Opinion
Opinion | 19 October 2026

Hydrogen Economy and Energy Transition – Pathways, Challenges and Opportunities: Prof. (Dr.) Ganapati D. Yadav, Eminent Professor of Eminence & Former Vice-Chancellor, ICT Mumbai

Green hydrogen currently represents a very small fraction of global hydrogen production, largely due to cost and infrastructure barriers. Bridging this gap is both a technological and policy challenge

R&D
R&D | 19 October 2026

UK-India Science Council to supercharge industrial investment

The Council launched UK-India Technology Translation Partnerships with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

Fertilizer
Fertilizer | 19 October 2026

Switch Bioworks & Bayer team up to advance next-generation biological fertilizers

Biological nitrogen fixation has long been viewed as a promising alternative to conventional nitrogen fertilizers

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 October 2026

Honeywell to power Hengyi’s massive petrochemical expansion in Brunei

The expansion will include hydrocracking, aromatics and dehydrogenation facilities expected to rank among the world’s largest of their kind

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 19 October 2026

Singapore completes world’s largest ethanol bunkering operation in shipping milestone

The operation was conducted by Maersk, Golden Island Pte Ltd. and PSA Singapore, with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

Regulatory
Regulatory | 18 October 2026

Indo Amines gets conditional MPCB approval to resume Mahad plant ops

he restart permission covers general industrial activities but explicitly excludes the production of Tertiary Butylamine (TBU) / Tetra Butyl Urea

General
General | 18 October 2026

Indo Rama Synthetics invests Rs. 200 crore into specialty fibre & filament at Nagpur plant

The expansion will be executed at the company’s principal manufacturing facility at Butibori in Nagpur

General
General | 18 October 2026

KSB bags Rs. 85 crore ONGC order to replace seven injection pumps

The full scope of delivery and installation is scheduled to be completed by FY2029

General
General | 18 October 2026

Tata Chemicals wins arbitration relief as tribunal rejects Rs. 908 crore claim

The consolidated claim was initiated in December 2024 by Allied Silica Limited

Chemical
Chemical | 18 October 2026

Rossari Biotech Q2 FY27 net profit hits Rs. 3.89 Cr

The company experienced a much stronger top-line growth

General
General | 18 October 2026

ICRA reaffirms Tanfac Industries’ ‘A+’ rating, enhances loan limits to Rs. 225 Cr

A fundamental driver behind this strong credit validation is the rising market requirement for Hydrofluoric Acid and value-added derivatives like solar-grade Diluted Hydrofluoric Acid

Opinion
Opinion | 18 October 2026

Green Petrochemicals: Balancing industrial growth with 2040 Net Zero goal: Saugata Chaudhuri, Head - Petrochemicals, HPCL

The 2040 net-zero target for petrochemicals is ambitious. Achieving it will require every pathway to be deployed simultaneously, at unprecedented speed, across every geography

Ammonia
Ammonia | 17 October 2026

ADB and Japan back AM Green Ammonia (India)’s mega green ammonia plant in $100 million financing push

The project aims to cut emissions from ammonia production while creating the foundation for a new export industry in India

Chemical
Chemical | 17 October 2026

AkzoNobel & Axalta unveil ‘Axanzo’ as name for planned coatings mega-merger

Combined company aims to create a global coatings powerhouse spanning 160 countries

General
General | 17 October 2026

Indo Rama’s Q2 profit surges 202% & EBITDA jumps 46%

Company plans Rs 200 crore investment in specialty products

General
General | 17 October 2026

Atul admits pipeline damage & suspends effluent discharge into estuary

Atul acted immediately after discovering the damage, isolating the affected section and voluntarily suspending discharge through the pipeline as a precautionary measure

Sustainability
Sustainability | 17 October 2026

UPM opens world’s largest wood-based biorefinery in Germany betting on fossil-free chemicals

The Leuna facility is designed to tackle a central challenge facing the chemicals industry

Chemical
Chemical | 17 October 2026

FMC braces for $675 million overhaul hit, slashes Q3 outlook

FMC will roll out two major commercial measures to accelerate the movement of its products through distribution channels and encourage customers to replenish stocks

Chemical
Chemical | 17 October 2026

Honeywell Technologies to power Bahrain’s new aromatics complex

The complex is expected to produce approximately 1.2 million metric tons of paraxylene and 500,000 metric tons of benzene each year

Recycling
Recycling | 17 October 2026

Plastipak opens €25 million PET Material Center in Italy to boost recycled packaging

The facility manufactures pakPET Single Pellet Solution, a PET resin containing 30% recycled content

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