People
People | 28 May 2026

Epsilon Carbon appoints Munish Kumar Rathi as President and Business Head, Carbon Black

Rathi is a seasoned global executive with over 25 years of leadership experience

People
People | 28 May 2026

Sreekanth Annapureddy appointed Chief Technology Officer at Netradyne

Sreekanth joined Netradyne as one of its first engineers in 2015

Chemical
Chemical | 28 May 2026

Dai-ichi Karkaria inaugurates upgraded manufacturing facility at Dahej

These strategic upgrades are designed to support growing market demand, improve operational flexibility, and enhance both durability and process safety across the facility

Chemical
Chemical | 28 May 2026

Ministry of Coal to organize roadshow on surface coal and lignite gasification today

It is expected to strengthen India’s energy security and reduce dependence on imports of key commodities such as LNG, urea, ammonia, and methanol

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 28 May 2026

India's first hydrogen train to start on Jind-Sonipat section soon

10-Car train with 1,200 KW engine approved by Indian Railways to operate at a maximum speed of 75 kmph

Chemical
Chemical | 28 May 2026

AkzoNobel coatings protect world’s largest green hydrogen-ammonia-methanol project in China

It is targeting annual output of 45,000 tons of green hydrogen and 200,000 tons of green ammonia and methanol

Sustainability
Sustainability | 28 May 2026

OIL Green Energy and Hindustan Waste Treatment seal JV for bioenergy push

The partnership will lead to the creation of a 50:50 joint venture company focused on compressed biogas

Chemical
Chemical | 28 May 2026

Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams press ahead after AkzoNobel rejects €12.5 billion takeover approach

Nippon Paint Group and Sherwin-Williams stated they are “considering their next steps if any.

General
General | 28 May 2026

Cummins closes FY26 with record revenue and profit as domestic demand powers growth

The company reported total sales of Rs. 11,950 crore for the year ended March 31, 2026

Energy
Energy | 28 May 2026

Tamil Nadu’s energy corridor gets big push as Suresh Gopi reviews mega BPCL projects

The 355-km Irugur–Devanagonthi pipeline project, designed to handle 3.5 MMTPA, is expected to become a critical energy corridor linking Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Recycling
Recycling | 28 May 2026

PureCycle lands Thailand FastPass approval for polypropylene recycling plant

Accelerating major recycling plant buildout in Rayong

Technology
Technology | 28 May 2026

Clariant’s FAMAX catalysts power major leap in China’s formaldehyde production scale-up

Clariant's FAMAX catalysts enable successful start-up and operation of 100 kt/a and 120 kt/a formaldehyde plants in two world-scale Pentaerythritol production bases in Inner Mongolia and Hubei province, China

Sustainability
Sustainability | 28 May 2026

Clariant Catalysts cut 45 million tons of customer CO2e in 2025

Emission reductions mainly due to use of catalysts for: direct reduced iron production, nitrous oxide abatement in nitric acid production, refinery off-gas purification and syngas production

General
General | 28 May 2026

BW Group unit BW Renewables agrees to sell BW Water in strategic global water deal

BW Water has attracted strong market interest with its accelerated growth driven by clear strategic focus and disciplined execution

Chemical
Chemical | 28 May 2026

Wacker Chemie trims stake in Siltronic in €188 million accelerated share sale

Following the transaction, Wacker’s holding in Siltronic drops to roughly 24%

Battery
Battery | 28 May 2026

Metso rolls out next-gen lithium carbonate process to meet surging battery demand

Global lithium consumption is expected to climb sharply in the coming years, driven by electric vehicle adoption

Chemical
Chemical | 28 May 2026

Tokuyama nod to second high-purity isopropyl alcohol plant as semiconductor demand surges

FTAC was created to manufacture and sell high-purity IPA in Taiwan, targeting fast-growing demand from the electronics sector

Recycling
Recycling | 28 May 2026

Kyoto–Tokyo consortium launches first-of-its-kind zirconia recycling project for dental waste

Under the new initiative, each company takes on a defined role across the recycling chain

Energy
Energy | 28 May 2026

ONGC posts 53% profit jump in Q4 FY26

For Q4 FY26, the company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs. 13,678 crore

Chemical
Chemical | 27 May 2026

Godavari Biorefineries bets big on bio-based future amid global energy shock

GBL's new grain-based distillery (200 KLPD) commissioning by June 2026 adds 60 MnL of capacity, timed perfectly for rising blending demand

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