Accelerating growth of Indian chemical sector: Maulik Patel, CMD, Meghmani Finechem

Speaks on FTA agreement, energy as part of GST, and environmental clearance at NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2021

NextGen 2021: Moving in the Big League: Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News

Laying the summit agenda at the inaugural session of NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2021

We should envision and build our capabilities with integrated downstream products : Rahul Tikoo, MD- South Asia, Huntsman Corporation

Rahul Tikoo, MD- South Asia, Huntsman Corporation spoke on NextGen opportunities, the potential of leveraging it, and circularity of doing business going forward at NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2021

Need for sustainability & working on low carbon: Samir Somaiya, CMD, Godavari Biorefineries

Speaking on renewable chemicals and green chemicals during NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2021

NextGen 2021: Experts call for national roadmap and incentives to fuel hydrogen economy

Speakers are: Dr. R. K. Malhotra, Director General, Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry; Vidya Rattan Sharma, MD, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.; Sturle Harald Pedersen, Chairman, Greenstat Hydrogen India; D. M. R. Panda, GM - Hydrogen, National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.; Anurag Pandey, Team Lead, Reliance Industries Ltd.; Jitendra Goyal, GM - R&D, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.; Dr. Klaus Brun, Director - R&D, Elliott Group; and Amrit Singh Deo, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting.

NextGen 2021: Young Turks discuss their priorities

Speakers are: Kaushal Soparkar, MD, Meghmani Finechem Ltd.; Meghav Mehta, Director, Deepak Phenolics Ltd.; Ankit Patel, ED, Bodal Chemicals Ltd.; Mirik Gogri, Head – Corporate Strategy, Aarti Industries Ltd; Abhiraj Choksey, MD, Apcotex Industries Ltd.; and Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News.

NextGen 2021: Farmer awareness critical for boosting per hectare agrochemicals consumption

Speakers are: Dr. Vishal Choudhary, Deputy Industrial Advisor, DCPC, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India; R. G. Agarwal, Chairman, Dhanuka Group; Sagar Kaushik, President - Corporate & Industry Affairs, UPL Ltd.; Raju Kapoor, Director - Industry & Public Affairs, FMC India Pvt. Ltd.; N. K. Rajavelu, EVP & Business Head, Coromandel International Ltd.; Dr. Archana Kumari, Deputy Regional Director, Pesticides Manufacturers & Formulators Association of India; and Viswanathan Rajendran, Partner, Kearney India.

NextGen 2021: API and R&D integral to enhance linkages between pharma & chemical industries

Speakers are: Rajendra Chunodkar, President - Manufacturing Operations, Lupin Ltd.; Prashant Sharma, CTO, Cadila Healthcare Ltd.; Sudarshan Jain, Secretary General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance; Dr. Hardik Joshipura, CEO, Innovassynth; Milan Patel, Joint MD, Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; Sudhir Toraskar, Senior Business Director – Asia South, Business Line Health Care, Evonik India; and Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News.

NextGen 2021: Sustainable technologies vital to drive future growth

Speakers are: Samir Somaiya, CMD, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.; Maulik Patel, CMD, Meghmani Finechem Ltd.; Ankur Singh, Head - Strategy & Business Development, DCM Shriram Ltd.; Sabine Pietruch, Data Analytics Engineer, TrendMiner; and Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News.

NextGen 2021: Big ticket R&D investments key to secure chemical industry’s future growth

Speakers are: Bijal Mathkar, R&I Director, Solvay Research and Innovation Center, India; Dr. Mayukh G. Warawdekar, Senior Vice President - R&D, Fine Organic Industries Ltd.; Dr. Kamlesh Pai Fondekar, Head - Research & Development, Godrej Agrovet Ltd.; S. Bharathan, Executive Director - R&D, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Ganesan Balakrishnan, GM - R&D and Special Projects, Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd.; and Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News.

NextGen 2021: Specialty chemical captains chalk out industry’s expansion roadmap

Speakers are: Vinati Saraf Mutreja, MD & CEO, Vinati Organics Ltd.; Adnan Ahmad, VC & MD, Clariant India; M. P. Aggarwal, Chief Promoter, Sajjan India Ltd.; Shohab Rais, COO - Indian Chemical Business, Tata Chemicals Ltd.; Rahul Tikoo, MD - South Asia, Huntsman Corporation; Yogesh Kalra, Head - Global Business Creation, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.; and Amit Gandhi, MD & Partner, Boston Consulting Group.

NextGen 2021: Petrochemical industry bullish on domestic opportunities

Speakers are: Sanchita Banerjee, ED - Special Projects, Oil India Ltd.; B. Narayan, Group President, Reliance Industries Ltd.; Subikash Jena, ED - I&C, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd; Manoj Jha, GM – Petchem Strategy, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.; Saugata Chaudhuri, Head - Petrochemicals Marketing, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd; and Sudeep Maheshwari, Partner, Kearney India.

NextGen 2021: Industry experts list out bottlenecks in draft CMSR

Speakers are: Avila D’Souza, Leader – Value Acceleration, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.; Karthik Nilagiri, General Manager – Corporate Affairs, Reliance Industries Ltd.; Shisher Kumra, Founder & ED, GPC; and Dr. Jayachandran Nair, CEO, GPC India.

NextGen 2021: Digitalization is the new way of life for the chemical industry

Speakers are- Bimal Puri, Vice President & CIO, SRF Technical Textiles; Atul Govil, CTO & Head, India Glycols Ltd.; Suresh Nambiar, CGM – Strategic Information Systems, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.; Partha Sur, General Manager – Technology, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd.; Sunil Patil, Senior Director, Solution Consulting, APJ, AspenTech; Dr. Pratap Nair, President & CEO, Ingenero Technologies; Praveen Kapse, Vice President - Global Strategy and Innovation, Tridiagonal Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; and Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News

PCPIR and corresponding supply of key materials will be key: Rajendra Gogri, CMD, Aarti Industries

CCFI to start a campaign ‘Insecticide Zaroori Hai’: Rajesh Aggarwal, Vice Chairman, CCFI

Indian Chemical News spoke exclusively to Rajesh Aggarwal, Vice Chairman, Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) on the sideline of recently concluded 58th AGM of the Federation. During the AGM, the Federation unanimously decided to honour Padam Bhushan awardee Rajju Shroff as Chairman of CCFI. Aggarwal shared his candid views on the challenges faced by the agrochemical sector, PMB, collaborations, and the way forward.

All associations must work together to present a single voice to the government: Deepak Shah, Chairman, Crop Care Federation of India

Deepak Shah, the newly elected Chairman of the India’s oldest agrochemical association, Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI), spoke to Indian Chemical News on the sidelines of 54th AGM yesterday. Shah shared his views on goals of the association, its initiatives and outlook.

We have achieved sales of Rs. 684 crores in H1 2021: Farrokh Bhathena, KSB India

In 2020, despite COVID-19, KSB had an order intake of Rs. 1,300 crores and we are quite hopeful that with the improving situation we would improve and register a double-digit growth for the year

Drones to play a key role in agriculture sector, says Mr. Amber Dubey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, GoI

Interview with Mr. Amber Dubey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India

We are expecting a revenue boost of 78 times in FY 2021-22: Dr. Rafi Shaik, Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Carbanio

Dr. Rafi Shaik, Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Carbanio, India's first and largest chemical bazaar, spoke exclusively to Pravin Prashant and Rahul Koul of Indian Chemical News on Carbanio's business model, size of digital chemical business, market share, clients, future plans, revenue and profit numbers, use of AI, ML, and Big Data, future collaborations, future outlook, and others. Excerpts of the interview:

We will certainly be able to sustain the kind of profitability in chlor-alkali as well as derivatives segment together: Maulik Patel, CMD, Meghmani Finechem

Despite his busy schedule, Maulik Patel, Chairman & Managing Director, Meghmani Finechem Limited spoke exclusively to Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News about the company's revenue target of Rs. 2,000 crore by FY2024, profitability numbers, mega expansion plans, capex plans, plant automation, achieving net carbon zero, and others. Excerpts of the interview: