General
General | 15 October 2026

CropLife India urges precision farming as weakest monsoon since 2015 raises Rabi risks

Industry body urges farmers to prioritise seed treatment, targeted sowing practices, regular field scouting & genuine protection products

R&D
R&D | 15 October 2026

Solstice to invest $49 million in Buffalo R&D expansion

The investment will establish a next-generation innovation platform at the company's Buffalo research campus

Chemical
Chemical | 15 October 2026

Tosoh set to take full control of HDI monomer joint venture, secures supply for new plant

Tosoh and Asahi Kasei supply raw materials and other inputs to Nanyo Kasei

R&D
R&D | 15 October 2026

Six of eight tech clusters advance to phase 2.0 as “National Technology Accelerators”, says PSA Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood

He urged all eight clusters to adopt gamification of STEM subjects, inspired by the Pune City S&T Cluster’s Gamification of Chemistry initiative

General
General | 15 October 2026

Aeroflex Industries to invest Rs 202 crore in capacity expansion by March 2028

Targets Rs 550 crore in additional revenue

Semiconductor
Semiconductor | 15 October 2026

Fujifilm invests $18 million to expand US semiconductor materials production

Fujifilm already holds a leading global market share in copper interconnect CMP slurries

Battery
Battery | 15 October 2026

Dow launches VOLTRICELL battery materials platform to boost performance

VOLTRICELL marks Dow’s first materials platform specifically designed to support optimal electrochemistry inside battery cells

Chemical
Chemical | 15 October 2026

Aclara completes engineering for $494 million US rare earths plant eyeing 2027 construction start

Aclara has expanded Project Dynamo beyond its original focus on dysprosium and terbium separation

R&D
R&D | 15 October 2026

DST includes advanced chemicals, petrochemicals, and material technologies to $12 billion RDI Scheme

The inclusion of this new sector unlocks essential, transformative opportunities for long-term financing and refinancing

R&D
R&D | 14 October 2026

NuSynth Technologies raises Rs. 36.5 crore in seed funding to reinvent chemical manufacturing with AI

NuSynth's platform re-engineers chemical processes by re-evaluating starting materials

Chemical
Chemical | 14 October 2026

Gulbrandsen launches HYPORE expanding Its footprint in polyethylene catalyst market

The commercial launch gives polyethylene producers, catalyst manufacturers and process-technology companies an additional source of critical catalyst components

People
People | 14 October 2026

Shankar Sharan appointed Managing Director of ONGC Petrochemicals Marketing Limited

Before taking on this executive role, Sharan demonstrated extensive leadership as the Group General Manager at ONGC

EPC
EPC | 14 October 2026

Bharat Petroleum taps Topsoe technology for domestic SAF expansion

The facility will co-process 5% renewable feedstock alongside 95% conventional feedstock, enabling SAF production alongside standard kerosene using existing infrastructure

Chemical
Chemical | 14 October 2026

Arkema launches low-GWP refrigerant gas for HVAC and cooling systems

Arkema presents Forane 516A, now commercially available as a design-compatible replacement for R-134a

Battery
Battery | 14 October 2026

N.A.N. Silox GreenMet names Vijay Pasupathy CEO, breaks ground on Rs. 1,400 crore AP battery plant

The Naidupeta plant will scale up in phases to reach a maximum annual capacity of 40,000 tonnes for shredding and 20,000 tonnes for hydrometallurgical processing

Regulatory
Regulatory | 14 October 2026

PMFAI defends vital pesticides at CRC-22 in Rome

The PMFAI set up expert task forces to defend three essential pesticide molecules up for review

Digitization
Digitization | 14 October 2026

Seeq and Applied Computing partner to bring physics-based AI to energy operations

The integrated offering is designed to strengthen anomaly detection and root cause analysis

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 14 October 2026

GP Petroleums bets Rs 44.27 crore on Pipavav Port entry

IPTPL operates a liquid-storage terminal at Pipavav Port in Gujarat

General
General | 14 October 2026

Givaudan sales growth accelerates to 5.2% in first nine months of 2026

Higher input costs also prompted Givaudan to implement price increases in collaboration with customers to fully offset cost inflation

Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCUS)
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCUS) | 14 October 2026

World’s first purpose-built offshore CCS platform unstalled in Liverpool Bay

The platform was delivered in less than 18 months from contract award

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