Opinion
Opinion | 20 October 2026

Hydrogen value chain innovation by IndianOil — Transforming energy for a sustainable future: Dr. Umish Srivastva, Executive Director & Rajesh M. Badhe, Chief General Manager, IOCL R&D Centre

IndianOil’s hydrogen strategy is inherently collaborative, involving partnerships with engineering firms, academic institutions, automotive OEMs, and start-ups

Opinion
Opinion | 20 October 2026

Economics of Green Hydrogen: When and how will it be competitive?: Sudeep Maheshwari & Sanchit Makhija, Partner, Kearney

Green hydrogen is still an evolving sector and will require strong, coordinated support across the ecosystem to become competitive at scale in India

General
General | 20 October 2026

SI Group marks 75 Years at Rotterdam Junction chemical manufacturing site

Established in 1951, the facility manufactures alkylphenols and phenolic resins used in a wide range of applications

Sustainability
Sustainability | 20 October 2026

Asahi Kasei secures third-party verification for green acrylonitrile

The audit was conducted by Socotec Certification Japan

Digitization
Digitization | 20 October 2026

Revvity launches Signals LabGistics to automate scientific workflows

A unified lab ecosystem drives innovation across life and materials sciences through coordinated scientific workflows

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 20 October 2026

Kawasaki Heavy Industries breaks ground on 50 TPD hydrogen liquefaction plant

Construction is slated for completion by late 2028, with commercial demonstration operations scheduled to begin in 2030 following commissioning

People
People | 20 October 2026

SI Group names Marcello Boldrini as new CEO

David Bradley departs following successful tenure

General
General | 20 October 2026

Symrise opens new training center in Holzminden

Symrise invests €1.7 million in the skilled professionals of tomorrow

Semiconductor
Semiconductor | 20 October 2026

BASF to build new semiconductor manufacturing plant in Taiwan

Establishing new production capacity for semiconductor materials supporting chip technologies below 2 nanometers

People
People | 20 October 2026

dsm-firmenich shareholders elect Richard Ridinger as Board Chairman

Richard Ridinger succeeds Thomas Leysen, who has retired from the Board

M&A
M&A | 20 October 2026

H.B. Fuller rejects second unsolicited bid for adhesives unit

The Board rejected the slightly improved offer, ruling it too low to capture the true value of the BAS business

Opinion
Opinion | 19 October 2026

Fertiliser Plants: When will fuel switching to hydrogen make economic sense in India?: Dr. Siba Prasad Mohanty, Managing Director, HURL

India generates approximately 35 million tonnes of urea each year, with ammonia production responsible for nearly 60% of the fertilizer sector's total emissions. Transitioning to green ammonia production could eliminate more than 30 million tonnes of CO₂ annually

Opinion
Opinion | 19 October 2026

From Promise to Proof: India’s moment in the green hydrogen economy: Sumit Gupta, Managing Director and Senior Partner; Asia Pacific Leader, Climate & Sustainability and Siddharth Jain, Managing Director and Partner, BCG India

Green hydrogen and its derivatives represent a rare opportunity for India to shift from being a net importer of energy molecules to a competitive exporter of clean ones

Opinion
Opinion | 19 October 2026

Hydrogen Economy and Energy Transition – Pathways, Challenges and Opportunities: Prof. (Dr.) Ganapati D. Yadav, Eminent Professor of Eminence & Former Vice-Chancellor, ICT Mumbai

Green hydrogen currently represents a very small fraction of global hydrogen production, largely due to cost and infrastructure barriers. Bridging this gap is both a technological and policy challenge

R&D
R&D | 19 October 2026

UK-India Science Council to supercharge industrial investment

The Council launched UK-India Technology Translation Partnerships with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

Fertilizer
Fertilizer | 19 October 2026

Switch Bioworks & Bayer team up to advance next-generation biological fertilizers

Biological nitrogen fixation has long been viewed as a promising alternative to conventional nitrogen fertilizers

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 October 2026

Honeywell to power Hengyi’s massive petrochemical expansion in Brunei

The expansion will include hydrocracking, aromatics and dehydrogenation facilities expected to rank among the world’s largest of their kind

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 19 October 2026

Singapore completes world’s largest ethanol bunkering operation in shipping milestone

The operation was conducted by Maersk, Golden Island Pte Ltd. and PSA Singapore, with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

Policy
Policy | 19 October 2026

US Energy Department signals $60 million for alternative fuels, chemicals & fertilizer tech

The funding opportunity is expected to target research, development and scale-up projects built around domestic biomass, hydrogen and pipeline infrastructure

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