Drying expert initiates noble e-project ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Natural gas and crude oil continues to flow from Rajasthan oilfields ......................................................................................................................................................................................... HPCL has its hands full with refinery projects ......................................................................................................................................................................................... SC denies Novartis patent protection for Glivec ......................................................................................................................................................................................... GAIL books LNG liquefaction terminal in US ......................................................................................................................................................................................... RIL bags ‘International Refiner of the Year’ Award ......................................................................................................................................................................................... CB&I to acquire Phillips 66 gasification technology ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Clariant acquires Bayer’s nano-silver ink technology ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Coromandel commissions new fertiliser unit in AP ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Linde to build six major air separation units in China ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Zuari Fertilizers buys 10% in Mangalore Chemicals ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Clariant Chemicals’ board approves divestment plan ......................................................................................................................................................................................... UOP launches new membrane element to remove natural gas contaminant ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Greens monitor effluent discharge in Ulhas river ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Saudi companies to partner US fertiliser Co Mosaic for $7bn phosphate project ......................................................................................................................................................................................... KIOCL, SAIL plan rare-earth JV in Kerala ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Lanxess expands ion exchange resin facilities at Leverkusen site ......................................................................................................................................................................................... BASF combines water, oilfield and mining solutions biz ......................................................................................................................................................................................... AkzoNobel plans further investment in China ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Dow Corning launches new silicone technologies for Indian construction market ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Lanxess India sees strong performance in 2012 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Technip wins JBF Petrochemicals contract for petrochemical plant in India ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Belfast professor scoops international catalysis prize ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Lanxess to build new pigment plant in China ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Shell and Kinder Morgan announce plans to export LNG from the US ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Foster Wheeler, Shell sign technology enterprise framework agreement ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Technip JV awarded contract for the Malikai Project in Malaysia ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Technip, in a consortium with Afcons and TH Heavy Engineering, wins offshore contract in India ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Kanoria Chem becomes subsidiary of Vardhan ......................................................................................................................................................................................... RSC, CSIR partner for advancing cheminformatics for novel therapies ......................................................................................................................................................................................... New Maharashtra industrial policy unveiled ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Cabinet okays 12.5% stake sale in Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertiliser ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Govt. to make water audit mandatory for companies ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Zuari to setup an integrated DAP manufacturing facility in UAE ......................................................................................................................................................................................... DuPont exiting many areas. Getting more into food and agri businesses ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Dumping duty on phthalic anhydride imports from 3 countries ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Sanofi to buy animal health division of Dosch Pharma ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Clariant offloads major business divisions ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Lonza divests its performance urethanes and Organics Business ......................................................................................................................................................................................... PPG to acquire AkzoNobel’s US paint business ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Parker Hannifin opens green field manufacturing facility at Chennai ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Clariant acquires CRM International ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Jacobs wins contract from PPL for sulfuric acid plant expansion ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Novartis to start construction of new $ 500 mn biotech facility in Singapore ......................................................................................................................................................................................... KBR to execute FLNG production vessel design work for GDF SUEZ ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Ion Exchange Services introduces new water management services ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Dow Corning opens up the fascinating world of silicone for local school students in Pune ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Call for Papers for FILTECH 2013 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... KSB Pumps executes Neyveli Lignite order .........................................................................................................................................................................................