Wacker starts up new production plant for dispersions in China

Wacker Chemie AG officially ramped up its new production plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions at its Nanjing site.

Flap discs for metal finishing applications

Walter Surface Technologies announces key improvements to new Enduro-flex, Enduro-flex Turbo finishing discs.

CNC services for cutting metal, creating parts, and developing prototypes

Robot solutions leader SuperDroid Robots launches new CNC services.

Press enhances part quality, reduced cycle time

Greenerd builds hydraulic coining press for global parts network

Lubrizol and Trexel team up on high performance foam technology

Trexel and The Lubrizol Corporation announced a new partnership for Lubrizol to be the preferred TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) supplier for Trexel’s MuCell? microcellular foaming technology.

INEOS and Solvay to create a world-class PVC producer

Solvay and INEOS have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to combine their European chlorvinyls activities in a proposed 50-50 joint venture.

Growth in Brazilian composites industry

Sales in the Brazilian composites industry totaled US$ 382 million in the first quarter.

Bayer MaterialScience brings nano projects to a close

Bayer MaterialScience will bring its work on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to a close.

CHINAPLAS: Dow's performance plastics

The Dow Chemical Company will be showcasing its broad portfolio of plastics solutions to customers and partners in fast-growing industries.

Philippines' economy to reach US$372B by 2018

The GDP of the Philippines grew quite robustly in comparison over the same period. The economy of this country is expected to reach US$372 billion at current prices by 2018.

Philippines ships aromatic, black rice to Dubai

Rice-sufficient by end of 2013, the Philippines will soon start exporting aromatic, long-grain white varieties and organic coloured and heirloom rice varieties.

Interview Mr. Bazmi Husain, Country Manager, Managing Director, ABB India

Frost & Sullivan's Arunkumar. J (Arun), Industry Manager for the Industrial Automation and Process Controls practice, spoke to Mr. Bazmi Husain (Bazmi), Country Manager and Managing Director, ABB India on the evolving imperatives in the Indian Industrial segment and the outlook for future. The transcript of the interview is as follows: