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Brenntag collaborates with Givaudan to offer cosmetic actives and high-end speciality ingredients to Thailand
Givaudan and Louvre Abu Dhabi team up to bring art to life through an amazing olfactory journey
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Nov 4, 20251 min read


Stahl Reopens State-of-the-Art Coatings Facility in Ranipet, India to Drive Innovation and Sustainability
Stahl, the leading provider of speciality coatings for flexible materials, has reopened its state-of-the-art coatings facility in Ranipet, India. This is a significant milestone in Stahl's transformation journey and further illustrates the strategic importance of its presence in India. Stahl's dedication to innovation, sustainability, and customer collaboration is further emphasised by the reopening, which features locally produced, high-performance specialty coatings. The Ra
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Nov 3, 20252 min read


Maple Leaf Foods develops new brand Musafir to cater to South Asian taste demand
Maple Leaf Foods has launched Musafir, a new food brand that combines South Asian culinary traditions with modern convenience to meet the growing customer desire for global tastes and protein-rich foods.
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


Centuary Mattresses Expands Into Sofa Segment
Centuary Mattresses, the retail brand of Shree Malani Foams, is stretching out beyond the bedroom and into the living room with a new line of sofas. The company is positioning its sofas as high-quality, premium products at accessible price points, with the marketing tagline “Comfort Re-engineered”. This strategic move allows the brand, already trusted for quality mattresses, to diversify into lifestyle seating solutions. The company has invested ₹50 crore in a 1,20,000 sq. ft
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Oct 16, 20252 min read


Givaudan expands its China footprint with a new Guangzhou fragrance and production base
Givaudan has reached a significant milestone by breaking ground on a new, cutting-edge factory in Guangzhou, China, expanding its scented product capabilities in one of the world's most rapidly increasing markets.
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Oct 14, 20252 min read


Sawariya Group moves into the fragrance business with the acquisition of Scentido
Sawariya Group has announced the acquisition of Scentido, the country's premier premium niche fragrance retail brand.
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Oct 13, 20252 min read


OrthoLite Scales Foaming Facility in India
OrthoLite layed the foundation for the OrthoLite Foaming Plant in India. This marks a significant step forward in OrthoLite’s strategy to localize the entire product creation process from end to end while strengthening service and production capabilities to support regional and global brand partners. “We will produce the full OrthoLite range of comfort foams as we ramp up, including standard PU comfort insoles, hybrid formulations with recycled and regrind content, and low-de
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Oct 13, 20251 min read


IFF to Open State-of-the-Art Scent Creative Centre in Mumbai by 2026
IFF, a global leader in flavours, fragrances, food ingredients, and biosciences, has announced the development of a new scent creative...
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Oct 10, 20251 min read


Clariant Expands Daya Bay Plant, Grows Exolit™ OP Line for E-Mobility
Clariant has completed its CHF 100 million investment in the Daya Bay facility, with the second production line set to become fully...
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Oct 9, 20251 min read


Lubrizol Open Foam Centre In Asia
Lubrizol has announced the launch of a new Foam Centre of Excellence (COE) in Shanghai, China, and Seoul, Korea. This investment...
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Oct 6, 20252 min read


Xuelei Opens World’s Largest Fragrance Museum in Guangzhou
On 9 July 2025, Guangzhou Xuelei Cosmetics Co. unveiled the Xuelei Fragrance Museum, now recognised as the world’s largest fragrance...
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Jul 11, 20251 min read


IFF Relocates Global Services Hub in Hyderabad to Support Growth and Innovation
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), a leading global flavor and fragrance company, has officially announced the relocation of...
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Jun 27, 20251 min read


Covestro Begins Domestic Production of Medical-Grade TPU in Asia Pacific
Covestro has begun production of its new Desmopan® Rx medical-grade Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) at its Changhua facility in Taiwan, which was recently qualified for medical-grade TPU manufacturing.
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Jun 25, 20252 min read


Bell EMEAI Inaugurates New Application Laboratories in Sri City, India
Bell Flavours & Fragrances EMEAI's inaugurated its state-of-the-art application laboratory at its production site in Sri City, India.
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Jun 11, 20251 min read


MAN Industries Opens ₹100 Crore Spiral Mill & Coating Facility in MP
MAN Industries (India) Limited, a leader in pipe manufacturing and infrastructure solutions, has inaugurated a new spiral mill for...
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Mar 12, 20251 min read


Pakistan Bans HCFC-Blended Polyols
Pakistan has taken a significant step toward its environmental and climate goals by approving a ban on the import of Polyol blended with...
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Jan 10, 20251 min read


Alibaba Cloud Helps Covestro Track Sustainable Plastics
Ensuring the ability to track the origin and environmental impact of materials is crucial for the implementation of a circular economy....
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Jun 26, 20242 min read


Saint-Gobain India Doubles Insulation Production
Saint-Gobain India intends to increase its production capacities for glass and stone wool insulation by twofold as a part of a new...
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Jun 20, 20241 min read


Sika Opened a Cutting-edge Plant in Northeast China
Sika inaugurated a new facility in Liaoning, the largest province in northeastern China. This plant will produce a comprehensive range of...
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Jun 13, 20241 min read


India Proposes Anti-dumping Duty on Polyols Form China and Thailand
The Indian Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) proposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Thai flexible slabstock polyol...
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May 29, 20241 min read
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