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Edited Excerpts of interview with Claudio Bonafede, Managing Director, Maag Automatik s.r.l. & Vinod Hatkar, Sales Director - India, Dover India Pvt. Ltd.

Edited Excerpts of interview with Claudio Bonafede, Managing Director, Maag Automatik s.r.l. & Vinod Hatkar, Sales Director - India, Dover India Pvt. Ltd.

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Aiming to play pivotal role in industry's evolving materials ecosystem: Kapil Malhotra, Global Business Unit Head - Fluoropolymers, Gujarat Fluorochemicals

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Working on a basket of products to increase our presence in specialty chemical segments: Navanit Narayan, Chief Executive Officer, Haldia Petrochemicals

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Aarti Jhunjhunwala honoured by Bharat Merchants' Chamber for leadership in textile chemicals industry

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IMCD elevates Andreas Igerl to lead EMEA, Narendra Varde to APAC

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Advanta Seeds appoints Rajan Gajaria as Vice Chairman

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Commerce Minister Goyal to inaugurate Startup Mahakumbh today

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GAIL invites fresh round of proposals for equity investment in startups

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PETRONAS Futuretech 4.0 seeks innovators to drive the future of energy

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Wacker commissions €300 million new production line for semiconductor-grade polysilicon in Germany

Wacker commissions €300 million new production line for semiconductor-grade polysilicon in Germany

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Covestro cuts 2025 earnings outlook amid weak global economy

Covestro cuts 2025 earnings outlook amid weak global economy

Petrochemical

Manali Petrochemicals inaugurates expanded propylene glycol plant

Manali Petrochemicals inaugurates expanded propylene glycol plant

Asian Energy Services secures Rs. 46 crores contract from Sun Petrochemicals

Asian Energy Services secures Rs. 46 crores contract from Sun Petrochemicals

India’s Plastic Parks yet to be operational

India’s Plastic Parks yet to be operational

Energy

BASF sings 10-year natural gas supply agreement with Equinor

BASF sings 10-year natural gas supply agreement with Equinor

Petronas inks equity deal with SMJ Energy

Petronas inks equity deal with SMJ Energy

Air Liquide to invest $50 million+ to build gas production plant for semiconductor industry in US

Air Liquide to invest $50 million+ to build gas production plant for semiconductor industry in US

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ICN to organise webinar on “Reimagining Chemical Manufacturing: A Digital, Sustainable, and Scalable Future” on July 16

ICN to organise webinar on “Reimagining Chemical Manufacturing: A Digital, Sustainable, and Scalable Future” on July 16

NextGen Summit 2025: Digital transformation gains momentum with Industry 4.0 adoption

NextGen Summit 2025: Digital transformation gains momentum with Industry 4.0 adoption

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Syensqo achieves certification for its digital PCF method

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Digital Transformation In The Lab Delivering Efficiency & Sustainability

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Plant-based chemistry essential for home and personal care products: Vishal Sharma, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (Chemicals), Godrej Industries

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India poised to lead the next era of synthetic chemistry: Burjis Godrej, Executive Director, Godrej Agrovet and Managing Director, Astec LifeSciences

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Aiming to play pivotal role in industry's evolving materials ecosystem: Kapil Malhotra, Global Business Unit Head - Fluoropolymers, Gujarat Fluorochemicals

Aiming to play pivotal role in industry's evolving materials ecosystem: Kapil Malhotra, Global Business Unit Head - Fluoropolymers, Gujarat Fluorochemicals

Kapil Malhotra Global Business Unit Head - Fluoropolymers, Gujarat Fluorochemicals

Working on a basket of products to increase our presence in specialty chemical segments: Navanit Narayan, Chief Executive Officer, Haldia Petrochemicals

Working on a basket of products to increase our presence in specialty chemical segments: Navanit Narayan, Chief Executive Officer, Haldia Petrochemicals

Navanit Narayan Chief Executive Officer, Haldia Petrochemicals

Strategically expanding to become a leader in petrochemicals: Ayush Gupta, Director (HR), GAIL India & Chairman, GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited

Strategically expanding to become a leader in petrochemicals: Ayush Gupta, Director (HR), GAIL India & Chairman, GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited

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NextGen Summit 2024: Inviting Investment to achieve US $2 Trillion Chemical Economy by 2047

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NextGen Summit 2024: NextGen Leaders' Role in Making India a Global Manufacturing Hub

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NextGen Summit 2024: Distribution Strategies for Fuelling Industry Growth