Contribution By Paroma Bhattacharya
November 22, 2018
Crystal Crop Protection, an R&D-based specialty chemicals company headquartered in Delhi, is reportedly purchasing major fungicide and insecticide brands from the Swiss giant Syngenta AG. The portfolio of Syngenta’s brands that are to be acquired by Crystal Crop comprises Blue Copper, Tilt, and Proclaim. Apparently, …
BASF partners with Materialise to lead investment round in Essentium
November 18, 2018
BASF Venture Capital, the investment division of BASF recently announced that it will be leading a Series A investment round in holdings company, Essentium along with additive manufacturing company Materialise. Reportedly, Essentium and BASF are looking to extend their strategic partnership through this investment to …
LBP buys quick-service restaurant business from Dominion Packaging
November 15, 2018
Renowned food & beverage packaging company, LBP Manufacturing has reportedly acquired Dominion QSR, Dominion Packaging’s Quick-Service restaurant business. As per credible sources, Dominion QSR’s acquisition is expected to widen LBP’s product portfolio that can deliver customers a full set of folding carton and solutions for …
BASF reduces GHG emission with biomass balanced EU-REDcert-methanol
November 14, 2018
BASF, the German chemical company that is arguably the largest chemical producer in the world recently announced the introduction of a methanol producing product that can cut greenhouse gases during the production process by at least 50%. The new method is based on a biomass …
EnvisionTEC plans to launch the first-ever 4K DLP-based 3D printer
November 13, 2018
The foremost manufacturer of desktop and full-production 3D printers and materials EnvisionTEC has reportedly declared that it would launch the very first DLP-based 3D printer which would use an authentic 4K projector with artificial intelligence. Chief Executive Officer of EnvisionTEC, Al Siblani was reportedly quoted …
Ahlstrom-Munksjö to develop renewable, flexible packaging solution
November 10, 2018
Finland’s fibre-based material and solution provider, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has recently announced plans to develop a biodegradable, renewable, and recyclable, flexible paper‐based packaging material in collaboration with five companies, a move that would significantly reduce the volume of plastic films used in several industries and cut plastic …
Chevron stopped from drilling in Brazil offshore field by Petrobras
October 31, 2018
Brazilian multinational petroleum company Petrobras has made a decision to not invest in drilling new wells, derailing Chevron’s plan to resume exploration of an offshore field in Brazil, sources familiar with the matter stated. Chevron had approved the drilling plan, but Petrobras had put an …
MSC aims to replace nearly all single-use plastic items by March 2019
October 12, 2018
According to the Plastics Reduction Programme announced recently by MSC Cruises, it will be replacing plastic straws with biodegradable and compostable alternatives by March 2019. It will also be swapping a large number of plastic items used in its onboard as well as shore operations …