Entries from India Chemicals Blog tagged with 'R&D'
New brooms sweep clean
I should not be surprised that Maharashtra's new chief minister is having second thoughts about Dow Chemical's plans for a research centre at Chakan, near Pune. Unfortunately, I am. I fail to see how a research centre will increase pollution....
Dow forced to halt work at Chakan
In yet another blow to Dow Chemical's plans for India the company has had to halt work on its new R&D centre at Chakan, near Pune, following instructions from the Maharashtra chief minister. The government's directive was aimed at appeasing...
Hikal scores in CRAMS
Hikal is busy consolidating its position in the Indian CRAMs (contract research and manufacturing services) space. It recently secured a long-term contract with Bayer CropScience for supply of active ingredients for crop protection chemicals. And now Hikal plans to invest...
R&D: India needs to do more
India is seeing a rapid growth in the outsourced R&D business but the country still trails behind China and much of the developed world in this sector. This was evident in the numbers presented by the science and technology minister...
Adding value to waste
A new technology that converts plastic waste to fuel has impressed sections of the Indian government but extensive support will be needed for it to be commercialised. The technology, developed by Unique Plastic Waste Management & Research, allows fuel to...
Testing times for CRAMS
Business is booming in India’s custom research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) industry thanks to the country's strong process chemistry skills, low operational costs and the availability of a skilled workforce. Frost & Sullivan values the Indian CRAMS market at $890m,...
Strong prospects for speciality chemicals
Ernst & Young has just released a report on the Indian speciality chemicals sector which accounts for around 24% of the US$40bn Indian chemicals industry. The report presents a favourable outlook for the sector with growth expected to be around...
Boosting Innovation
It is good to note that the Indian government is looking to boost R&D spend in the chemicals industry. According to this report, agro chemical companies would be given an income tax exemption to the extent of 1.5 times their...
India attracts R&D dollars
R&D investments in India are steadily growing. This Reuters report states that DuPont will double its investment in a planned R&D centre in Hyderabad to Rs2bn over two years. The Hyderabad centre will be the company six largest outside the...
Need for innovation
India takes great pride in its large pool of scientists – said to be the largest in the world. But did you know that domestic R&D spending has never exceeded 1% of GDP. And 75-80% of the country’s R&D spend...
R&D pays!
Looking for a high-paying job? How about investing in a PhD degree first? The Indian R&D sector is booming and so are salaries even as companies struggle to find scientists. The boom is being led by the pharmaceuticals sector with...
Petchems get R&D fund
The Indian government is looking at setting up a research and development (R&D) fund of Rs5bn ($121m) specifically for petrochemicals. Priority would be given for research projects aimed at developing technologies that address the country's feedstock shortage. This includes the...
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