Chemfab Alkalis Limited has reportedly commenced the PVC-0 project at the company’s manufacturing facility in Sri city, Tada, Andhra Pradesh. The project was successfully commissioned on Saturday, 22 December 2018 and is aimed at manufacturing and selling PVC-O pipes & fittings, sources familiar with the …
Rio Tinto, the Anglo-Australian mining company headquartered in London, is reportedly preparing for the public listing of its Iron Ore Company of Canada unit, planned for the first half of 2019. Apparently, the company would be dual-listing the business in Toronto and New York. Sources …
The investment will focus on enhancing Oman’s export and regional development. The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multifaceted development bank, has recently announced a $100 million investment to finance the construction of Oman’s Duqm Refinery. Sources close to the matter state that APICORP will …
The investment will increase the refinery’s output yield and generate around 4,300 construction jobs Motiva Enterprises LLC, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco, has recently announced plans to invest around $6.6 billion in its Port Arthur refinery, to enhance its petrochemical …
Clariant and Saudi Kayan have agreed to consider the prospect of forming a joint venture with an objective to establish a manufacturing facility for alkoxylates. The new facility will combine Clariant’s alkoxylates production technology with raw materials of Saudi Kayan. The Swiss specialty chemicals company …
Coveris, a premier packaging and engineered coatings manufacturer, has reportedly announced that it is going to open a development center in Leeds, UK. Sources claim that the development center – tentatively titled ‘Pack Positive Centre’, the first facility in the industry, is being launched in …
RPM International Inc. has recently announced that the company’s Rust-Oleum group has acquired the provider of Concrobium mold and mildew control products, Siamons International Inc., reports have confirmed. Apparently, financial terms regarding this transaction, which is anticipated to be accretive to earnings within one year, …
Thailand is currently in the news for becoming the first Asian country to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products. Reportedly, the developmental move by Thailand towards adoption of stronger control measures for tobacco products has been praised by the World Health Organization (WHO). Apparently, the …