Gelest Inc., Morrisville, PA, has named Gautavik International, Mumbai, India, as the exclusive Indian distributor for the complete line of Gelest silane, metal organic and silicone products.

AkzoNobel has strengthened its manufacturing footprint in India by opening a new €20 million decorative paints plant in Gwalior.

Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. was recently awarded the Responsible Care^® logo by the Indian Chemical Council (ICC).

The Board of Directors of Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. (CCIL) approved a proposal to relocate the company’s Masterbatches plant from Kolshet in Thane to the Renaissance Industrial and Warehousing Complex in Maharashtra, India. 

Specialty chemicals company Clariant is proceeding with a 50 percent expansion in capacity at its Azo pigments and pigment preparations plants in Roha, India.

Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. announced an investment in its pigments business at its Roha site in Maharashtra.

Industry research firm IRL announced the publication of a new edition of its Profile of the Indian Paint Industry.

PPG Industries has received the necessary approvals from Indian authorities to expand its coatings joint venture and also to create a second joint venture with Asian Paints Ltd., India’s largest coatings company.

Joe Martorana, Vice President of Corporate Operations for Charles Ross & Son Co., announced the relocation of Ross Process Equipment (RPE) into a new state-of-the-art plant in Pune, India.