Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 08 July 2026

NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2026 to discuss ‘Building Mega Plants in Green Hydrogen Ecosystem’ at Session on July 9

Speakers include Bharati Panigrahy, Senior Scientist - Research & Development, HPCL; Kerban Rajdeo, Director, FTI Consulting; Samir Saxena, VP – Engineering, Green Hydrogen Business, Renew; and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

Chemical
Chemical | 08 July 2026

NextGen Summit 2026 to spotlight coal gasification as catalyst for chemical sector

Speakers include Debasish Nanda, Former Director, Coal India; Balasaheb Darade, Founder, New Era Cleantech; Vivek Srivastava, Managing Director, Talcher Fertilizers; Vaibhav Kakulte, President - Business Development & Corporate Planning, Greta Energy; and Viswanathan Rajendran, Partner, Kearney

Battery
Battery | 08 July 2026

NextGen Summit 2026 to highlight ‘Advancements in Advanced Materials, Battery & Semiconductor Chemistries’ at Session on July 10

Speakers include Nitin Sharma, CEO & General Manager, Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals; Dr. Yogendra Chauhan, President - Advanced Materials, Deepak Advanced Materials; Ankur Singh, Sr. VP & Head, Strategy – M&A & Business Development, DCM Shriram; Kalpesh Pandya, Vice President & Business Head – Cathode Materials, Epsilon CAM; and Ambuj Mishra, AVP & Business Head- Advanced Materials, Navin Fluorine International; and Aashish Kasad, Senior Partner & National Leader (Chemicals & Agri sector – India), EY

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 08 July 2026

NextGen Summit 2026: Industry leaders to blueprint resilient supply chain & risk mitigation strategies on July 10

Speakers include Roma Shah, MD & CEO, Eastmen Chemicals; Anurag Roy, Managing Director, Elantas Beck India; Ravikumar Nair, SVP & Head Supply Chain – Olefins & Derivatives, Reliance Industries; Anant Pant, Director, Supply Chain - IMEA, The Lubrizol Corporation; Chinmay Mhaskar, Managing Director, DKSH India; Vishal S. Ganju, Executive Director, Chemexcil; Mitesh Gangar, SVP & Head - Specialties Business & Supply Chain, Aarti Industries; Devarajan Iyengar, Procurement Team Lead – Segment 3, APAC, BASF Coatings Division, and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 08 July 2026

Next-Gen Industrial Packaging: Balancing automation with safety compliance at NextGen Summit 2026

Speakers include Lalit Mohan Sajjwal, Head-Production, Deepak Phenolics; Radharaman Panicker, Managing Director, DGM India; Prakash Wagh, Global Product Stewardship, Technology & Sustainability, Clariant India; Shirish Shahu, General Manager - Flexo Business, Uflex Chemicals; Prashant Mishra, National Sales Manager, PremierTech Systems & Automation; Pankaj Tripathi, Head - Supply Chain Planning, Huntsman; Neeraj Verma, VP - Chemicals and Materials Strategy & Advisory, MarketsandMarkets; and Koshal Bisen, Expert - Supply chain & Organisation Transformation

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 08 July 2026

NextGen Summit 2026 to highlight role of ports in developing chemical hubs

Speakers include Rajnish Khandelwal, CEO - Agency, JM Baxi Marine Services; Capt. Ram Iyer, Vice President, Seahorse Ship Agencies; Kumar Divya, Chief Commercial Officer, APM Terminals Mumbai; Daljit Singh Kohli, India Representative, Port of Antwerp – Bruges; and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

General
General | 08 July 2026

NextGen Chem & Petrochem Summit 2026 to discuss ‘Workforce 2047: Driving Innovation, Green Skills, and Digital Leadership’ at Session on July 10

Speakers include Melvin Mathias, Chief Human Resource Officer, Epsilon Group; Manoj Kumar Sharma, President & CHRO, Aarti Industries; Rahul Nabar, Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay; and Murari Mohan Jha, Senior Editor, Indian Chemical News

General
General | 08 July 2026

LYB, Mondelez unveil Marabou chocolate packaging with 75% recycled plastic

The new wrapper is made using LYB's CirculenRevive polymers, produced from hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste through an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 08 July 2026

thyssenkrupp nucera and BHEL forge green hydrogen manufacturing alliance in India

The partnership will focus on the phased localization of alkaline electrolyzer module fabrication

Battery
Battery | 08 July 2026

Himadri-backed Sicona secures AUD 45 million ARENA funding to commercialise next-gen battery tech

The facility will manufacture Sicona's proprietary SiCx silicon-carbon anode material, aimed at improving the performance of batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems

General
General | 08 July 2026

Asahi Kasei expands Taiwan manufacturing with new SUNFORT DFR slitting facility

The expansion comes as demand for advanced semiconductor packaging continues to accelerate, fueled by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and rising data processing requirements

General
General | 08 July 2026

Omya expands EMS-GRIVORY distribution partnership into UK & Ireland

The expansion builds on the companies' established collaboration in Italy, France, and Central and Eastern Europe

Chemical
Chemical | 08 July 2026

Syensqo unveils next-gen laundry polymer to boost cold-wash lerformance

The innovation arrives as consumers increasingly seek laundry solutions that combine convenience, energy savings, and powerful stain removal

Technology
Technology | 08 July 2026

Topsoe and Sasol selected to power Canada’s major wood waste-to-SAF project

Topsoe and Sasol will deliver their combined gas-to-liquid synfuels (G2L) technology platform

General
General | 07 July 2026

Solstice to buy Element Solutions in $14.5 billion deal to expand electronics & AI materials biz

The acquisition marks Solstice's biggest move yet to expand its advanced materials portfolio

General
General | 07 July 2026

CG Semi begins commercial production at Gujarat OSAT facility

The G1 facility, inaugurated in August 2025, has an annual peak production capacity of up to 300 million units

Technology
Technology | 07 July 2026

Avient unveils non-PFAS solvent barrier technology for HDPE packaging

The drop-in additive is engineered for monolayer extrusion blow-molded HDPE bottles used in personal care

General
General | 07 July 2026

PPG’s biocide-free marine coating wins top American Chemical Society green award

The ACS Green Chemistry Challenge Awards recognize technologies that advance sustainability

Policy
Policy | 07 July 2026

EU chemical industry is in ‘closure phase’ as Chinese imports surge: INEOS Chairman

Ratcliffe said Europe’s chemical sector is already in a "closure phase," with almost 200 plants shutting down over the past five years

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 07 July 2026

Heurtey Petrochem to supply electrical furnace tech for landmark low-carbon methanol project in Mexico

Located near Topolobampo, the world-scale project is expected to produce approximately 6,130 metric tons of methanol per day when operations begin in 2030

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