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:

We have doubled our production capacity: Kavita Sirothia, Best Agrolife Ltd.

80% of fertilizers packed in India are from our bagging machine: Sanjay Kalra

In India, 80% of fertilizers packed in India are from our bagging machine: Sanjay Kalra

We intend to focus more on larger equipment requirements and take it to 1,000 products: Viren Mehta

Consumer preference towards safer food brings new technology in the industry : Raju Kapoor, Director of Industry & Public Affairs, FMC India

We are enriching farmer's buying capacity. We see that the production of horticultural crop is going up. This is helping in adaptation to the newer technology. Consumers demand for safer food is forcing industry to bring new technology for safer foods.

We are making fresh investment of Rs. 500 crore in downstream projects: Kaushal Soparkar, MD, Meghmani Finechem

The world is looking at India as a rising chemical sector country and this is going to benefit all chemical players. Meghmani Finechem invested Rs 800 crores in the last 3 years.

Lot of demand for hydrogen peroxide, chlorine derivatives and intermediates: Arun Tyagi, Head - Marketing, Nuberg Ltd

We are taking up a lot of initiatives on hydrogen. We are recognised as one of the most active players in the Middle East. Nuberg sees a lot of enquiries coming up from chemical and hydrogen peroxides and chlorine derivatives.

HIL India targets Rs 1000 crore revenue in 2021-22: S P Mohanty, CMD, HIL(India) Limited

Indian agrochemical sector is growing at a rapid pace. Many investments are coming in the Indian agrochemical industry. We have already proposed plans to the government for backward integration of our plants. We also have a JV with UPL Ltd and National Fertilizers Ltd. We have come up with an insecticidal mosquito net.

Andhra Pradesh is promoting PCPIR complex of state as the next Jamnagar of India : Mekapati Goutham Reddy

The state is looking to build self-sufficiency in petrochemical products and drive economies of scale for downstream chemical industries

New approaches to innovation will enable the manufacturing sector to reduce waste : A Mohammed, Director, Customer Solution Experience, India, Dassault Systemes

Azmathullah Mohammed, Director, Customer Solution Experience, India, Dassault Systemes talks exclusively to Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News on solutions offerings, clients in Chemical, Oil & Gas, Agrochemicals, and Pharmaceuticals, strategy for driving growth, accelerating sustainability and digital transformation, ‘ONE Lab’ industry solution, Drug Discovery hackathon, innovations planned, and incubating startups. Excerpts of the interview:

We have been creating new solutions to adapt to the changing conditions: C Mahajan, General Manager - Organisational Process Safety, Dekra India

Chhayendra Mahajan, General Manager - Organisational Process Safety, Dekra India spoke to Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News on India plans, global TIC market, solutions, key clients, challenges faced by oil and gas industry, and company's vision. Excerpts of the interview:

We plan to invest Rs. 1,000 Cr in the next 3 to 4 years : Priyanka Chigurupati, Executive Director, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.

In an exclusive interview with Rahul Koul of Indian Chemical News, Priyanka Chigurupati, Executive Director, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA shared details about the company's performance, R&D initiatives, Capex plan, CSR, and future outlook. Excerpts of the interview: