General
General | 13 May 2026

CF Industries posts $615M Q1 profit

As global nitrogen supply tightens & geopolitical pressures intensify

Energy
Energy | 13 May 2026

Covestro unveils its biggest energy efficiency project yet

Slashing CO₂ & power use at Dormagen

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2026

Henkel unveils high-tech packaging hub to power the industry’s sustainability shift

The site is built for where the industry is heading: recyclable solutions and fewer chemicals of concern

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2026

Dorf-Ketal acquires Vasu Chemicals’ water treatment business

The acquisition represents a strategic step for Dorf-Ketal to expand into adjacent, high-value specialty chemical applications

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2026

BASF unveils game-changing yellow-light tech to cut semiconductor energy use by 25%

The breakthrough technology replaces conventional yellow fluorescent lamps and filter-based LED systems

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2026

Bodo Moller Chemie bets big on India’s aerospace boom with new Bengaluru warehouse

The new facility is aimed at meeting rising demand from aviation OEMs

Energy
Energy | 13 May 2026

GCPC 2026: ICN organises session on "Developing Cost-effective Renewable Energy Ecosystem" on May 15

Speakers are: B. M. Patel, President & Chief Operating Offcer - Chemicals Business, DCM Shriram; G. R. Sridhar, Whole-time Director – Plant Operations, Manali Petrochemicals; Abhay Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, Prozeal Green Energy; Rajkumar Mukhopadhyay, Asst. Vice President - Operations & Unit Head, Süd-Chemie India; Vivek Sharma, DGM - Power Plant & Site Utility, Epigral; Jitendra J. Odedra, Assistant General Manager, SNF Flopam India; Ramesh Malsatar, Head (CPP & Utilities), Deepak Phenolics; Soumyadeep Ghosh, Manager, Kearney; and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2026

GCPC 2026: ICN organises session on "Reskilling for Digital, Sustainable, and Advanced Manufacturing" on May 15

Speakers are: Prof. (Dr.) Bhalchandra Bhanage, Vice Chancellor, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara; Ajay Kumar Gupta, Executive Director & Chief Manufacturing Officer, Aarti Industries; Dr. Sunil Bhatt, President, Dahej Industries Association; Renu Mathur, Assistant Vice President - HR, Aditya Birla Advanced Materials; Sonal Thakker, Partner, Hunt Partners – India; and Aashish Kasad, Senior Partner & National Leader (Chemicals & Agri sector – India), EY

Chemical
Chemical | 13 May 2026

GCPC 2026: Session on “Advancing HSE Excellence in Chemical Manufacturing” on May 15

Speakers are : Nilay Vyas, Global Head – Safety & Health, UPL; Dr. Amitt Nenwani, Managing Director, Shivtek Spechemi Industries; Santosh Kumar Pandey, Head - HSEF, Deepak Phenolics; Chaitanya Joshi, Head of Operations, Indo Baijin Chemicals; Ashok K. Kekunnaya, Head - Env, Health & Safety, Gujarat Insecticides; Mitesh Marvaniya, Head - HSEQ, Perstorp Industries India; and Murari Mohan Jha, Editor, Indian Chemical News.

General
General | 12 May 2026

AdvanSix reports higher sales but slips to Q1 loss as costs bite & margins narrow

The vertically integrated chemical producer reported Q1 sales of $404 million

General
General | 12 May 2026

Graphite India increases stake in GrafTech International

This investment highlights Graphite India's bullish outlook on the global graphite electrode market

Chemical
Chemical | 12 May 2026

Privi Speciality Chemicals FY26 PAT jumps 75% to Rs. 327 Cr

The management has set a medium-term "5k:1k" vision, targeting Rs. 5,000 crore revenue and Rs. 1,000 crore EBITDA by FY29-30

Chemical
Chemical | 12 May 2026

NOCIL posts Q4 FY26 PAT of Rs. 17 Cr

The drop in revenue and profit is due to the continued dumping of low-priced rubber chemical imports

Chemical
Chemical | 12 May 2026

BASF bets big on biotech crop protection with new Germany fermentation plant

The company said the BioHub plant — backed by a high double-digit million-euro investment — is now producing key biological active ingredients used in next-generation fungicides, seed treatments and insecticides

Chemical
Chemical | 12 May 2026

UPL posts record FY26 profit surge

The company reported FY26 revenue of Rs. 51,839 crore, up 11% year-on-year, while EBITDA rose 18% to Rs. 9,588 crore

People
People | 12 May 2026

Dileep Sanghani elected Chairman of IFFCO-MC Crop Science

Sanghani, who also serves as Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), is widely regarded as one of the country’s most influential cooperative leaders

Fertilizer
Fertilizer | 12 May 2026

Paradeep Phosphates delivers record FY26 performance as profit jumps 52%

The fertilizer major reported a 29% year-on-year rise in revenue from operations to Rs. 21,826 crore for FY26

Digitization
Digitization | 12 May 2026

GCPC 2026: ICN to host session on "Plant Automation & Industry 4.0" on May 14

Speakers are: Dr. Jagdish Pranami, Associate Vice President, SRF; Bhanu Gupta, Vice President – Digital & Analytics, DCM Shriram; Ronak Kabra, Vice President - Zone Operations Head, Aarti Industries; Nishu Singh, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company; and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

Technology
Technology | 12 May 2026

GCPC 2026: Session on Corrosion Control Technologies, New Products & Development to discuss new frontiers in corrosion control

Speakers are C.B. Bhardwaj, Executive Director & Chief of Operation, Cohizon Life Sciences; Pravindan Gadhavi, Cluster Head- U85, Superform Chemistries Ltd.; A. S. Sarma, General Manager & Group Technical Services Head, Deepak Nitrite; Avinash G. Pinglikar, General Manager- Works, Crystal Crop Protection; Varun Pruthi, Head – Business Development & Sales, Jindal Stainless; Yadavendra Shalgaonkar, General Manager - Tube Sales, Alleima India; and Murari Mohan Jha, Editor, Indian Chemical News

Chemical
Chemical | 12 May 2026

GCPC 2026: ICN organises session on "Process Safety Excellence in High Hazard Chemical Operations" on May 14

Speakers are: Capt. Pankaj Mehrotra, Director, Zodiac Tank Container Terminals, (A Samsara Group Company); M. Ananth Baliga, Director, Pragna Consultants; Anurag Varshney, AVP - Manufacturing, DFPCL; Mitesh Desai, Site Head – Dahej, NOCIL; D. D. Vaishnav, General Manager (O&M), TDI-II Dahej Unit, GNFC; Somnath Sarkar, Deputy General Manager - HSE & Fire, ONGC Petro additions Limited (OPaL); and Vijay Vasudeva, Sr. Vice President & Head of Operations, Epigral

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