SRF Limited, an Indian industrial and specialty intermediates manufacturer announced its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended March 31, 2020. Q4 Financials The consolidated revenue of the Company decreased 4% to Rs. 1,858 crore ($245.9 million) in Q4FY20 as against Rs. 1,937 crore ($256.3 million) in the prior year quarter. … Read more
Aarti Industries, an Indian pharmaceutical ingredients and chemicals manufacturer, announced its results for the quarter and financial year ended 31 March 2020. The company’s consolidated net profit declined 11.9% to Rs 110.35 crore ($14.7 million) in the quarter ended March 2020 as against Rs 125.25 crore ($16.6 million) during the prior year quarter. Sales declined … Read more
Godrej Industries announced its results for the quarter and financial year ended 31 March 2020. Chemicals & Crop protection Segments Q4 Results: GIL’s net profit from the chemicals segment saw a decline by 1% to Rs 37.93 crore ($5.0 million) in the fourth quarter as against Rs 38.37 crore ($5.1 million) in the prior year … Read more
Saint-Gobain announced the completion of sale of its stake in Sika held by its subsidiary Schenker-Winkler Holding AG, netting it 1.54 billion euros ($1.69 billion). Saint-Gobain acquired its 10.75% stake in Sika as part of a global agreement with Sika and the Burkard family in May 2018. The Sika shares were held as an equity … Read more
Lotte Chemical has invested 161.7 billion won ($132 million) to acquire a 4.46% stake in Japanese chemical company Showa Denko, according to a Business Korea report. The move is seen as reflecting Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin’s intention to take over Japanese chemical companies with strong technologies. Lotte Chemical bought Showa Denko shares in March … Read more
Paushak Ltd. has announced fall in net profit for its fourth quarter and full-year ended 31 March on weak sales due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s standalone net profit slumped 34.3% to Rs 6.37 crore ($0.84 million) in fourth quarter 2019-20 compared to prior year quarter’s Rs 383 crore ($1.3 million). Revenue … Read more
Tata Chemicals Ltd. has announced fall in net profit for its fourth quarter and full-year ended 31 March. The company’s consolidated net profit slumped 48% to Rs 197.56 crore ($26.1 million) in fourth quarter 2019-20 compared to prior year quarter’s Rs 383 crore ($50.6 million). Revenue from operations declined 7% to Rs 2,378.09 crore ($314.3 … Read more
Clariant India said it has been making sanitiser solutions from its facilities in India. Clariant’s sites across Roha (Maharashtra); Bonthapally (Telangana); Rania, Vadodara and Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) are commited to supply the necessary products that are required for the healthcare facilities, the company said in a statement. Clariant’s site in Cuddalore has produced a total … Read more
Reliance Industries Ltd. is considering selling its stake in India’s largest paint maker valued at about $989 million as the conglomerate steps up efforts to trim its debt, said a report by Bloomberg. RIL is in discussions with banks for a potential sale of its 4.9% stake in Asian Paints Ltd. through a series of … Read more
DIC Corporation has acquired liquid inks for the packaging business from Liaoning Tianqi Technology, a manufacturer of liquid inks for packaging for the food and beverage industry based in China. The acquired company name will be DIC Graphics (Shenyang) Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is part of DIC’s efforts … Read more
Atul Ltd. has announced increase in net profit for its fourth quarter and full-year ended 31 March on good margins in Performance and Other Chemical segment. The company’s fourth quarter net profit increased 26.6% to Rs 1.4 billion ($18.9 million) from Rs 1.1 billion ($14.9 million) in the prior year quarter. Revenue in the … Read more
Clariant Chemicals India Limited announced that it has restarted operations at its production facilities in the country, following the partial relaxations from COVID – 19 related Nationwide Lockdown by Government of India. Clariant’s production facilities situated in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are back in partial operation with limited capacity and will continue with partial … Read more
India’s chemical exports rose by 7% to Rs 2.68 lakh crore ($35.2 billion) during April-January period of the last fiscal, and became the top exporting sector in the country for the first time, the government said on Saturday. “Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda congratulated the chemicals and petrochemicals industry on becoming the … Read more
PPG expects that the ‘uncertain’ global economy amidst the coronavirus pandemic will impact its 2020 results. Michael McGarry, Chairman and CEO said Thursday “we will not know the full impact of COVID-19 on PPG and our business for some time but will work with urgency to take proactive actions to limit the impact as much … Read more
Solvay announced that it is withdrawing its full year 2020 guidance issued in February due to heightened uncertainty and prolonged duration of events caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The company has reduced its capital expenditure plans for the year by over €250 million ($273 million). “During these challenging times, we are mobilized and we … Read more
Arkema unveiled its ambition to become a world leader in Specialty Materials realigned around three businesses: Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions at a Strategy Update meeting on April 2. The Group unveiled its roadmap and its objectives for 2024 at this event. The Group has decided to align its organization which will now … Read more
Hillenbrand, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to sell its Cimcool business to DuBois Chemicals, Inc. (DuBois) for $224 million. Hillenbrand’s wholly-owned subsidiary Milacron LLC (Milacron) entered into an Equity and Asset Purchase Agreement with DuBois, pursuant to which DuBois will acquire the Cimcool business at a purchase price of approximately $224 million in cash, subject … Read more
Evonik Industries AG on Thursday said it has acquired Madrid-based biotechnology company innovativeHealth Group. The transaction is due to be completed before the end of March. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Headquartered at the Scientific Park of Madrid (Spain), innovativeHealth’s technology platforms screen and combine natural ingredients and extracts to generate … Read more
Huntsman has signed a $300 million deal to buy CVC Thermoset Specialties, a specialty chemical manufacturer that supplies chemicals for the industrial composites, adhesives and coatings markets. The $300 million purchase price is subject to customary closing conditions. It is an all-cash transaction, funded from available liquidity by Huntsman. Depending on the full year of … Read more
Nouryon reported growth in profitability in its full-year 2019 financial results, despite challenging conditions in several end markets. Adjusted EBITDA, backed by margin control and expense controls, rose by 5% to EUR1.13 billion ($1.27 billion). Revenues were marginally higher at EUR5.08 billion ($5.7 billion), as a minor volume decline was more than offset by price … Read more