Articles by: Team ACI

Polyurethane wheel treads based on Adiprene LF pPDI keep roller coasters safely on track, even under extreme conditions.

Lanxess launches elastomer prepolymers for rollers and wheel treads

The demand for extremely load-bearing elastomers for wheel treads and rollers is growing worldwide. The materials are used, for example, in the wheels of forklift vehicles, in guide rollers of high-rise and industrial elevators, and in rollers for agricultural machinery and high performance roller coasters. LANXESS has answered this trend by developing customized thermoset elastomer prepolymer systems and related hardeners.[Read More…]

by January 4, 2021 Newscast
Tata Motors partners with Karnataka Bank

Tata Motors partners with Karnataka Bank

Tata Motors, India’s leading automotive brand has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Karnataka Bank in a joint effort to introduce attractive financing offers for its customers to purchase their favourite Tata car*. Customers can now take advantage of a variety of schemes on their future vehicle purchase available across 857 branches of Karnataka Bank which include 199 semi[Read More…]

by January 4, 2021 Newscast
Lanxess increases prices for engineering plastics

Lanxess increases prices for engineering plastics

Speciality Chemicals Company LANXESS is raising its prices for its engineering plastics of the brands Durethan A (polyamide 6.6) by EUR 0.25 per kg, Durethan B (polyamide 6) by EUR 0.15 per kg and Pocan (polybutylene terephthalate, blends) by EUR 0.20 per kg with immediate effect. The adjustment is due to strongly increased raw material prices and applies to Europe,[Read More…]

by December 31, 2020 Newscast
Nippon Paint and Nissan Motor India team up for paint supply

Nippon Paint and Nissan Motor India team up for paint supply

Nippon Paint, Asia’s No. 1 player in the paint and coatings industry segment,has inked an exclusive partnership with Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd to supply paints to its dealer network pan-India via a novel Drop Shipment Model. Under this three-year partnership, Nippon Paint will exclusively provide Nissan Motor dealers with their best in class Nax-Premila range of products for bodyshop[Read More…]

by December 30, 2020 Newscast
High steel prices hammers forging industry in India

High steel prices hammers forging industry in India

Courtesy: Reliance refinery The disruption caused by the Corona Virus has affected the automobile industry thereby the automotive components and hence the forging industry. While the industry was reviving post the pandemic, the increase in steel prices has hammered the Forging Industry in India. Forging Steel manufacturers have hiked the price by 10% over the last six months, and have[Read More…]

by December 28, 2020 Newscast
Store, Save and Share in India : Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

Store, Save and Share in India : Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

PR Release   DigiBoxx is India’s first digital management provider. I am very glad on how this offering has evolved from a mere concept, just an idea to an actual product which will greatly benefit Indian citizens as well as private and government institutions, when it comes to providing digital storage and asset management services. The development of DigiBoxx, in many ways is a[Read More…]

by December 28, 2020 Newscast
JK Tyre gets recognition from CII for its sustainable manufacturing practices

JK Tyre gets recognition from CII for its sustainable manufacturing practices

JK Tyre & Industries Limited, a leading Tyre manufacturer, has been on the forefront of sustainable growth. As its ethos, it has been making all out efforts to maintain its leadership in energy usage and this reduction in carbon footprints. JK Tyre’s efforts have been recently recognized by ‘being’ conferred with two prestigious recognitions from Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).[Read More…]

by December 28, 2020 Newscast
Amara Raja Group celebrates its 35th Foundation Day

Amara Raja Group celebrates its 35th Foundation Day

Marching towards progress and prosperity believing that the community, the people, and the environment are the foremost stakeholders, Amara Raja Group celebrated its 35th Foundation Day on 20th December 2020. The celebration was held virtually, nestled on the theme of “The New Way of Life” and was attended by Dr. Ramachandra N. Galla, Founder Chairman, Amara Raja Group, Mr. Jayadev[Read More…]

by December 23, 2020 Newscast
Continental wins new HMI business with Hyundai

Continental wins new HMI business with Hyundai

Technology company Continental is expanding its Human Machine Interface (HMI) business in India, aided by the recent commencement of Instrument Cluster supplies for Hyundai’s new Verna and Venue models. The company has increased its production and development capabilities to meet the growing local demand. Business Unit Human Machine Interface (HMI BU) is part of the Business Area ‘Vehicle Networking and[Read More…]

by December 21, 2020 Newscast
EU ranks Huawei among top three global innovators

EU ranks Huawei among top three global innovators

Huawei ranks third in the 2020 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. This is a jump of two places for Huawei compared to last year when the company ranked 5th in the 2019 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. The 2020 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard is a European Commission publication. It ranks the research investment levels of 2500 companies around the[Read More…]

by December 21, 2020 Newscast