Innovation & Sustainability are key success factors for growth says U. Shekhar, Galaxy Surfactants

Cutting edge innovation, scale & efficiency, supply chain speed and governance & sustainability are few key critical success factors for India's chemical industry to reach $300 bn revenues by 2025. We plan to invest about 150 crores this year in a pilot plant & mini plant R&D centre at Tarapur, Maharashtra and Jhagadia, Gujarat says Mr. U. Shekhar, Chairman, Galaxy Surfactants Limited.

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Aiming revenue of Rs 1,000 crore in the next 5 years: Dr. Kishore Shah, Chairman, Sauradip Chemical Industries

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We have developed a specialty product ‘Solar Grade Nitric Acid’ for PV cell manufacturers: Shanmugananth M., President – Industrial Chemical, DFPCL

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We see Digital.Data.Excellence as a key growth driver for our Group: Alok Sharman, Regional Director – South Asia and MD – India, Brenntag Ingredients India

People

Cefic elevates Sylvie Lemoine to the rank of DDG

Cefic elevates Sylvie Lemoine to the rank of DDG

Tata Chemicals appoints Rahul Pinjarkar as CHRO

Tata Chemicals appoints Rahul Pinjarkar as CHRO

Everfuel appoints Jesper Ejlersen as new CFO

Everfuel appoints Jesper Ejlersen as new CFO

Startups

NRL signs MoU with T-Hub for Collaboration in Startup Ecosystem

NRL signs MoU with T-Hub for Collaboration in Startup Ecosystem

Asahi Kasei invests in Israeli startup Castor Technologies

Asahi Kasei invests in Israeli startup Castor Technologies

Umicore acquires stake in US-based solid-state battery technology start up Blue Current

Umicore acquires stake in US-based solid-state battery technology start up Blue Current

Chemical

Technip Energies, LyondellBasell and CPChem sign MoU for electric cracking ethylene furnace

Technip Energies, LyondellBasell and CPChem sign MoU for electric cracking ethylene furnace

PPG opens Color Creation Lab with Chery Automobile in China

PPG opens Color Creation Lab with Chery Automobile in China

Chemours to sell Glycolic Acid Business for US$137 million

Chemours to sell Glycolic Acid Business for US$137 million

Petrochemical

Toray develops recycling process for glass fiber-reinforced PPS resin waste

Toray develops recycling process for glass fiber-reinforced PPS resin waste

UPM Biochemicals joins hands with Selenis to produce sustainable PETG resin

UPM Biochemicals joins hands with Selenis to produce sustainable PETG resin

ONGC to become Net Zero by 2038

ONGC to become Net Zero by 2038

Energy

TotalEnergies join hands with TES to develop e-NG production unit

TotalEnergies join hands with TES to develop e-NG production unit

Koch Engineered Solutions and Chart Industries to collaborate on CCUS projects

Koch Engineered Solutions and Chart Industries to collaborate on CCUS projects

Air Products to build two new CO production facilities in Texas

Air Products to build two new CO production facilities in Texas

Digitization

Merck partners with California-based research group to study catalysis innovation through machine learning

Merck partners with California-based research group to study catalysis innovation through machine learning

Moodify launches AI-based fragrance reformulation software

Moodify launches AI-based fragrance reformulation software

Emerson helps optimize innovative recycling process

Emerson helps optimize innovative recycling process

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NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2023

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Digital Transformation In The Lab Delivering Efficiency & Sustainability

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Role of Agilent Technologies to Serve Indian Chemical Market

Opinion

Green hydrogen as enabler to achieve the net zero goal

Green hydrogen as enabler to achieve the net zero goal

Leveraging India's opportunities in chemical sector: Aditya Shriram, Executive Director, DCM Shriram Limited

Leveraging India's opportunities in chemical sector: Aditya Shriram, Executive Director, DCM Shriram Limited

Interviews

Aiming revenue of Rs 1,000 crore in the next 5 years: Dr. Kishore Shah, Chairman, Sauradip Chemical Industries

Aiming revenue of Rs 1,000 crore in the next 5 years: Dr. Kishore Shah, Chairman, Sauradip Chemical Industries

Dr. Kishore Shah Chairman, Sauradip Chemical Industries

We have developed a specialty product ‘Solar Grade Nitric Acid’ for PV cell manufacturers: Shanmugananth M., President – Industrial Chemical, DFPCL

We have developed a specialty product ‘Solar Grade Nitric Acid’ for PV cell manufacturers: Shanmugananth M., President – Industrial Chemical, DFPCL

Shanmugananth M. President – Industrial Chemical, DFPCL

We see Digital.Data.Excellence as a key growth driver for our Group: Alok Sharman, Regional Director – South Asia and MD – India, Brenntag Ingredients India

We see Digital.Data.Excellence as a key growth driver for our Group: Alok Sharman, Regional Director – South Asia and MD – India, Brenntag Ingredients India

Alok Sharman Regional Director – South Asia and MD – India, Brenntag Ingredients India

Videos

Our 20-30% revenue gets generated via exports says Shubham Wahal, Technical - Business Manager, Wahal Engineering

Our 20-30% revenue gets generated via exports says Shubham Wahal, Technical - Business Manager, Wahal Engineering

Shubham Wahal Technical - Business Manager, Wahal Engineering

Paints division is amongst the fastest growing vertical in our organization, says Team Grauer & Weil

Paints division is amongst the fastest growing vertical in our organization, says Team Grauer & Weil

Mahesh Aradhye & Hemant Dange AVP, Grauer & Weil (India) Limited

Plans are to expand our chemicals stocking business in India says Dominic Studte, General Manager-MEIA, Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals

Plans are to expand our chemicals stocking business in India says Dominic Studte, General Manager-MEIA, Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals

Dominic Studte General Manager , Africa/India/Middle East, Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals