PARC becomes ‘white elephant’?
Ministry of National Food Security and Research declines additional funds worth Rs1.32 billion for PARC
PCMA calls for joint ventures with Saudi Arabia in petrochemical projects
Pakistan’s chemical imports constitute around 17 percent of the total import bill
PSQCA issues notice to beauty cream manufacturers over health concerns
Faiza Beauty Cream causes skin cancer, other diseases
Science ministry eyes $1.3bn export target for chemical products
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is preparing itself for the promotion of research and development in the country specifically with reference...
Why is a Pakistani chemical dyeing company acquiring the subsidiary of a US based textile house?
Acquisition of Huntsman by Archroma Pakistan comes more than a year after parent companies of both entered into what they called a ‘merger of equals’
Chemical, Pharma exports down 25 per cent in May
Chemical and Pharmaceuticals exports during the month of May clocked in at $70.170 million, down 25 per cent from April’s exports of $93.259 million.
Collapse in demand hits chemical manufacturing sector
Is there no sector of the economy that the Covid-19 pandemic has not affected? Look no further: the chemicals sector, which has a current...
OBS Pakistan to acquire Globe Textile Mills Ltd
OBS Pakistan (Private) Limited, a pharmaceutical company, through the newspaper advertisement, has shown its interest to acquire 14,891,829 ordinary shares of Globe Textile Mills Limited.
Ittehad Chemicals ion exchange membrane plant commences operations
In December last year, Ittehad Chemicals Limited and Punjab Board of Investment and Trade had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a state-of-the-art facility, valued at $40 million
OBS Pakistan amalgamates AGP with AitkenStuart
It is pertinent to mention that rumours had been circulating that OBS Pakistan was going through major restructuring and this acquisition by Searle comes as a surprise for the market.
Oil surges as OPEC+ surprise output cuts shake markets
Oil prices surged on Monday, posting the biggest daily rise in nearly a year, after a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut more production...
AkzoNobel Chemicals (SMC-Private) starts independent operations in Pakistan
LAHORE: AkzoNobel has announced that AkzoNobel Chemicals (SMC-Private) Limited (ANCPL) is now working as a separate legal entity in Pakistan.
Operations in Pakistan as an independent entity will...
Why Lotte Chemicals shut down its plant for the second time this year
The country’s sole producer of PTA finds itself chained to the fortunes - or misfortunes - of the textile industry
Ittehad Chemicals: a case study in the shift away from captive power generation
The government’s policy is having the intended effect: Ittehad Chemicals is buying more electricity from the grid, albeit at the expense of a significant reduction in profits
Ghani Chemworld seeks to replace Pakistan’s imports of calcium carbide
One of the largest importers of the chemical now wants to manufacture as much of it domestically as possible
