The move has been undertaken to provide the company’s Indian customers with a wider portfolio of locally produced materials.

In order to meet rising hygiene standards as well as retain the freshness of food products for a longer period, the food packaging sector is always on the look-out for new packaging materials and technologies. Today, multi-layer films are preferred over single-layer packaging due to several factors. Read on to know more…

High-Performance FFKM Sealing Technology for Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage Industries —Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage industry processes can be mighty tough on seals. Their rough conditions and exacting regulations keep scientists on their toes looking for solutions to meet even more difficult demands. Perfluoroelastomers, also known as FFKMs, are establishing themselves as very useful materials in these fields.

Solvay has appointed Rodrigo Elizondo as President of Special Chem Global Business Unit, and Michael Finelli as President of the GBU Speciality Polymers.

A snapshot of the emerging trends in the global chemical industry – With multiple emerging regions now steering the course of the global chemicals industry, their internal dynamics will likely determine how the industry shapes up in the near future.

After bringing on–stream a polyamide 6 plant in Hangzhou, PR China, engineering company Uhde Inventa-Fischer provides the design of a polyester plant in the Ivanovo region, Russia.

Songwon has completed the acquisition of Sequent’s Specialty Chemicals business, including the polymer stabilizer business, the production site in Panoli and the local R&D division. Now, the Koreans have set their sights n the Indian markets.

Crisis ridden chemicals firm Lanxess has defined a three phase realignment strategy, which includes a significant reduction of business units. Additionally, the company plans to cut positions, especially in its global administration.

A new name for one of the leading polymer specialists: Bayer divests plastics business Material Science under the new name Covestro. An initial public offering on the stock markets is planned for 2016.

Mitsubishi Chemical has launched full-scale sales of its new series of PVC elastomer, Sunprene, and announced details about the Eletrolyte joint venture with Ube Industries, which started operations in January this year.