics Zone to launch at in-cosmetics Asia 2019

Over the last few years, the Halal cosmetics industry has enjoyed a surge in popularity for a number of reasons, including a growing consumer awareness of the usage of animal-derived ingredients as well as increasing demand from mainstream consumers across the globe for halal-certified products.

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