As a run-up to the Vibrant Gujarat 2011 Summit, the Government of Gujarat in association with Gujarat Chemical Association (GCA) today kicked off the Global Chemical Leaders’ Summit 2010 (GCLS 2010) in Ahmedabad. The first day of the 2-day summit, organized with the support of the Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb), focused on showcasing Gujarat’s...
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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated Lanxess facility at Jhagadia. Following are the photographs of the event.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today opened specialty chemicals group LANXESS Asia’s state-of-the-art plant for ion exchange resins at Bharuch district’s Jhagadia. The new plant was constructed over a period of two years in the new chemical park in Jhagadia in the Indian state of Gujarat. It boasts an annual capacity of 35,000 metric...
Bangkok-based global paint major TOA Group would be shelling out close to $100 million (around Rs 460 crore) to have its Indian operations up and running targeting a sales turnover of Rs 150 crore by 2013 with market share of 6% to 8%, and set a target of Rs 500 crore by 2015. The...
Gujarat’s petrochemical industry is seen making smart growth as the Western State of India holds lion’s share in the total production of the country’s petroleum production. A recent report by the industry body, Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) & PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) noted that the State will witness a robust...
For financing its major expansion plans, Kiri Dyes and Chemicals Limited, the largest manufacturer and exporters of reactive dyes and intermediates of India, plans to raise Rs 500 crore through equity route that would involve QIPs, GDRs, ADRs and FCCBs. Major part of investment will take place in Gujarat with one plant at Vadodara,...
By Japan K Pathak Principal Secretary of Gujarat’s Forest and Enviornment department Shri S.K.Nanda today in exclusive talk with Gujarat Money said that central government’s ban on setting up new industry and expansion of present units in southern Gujarat industrial town Vapi will be lifted by middle of next month. Nanda, however added that...
British glamour model Katie Price a.k.a Jordan’s perfumes have been ditched by British retail chain Superdrug, after it was reported that workers in Gujarat’s Bharuch based Pragati Glass making the bottles of Jordan’s perfume were paid just 2.05 pounds a day. The fragrances called ‘Stunning’ and ‘Besotted’ were being bottled at the Pragati factory...
Greendiamz Biotech Pvt. Ltd, manufacturer of environmentally safe plastic products, has set up its first unit to manufacture sheets and bags dedicated to only bioplastic here recently. wall-e movie premiere The sheets produced are termed as “Bioplastic” – Bio as it is 100% biodegradable and compostable and it is very similar to plastic in...
Former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on Sunday dedicated India’s first Carbon Fiber Plant near Vadodara in Gujarat. The carbon fiber material is used in formula one race cars, Automotive racing and styling, boats, bicycles, defense and planes, Robotics, Radio Controlled aircraft etc. Shri.Nitinbhai Patel (Minister-Gujarat State, Water supply,Water Resources (Excluding Kalpsar...
Tata Chemicals on Monday said it will invest Rs 100 crore in the next two years to ramp up the capacity of its salt manufacturing plant in Mithapur, Gujarat, to eight million tonnes from the present 5.5 million tonnes. watch the switch film in full “We will pumping in Rs 100 crore in the...
Leader of opposition in the assembly, Shaktisinh Gohil, has alleged that the state government has given 1,348 acres of reserved forest land in the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) to its favorite industries. The allegation came during the debate on governor’s speech in the Assembly on Wednesday(3 March 2010). Kutch’s Little Rann is a...