17.04.2012

Chemical Control Legislation in India

Checks and Balances on Chemicals - The Indian chemical industry is very diverse and covers basic chemicals and their intermediates, petrochemicals, fertilizers, paints, pesticides, bulk drugs and pharmaceuticals. It also contributes significantly toward the industrial and economic growth of the nation.
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LyondellBasell Sells Flavors and Fragrances Business to Pinova Holdings

LyondellBasell has sold its Flavors & Fragrances business to Pinova Holdings. "This divestiture is consistent with our objective to focus on developing our core businesses of olefins and polyolefins, intermediates and derivatives, and refining and oxyfuels," said LyondellBasell CEO Jim Gallogly. LyondellBasell said the transaction results in after-tax proceeds of approximately $150 million. more28.05.2010

Time For Action

The German advertising tagline "greed is good" is now outmoded as a basic principle of purchasing. A low purchase price does not mean that a product is actually inexpensive. Therefore the saying, "Those who buy cheap buy twice" often applies. As it would seem, this commonplace insight for consumer goods also applies in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Quality obviously does not always correlate with price. more04.05.2010

Saltigo Undertakes Major Expansion of Production

Saltigo, a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty chemicals group Lanxess, is significantly expanding production at its Leverkusen site. This is being made possible by a cooperation agreement with Syngenta. The manufacturer of crop protection agents and long-standing customer of Saltigo is investing some € 50 million in expanding several Saltigo facilities in Leverkusen to significantly enhance its capacity for synthesizing active ingredients for crop protection agents. more27.01.2010

Finding The Balance

The Exclusive Synthesis & Amino Acids Business Line within Evonik's Health & Nutrition Business Unit supplies the pharmaceutical and other industries with high-quality fine chemicals. In line with the concept of horizontal integration, customers get an optimal combination in terms of a good cost structure for intermediates and basic active ingredients from the production plants in Asia and for intermediates and active ingredients of higher complexity from sites in Europe and the U.S. Beginning this year Evonik acquired a U.S. more27.01.2010

Finding The Balance

The Exclusive Synthesis & Amino Acids Business Line within Evonik's Health & Nutrition Business Unit supplies the pharmaceutical and other industries with high-quality fine chemicals. In line with the concept of horizontal integration, customers get an optimal combination in terms of a good cost structure for intermediates and basic active ingredients from the production plants in Asia and for intermediates and active ingredients of higher complexity from sites in Europe and the U.S. Beginning this year Evonik acquired a U.S. more