People
People | 01 October 2026

Haldia Petrochemicals appoints Navanit Narayan as MD, Kaushik Sarkar as CFO

Navanit Narayan, presently Whole-time Director & Chief Executive Officer of Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, has been appointed as Managing Director of the company

Regulatory
Regulatory | 01 October 2026

INEOS urges faster EU action as PVC imports surge

The company says the investigation comes as PVC imports have doubled in just 12 months

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 01 October 2026

Caldic opens India Food Innovation Hub

Targets faster innovation across APAC

Technology
Technology | 01 October 2026

KBR lands major ammonia technology contract for SABIC AN plant in Saudi Arabia

The plant expected to produce 1.2 million metric tons of ammonia annually.

Energy
Energy | 01 October 2026

India among most exposed as Hormuz crisis triggers biggest energy supply shock since WWII: S&P Global

The Hormuz disruption is also reshaping the debate around India’s energy transition

Technology
Technology | 01 October 2026

Nextchem secures technology award for 3,150 MTPD urea plant in China

The plant will use NX STAMI Urea, Nextchem’s proprietary urea production technology

General
General | 01 October 2026

FTC settlement targets Corteva pesticide practices & promises relief for farmers

Under the agreement, Corteva will dismantle its existing pesticide loyalty program, which regulators say restricted distributors’ ability to work with generic competitors after Corteva’s patents expired

Battery
Battery | 01 October 2026

Arkema pumps €10 million into French battery R&D center to fuel next-gen tech

Arkema is rapidly advancing next-generation battery technology by expanding its global R&D footprint.

R&D
R&D | 01 October 2026

Dhanuka Agritech launches bio-solution adjuvant “Wetcit Neo” in India

Plant-based formulation designed to improve spray coverage, reduce spray drift and enhance agrochemical absorption across crops

General
General | 01 October 2026

Inox Air Products files for IPO with 7.71 crore share 0ffer-for-sale

Because the offering is structured 100% as an OFS, Inox Air Products will not receive any proceeds from the IPO

Chemical
Chemical | 01 October 2026

Westlake to shut Germany PVC plant as chemical market worsens

Operations are expected to end in the first quarter of 2027

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 01 October 2026

Univar Solutions expands North American beauty portfolio with CABB glycolic acid deal

CABB Group is a contract development and manufacturing organization and fine chemicals provider serving the life sciences, personal care, crop science and specialty chemicals sectors

Chemical
Chemical | 01 October 2026

Tronox and JX Advanced Metals strike $32 million rare earth development deal

The companies will split roughly $32 million in funding to finance feasibility studies for a proposed rare earth cracking and leaching plant in Western Australia,

General
General | 01 October 2026

MRPL CHT unit fire incident

No major injuries have been reported

Regulatory
Regulatory | 01 October 2026

Briefs: Anti-dumping duty

DGTR recommends five-year dumping duty on HFC blends from China

Energy
Energy | 01 October 2026

Briefs: Juniper Green Energy, KSB and Inox Green

KSB bags $12.4 million Dangote order for 18 boiler feed pumps

M&A
M&A | 01 October 2026

European Commission clears acquisition of SABIC Europe by Aequita

The acquisition covers the European Petrochemicals activities of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation

General
General | 01 October 2026

Elkem invests NOK 260 million to upgrade Rana furnace

The project includes replacement of one of Elkem Rana’s two furnaces and its off-gas equipment

M&A
M&A | 01 October 2026

Kemira completes acquisition of SIDRA Wasserchemie

SIDRA Wasserchemie is a producer of coagulants with two production facilities located in Germany

Ammonia
Ammonia | 01 October 2026

GSFC invites JV partners for proposed 500,000 MTPA green ammonia project

GSFC provides ready infrastructure including a dedicated 33,000 DWT jetty with a 10.5-metre draft, an existing 8–10 km pipeline, and 30,000 MT of refrigerated ammonia storage at the Sikka Shore Terminal

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