Singapore : Leading Global Energy & Chemical Hub

Posted on 29 January, 2010 | Tags:

  These are challenging times in the global economic environment, and the Singapore economy has not been spared.  Nonetheless, the current turmoil has only served to reinforce our conviction that a diversified economy, anchored on the twin engines of manufacturing and services, remains critical to provide the foundation to power our economy to sustainable growth. Singapore is today recognized as a leading global energy and chemical hub. As one of the world's top refining export centre and a top 10 petrochemical hub, the sector is an important pillar of Singapore's economy, being the largest contributor to the country's manufacturing output since 2006.Notwithstanding the current global economic slowdown, major chemicals projects including Shell's cracker plant and ExxonMobil's Singapore parallel train complex are expected to move ahead and come on-stream by 2011. Despite this slowdown, Singapore's vision to be the Global Energy and Chemical Hub also remains unchanged.  Singapore is pushing ahead with infrastructure investments and Singapore Economic Development Board  is working closely with companies to strengthen capabilities to prepare for the upturn. The aim is to develop an industry that will couple world- class competitiveness with sustainable development growth remains on track. India-Singapore Partnership in Energy and Chemical sectorWith 3,800

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Dow Corning Ventures into Indian Market

Posted on 29 January, 2010 | Tags:

Silicones are incredible materials with an inimitable prospective to advance the humanity. They are transforming our present along with prospect. Record affirms that a silicone rubber boot made the initial trace on the moon.

  Silicone based materials last longer, function better under harsh environment and help lower costs by improving performance, thus providing many advantages over the traditionally used organic polymer materials. Though these technologies are hugely popular in developed countries but popularity of Silicon Technologies in India is very low, observed Jean Paul Mollie, Region President Middle East South Asia and Africa, Dow Corning during his recent visit to India. The company has recently announced the creation of the world's largest online market place for silicone-based products through their Xiameter brand to reach out these technologies to the customers as per their needs and specifications. Silicon technologies offered by Dow Corning have wide scope of application in various fields such as electronics, automotives, soaps and detergents and personal care etc. Silicone based products can speed up manufacturing processes, enhance efficiencies, reduce water and energy consumption and optimize costs significantly. For example, when high pressure is applied to any liquid foam formation results in the presence of air in the space, which ideally should be occupied by liquid. The presence of air slows down the process.  Anti foaming agents offered by Dow Corning when used in the manufacturing process prevent foam formation and

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Anodic Oxidation of Recalcitrant Organics in Tannery Wastewater on Carbon Anode

Posted on 29 January, 2010 | Tags: Research

Leather industry produces large quantities of wastewater with high pollution levels, which has to be treated before disposal. In this study, an electrochemical treatment method that involved oxidation of tannery wastewater at 3D electrodes was explored. The effects of pH and current were studied in detail. 3D carbon anodes were proved to have the electro catalytic properties for color and COD removal.

  Tanning industry, one of the leading economic sectors in many countries generates large quantities of heavily polluted wastewater. Tannery wastewater owes its pollution load to a massive presence of various organic substances. However, the characteristics of tannery wastewater vary widely depending on the nature of the adopted tannin process, the amount of water used, the process of hide preservation, the hide processing capacity and the in plant measures followed to reduce pollution. Treatment of this wastewater by conventional biological methods is often inadequate to remove pollutants completely, especially ammonia and tannins (Ramaswamy and Rao, 1991), the latter being characterized by low biodegradability, common in polyphenolic compounds. In contrast, electrochemical techniques are becoming more reliable and are gaining popularity for the treatment of industrial wastewater. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the use of electrochemical methods for treatment of wastewater. The electrochemical treatment of organic compounds in wastewater is potentially a powerful method of pollution control. Electrochemical methods have been successfully applied in the purification of wastewater from tannery industries. The reduction in color content and COD in tannery wastewater can be achieved by employing electrochemical oxidation method.Electrochemical techniques when applied for wastewater are generally being operated

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Trends and Challenges in Indian Specialty Chemicals

Posted on 29 January, 2010 | Tags: Panorama

India is one of the world's most significant promising markets, where the magnitude of sustainability is treasured along with an immense empathy towards worldwide wellness inclination. Creating produce to meet these necessities devoid of conciliation on presentation gets complicated skill into the meadow of specialty chemicals.

-Satish Moorkath,  Guido Appl & Ashok Pol Goods prepared by the chemical industry till date, have been less profoundly synchronized within India than in European case and presently no Asian body proposes ecological value seals or documentation.  Domestic patrons are gradually demanding "green" way out. Herein, free belief is forward of administration along with industry strategy. Accordingly, sales for the specialty chemicals segment are mounting very swiftly, obsessed as a result of insistence in favor of "green" high-performance products. Brilliant impact of the Indian market to the company, Cognis established a liaison agency in Mumbai in 2008, with an associate within 2009. The affiliate has helped Cognis achieve a superior perceptive of the Indian market, enabled it to foresee expansion, and brought the company nearer toward its consumers. Cognis sales in India have consequently grown by 30 percent in 2008, as indicated by the outcome.Coatings go "green" in IndiaThe fashion towards environmentally resonance resolution in India is chiefly obvious in the souk pro coatings, while in Western nations, stern rules also prohibit on potentially unsafe material thrive; the Indian market is far less synchronized. Yet, still devoid of severe convention, to a greater extent clients are demanding sustainability from

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An Overview of Environmental Issues for Rubber Industries

Posted on 29 January, 2010 | Tags: Environmental Concern

Indian Rubber industries have to employ stacks of severe norms to face future prospects. To maintain its position and nurture in the export market, Indian Rubber Industry has to apply good manufacturing practices at every phase of practice to guarantee class rubber product.

  Rubber Industry is encouragingly rising globally beside the augmentation of automobile Industry.  Subsequent to China the Indian rubber industry is budding at a faster pace. India is the 4th largest NR manufacturer and 5th major consumer of NR & SR collectively moreover the good being exported to more than 85 countries in the world.  The tyre industry consumes nearly 2/3rd of rubber production and due to this lot of ravage is generated annually because of the scrape tyre.The Government of India has acknowledged the automotive zone as a key area for civilizing India's inclusive competitiveness and achieving elevated monetary expansion. The Auto Policy for India was formulated amid apparition to establish internationally viable industry in India, moreover to dual its involvement to the economy by 2010. It intends to advance R&D in automotive industry by intensifying the labours of industry towards course if apposite fiscal and pecuniary incentives and establishing world class estimate and testing potential for automotive industry by investing more than Rs.2000 crores in National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP). Currently issues in automotive developments are alert to minimize the unconstructive aspects for instance environmental troubles, traffic accidents and maximizing the benefit such as customer

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