Wacker, Linde Project on Green Hydrogen and Renewable Methanol Reaches Next Selection Stage for EU Funding

Wacker Chemie AG announced that its project funding proposal to the European Union for building a production complex for green hydrogen and renewable methanol at its Burghausen site has reached the next selection stage. The funding application states that WACKER wants to build a 20-megawatt electrolysis plant with Linde GmbH to generate hydrogen from water … Read more

India’s TamilNadu Petroproducts to Expand LAB, Caustic soda Capacity

Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd (TPL) plans to increase the capacity of its linear alkyl benzene (LAB) and caustic soda plants and set up a new propylene recovery unit (PRU) at its complex at Manali in southern Tamil Nadu state as part its expansion plans, it said. The expansion project is estimated to cost around Indian Rupees … Read more

India Imposes Anti-dumping duty on Imports of PET from China

India has levied anti-dumping duties on bottle grade Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin imports originating in or exported from China for 5 years. Bottle grade PET imports from China increased from 88,000 metric tonne in FY18 to 147,600 MT in FY19, a 67% rise, while imports from other countries declined, as per govt data. The Directorate … Read more