Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 08 July 2026

NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2026 to discuss ‘Building Mega Plants in Green Hydrogen Ecosystem’ at Session on July 9

Speakers include Bharati Panigrahy, Senior Scientist - Research & Development, HPCL; Kerban Rajdeo, Director, FTI Consulting; Samir Saxena, VP – Engineering, Green Hydrogen Business, Renew; and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

Chemical
Chemical | 08 July 2026

NextGen Summit 2026 to spotlight coal gasification as catalyst for chemical sector

Speakers include Debasish Nanda, Former Director, Coal India; Balasaheb Darade, Founder, New Era Cleantech; Vivek Srivastava, Managing Director, Talcher Fertilizers; Vaibhav Kakulte, President - Business Development & Corporate Planning, Greta Energy; and Viswanathan Rajendran, Partner, Kearney

Battery
Battery | 08 July 2026

NextGen Summit 2026 to highlight ‘Advancements in Advanced Materials, Battery & Semiconductor Chemistries’ at Session on July 10

Speakers include Nitin Sharma, CEO & General Manager, Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals; Dr. Yogendra Chauhan, President - Advanced Materials, Deepak Advanced Materials; Ankur Singh, Sr. VP & Head, Strategy – M&A & Business Development, DCM Shriram; Kalpesh Pandya, Vice President & Business Head – Cathode Materials, Epsilon CAM; and Ambuj Mishra, AVP & Business Head- Advanced Materials, Navin Fluorine International; and Aashish Kasad, Senior Partner & National Leader (Chemicals & Agri sector – India), EY

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 08 July 2026

NextGen Summit 2026: Industry leaders to blueprint resilient supply chain & risk mitigation strategies on July 10

Speakers include Roma Shah, MD & CEO, Eastmen Chemicals; Anurag Roy, Managing Director, Elantas Beck India; Ravikumar Nair, SVP & Head Supply Chain – Olefins & Derivatives, Reliance Industries; Anant Pant, Director, Supply Chain - IMEA, The Lubrizol Corporation; Chinmay Mhaskar, Managing Director, DKSH India; Vishal S. Ganju, Executive Director, Chemexcil; Mitesh Gangar, SVP & Head - Specialties Business & Supply Chain, Aarti Industries; Devarajan Iyengar, Procurement Team Lead – Segment 3, APAC, BASF Coatings Division, and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 08 July 2026

Next-Gen Industrial Packaging: Balancing automation with safety compliance at NextGen Summit 2026

Speakers include Lalit Mohan Sajjwal, Head-Production, Deepak Phenolics; Radharaman Panicker, Managing Director, DGM India; Prakash Wagh, Global Product Stewardship, Technology & Sustainability, Clariant India; Shirish Shahu, General Manager - Flexo Business, Uflex Chemicals; Prashant Mishra, National Sales Manager, PremierTech Systems & Automation; Pankaj Tripathi, Head - Supply Chain Planning, Huntsman; Neeraj Verma, VP - Chemicals and Materials Strategy & Advisory, MarketsandMarkets; and Koshal Bisen, Expert - Supply chain & Organisation Transformation

General
General | 07 July 2026

Solstice to buy Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal to expand electronics & AI materials biz

The acquisition marks Solstice's biggest move yet to expand its advanced materials portfolio

General
General | 07 July 2026

CG Semi begins commercial production at Gujarat OSAT facility

The G1 facility, inaugurated in August 2025, has an annual peak production capacity of up to 300 million units

Technology
Technology | 07 July 2026

Avient unveils non-PFAS solvent barrier technology for HDPE packaging

The drop-in additive is engineered for monolayer extrusion blow-molded HDPE bottles used in personal care

General
General | 07 July 2026

PPG’s biocide-free marine coating wins top American Chemical Society green award

The ACS Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognize technologies that advance sustainability

Policy
Policy | 07 July 2026

EU chemical industry is in ‘closure phase’ as Chinese imports surge: INEOS Chairman

Ratcliffe said Europe’s chemical sector is already in a "closure phase," with almost 200 plants shutting down over the past five years

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 July 2026

Heurtey Petrochem to supply electrical furnace tech for landmark low-carbon methanol project in Mexico

Located near Topolobampo, the world-scale project is expected to produce approximately 6,130 metric tons of methanol per day when operations begin in 2030

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 07 July 2026

Orica gives green light to $283 million Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub

The HVHH will use recycled water and renewable electricity to produce approximately 4,700 tonnes of renewable hydrogen each year

Energy
Energy | 07 July 2026

Eni takes 25% stake in EnergyX’s Chile lithium project committing $225 million to secure critical minerals supply

The project will use EnergyX’s proprietary Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology

Energy
Energy | 07 July 2026

E.ON & Imerys unveil major energy recovery plant in Belgium

Turning industrial waste gas into power for 40,000 homes

Energy
Energy | 07 July 2026

Eni & Mercuria forge global energy trading JV

The move forms part of Eni’s broader strategy to evolve its portfolio and trading model

Gas
Gas | 07 July 2026

QatarEnergy locks in major offshore Cyprus gas milestone with ExxonMobil

The partners will now move into the next phase—focused on regulatory approvals, development planning, and preparing for production

Battery
Battery | 07 July 2026

Integrals Power tapped for key role in €9M EU battery push to build Europe’s LMFP future

Integrals Power will deliver more than 150 kg of its LMFP material while also supporting scale-up, manufacturing industrialisation, and cell performance validation

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 07 July 2026

JERA and EGAT strike hydrogen and ammonia deal to accelerate Thailand’s clean energy push

Thailand, which has set a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, is increasingly looking at hydrogen and ammonia as part of its future energy mix

Recycling
Recycling | 07 July 2026

Motherson and PureCycle unveil recycled polypropylene bumper prototype targeting EU compliance push

The prototype was manufactured at Motherson’s facility in Tuscaloosa

Digitization
Digitization | 07 July 2026

NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2026 to Discuss ‘Accelerating Industry 4.0: Digital Transformation and AI’ at Session on July 9

Speakers are Anamika, GM – IS–Strategy & Innovation, HPCL; Nitika Nathani, Partner, McKinsey; Krishnakumar Pandey, AVP - Information Technology, Epsilon Carbon; Nagendra Pratap Singh, General Manager (Strategic IS), IOCL; and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

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