Opinion
Opinion | 02 June 2026

Microplastics as Chemical Vectors: The need for a new regulatory framework in India

The microplastic crisis is not merely about visible litter, but rather the chemical burden carried by plastics and additives

Opinion
Opinion | 02 June 2026

Black Rock, Clean Molecule: The case for coal to hydrogen

While technological and economic challenges persist, hampering investment and growth in the coal gasification industry, should be addressed by the new incentive scheme

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2026

Vipul Organics posts record FY26 performance as PAT jumps 56% & Q4 profit soars 149%

The Greenfield facility at Sayakha, Gujarat is progressing well, and we expect it to contribute to both capacity and revenue diversification in the coming year.

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 02 June 2026

Omya named European distribution partner for SK Chemicals’ TPE-E portfolio

Omya aims to accelerate adoption of the SKYPEL portfolio and drive growth across the region

People
People | 02 June 2026

Sika appoints Philipp Irniger as Head – Construction

Jochen Werling assumes the newly established role of Chief Digital & Information Officer

Digitization
Digitization | 02 June 2026

Siemens unveils reference architecture for NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI factories

It was developed in collaboration with NVIDIA and Fluence and incorporating nVent-aligned design considerations

Battery
Battery | 02 June 2026

Arkema unveils next-gen battery materials at Battery Show Europe 2026

Arkema highlighted its long-standing role in the growth of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2026

IPFT hosts BIOPSF 2026 to advance next-gen bio-inputs

Coordinated stakeholder engagement to optimize the innovation-to-commercialization pipeline

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2026

Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals to set up Rs. 67 crore high-purity hydrogen peroxide plant at Dahej

The company stated the project is aimed at serving fast-growing niche industries, particularly semiconductor fabrication, solar cell manufacturing, and other advanced electronics applications

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 02 June 2026

Dow and Univar Solutions seal pact to scale low-carbon chemicals

Dow’s low-carbon product footprints are calculated using a Carbon Footprint Ledger (CFL) methodology

Chemical
Chemical | 02 June 2026

Toray Industries exits Soda Aromatic stake in ¥41 billion deal as portfolio overhaul accelerates

Toray and co-shareholder Mitsui & Co. will transfer 100% ownership of Soda Aromatic to Samyang Corporation Japan, a Japan-based subsidiary of South Korea’s Samyang Corporation

Gas
Gas | 02 June 2026

EemsEnergyTerminal moves to lock in long-term LNG expansion beyond 2027

The move is backed by recently secured commercial contracts for the 2028–2036 period

Digitization
Digitization | 02 June 2026

Black Box and AIONOS forge AI alliance to power end-to-end enterprise transformation

The combined offering is designed to help enterprises build, deploy, and manage AI systems with security and resilience embedded across every layer of the stack

Chemical
Chemical | 01 June 2026

Briefs: Archean Chemical, Century Adhesives & Chemicals and Sadhana Nitro Chem

Century Adhesives & Chemicals commissions new resin manufacturing unit

General
General | 01 June 2026

UFlex delivers strong Q4 rebound as profit more than doubles & EBITDA hits 14-Q high

EBITDA climbed 36.3% sequentially and 31.8% year-on-year to Rs. 626.5 crore

Recycling
Recycling | 01 June 2026

Europe’s first industrial-scale diaper recycling loop turns waste into new plastics

The EU-28 generated 6.73 million metric tons of disposable baby diaper waste in 2017 alone

R&D
R&D | 01 June 2026

Clariant bags FDA nod for bio-based PVC additives

Derived from rice bran wax, Licocare RBW products offer a renewable solution with a substantially lower carbon footprint than conventional montan waxes

Recycling
Recycling | 01 June 2026

PepsiCo turns old carpets & plastic waste Into new beverage bottles

Through a multi-year agreement with Eastman, the company is using advanced recycling technology to convert hard-to-recycle polyester plastics into food-grade recycled material for beverage packaging

Sustainability
Sustainability | 01 June 2026

Mitsui Chemicals biomass plastics adopted in Toshiba transformers

The adoption marks another step in Mitsui Chemicals’ expansion of its BePLAYER portfolio of bio-based hydrocarbon derivatives

Chemical
Chemical | 01 June 2026

Asahi Songwon Colors posts Q4 surge in profit

EBITDA jumped to Rs. 23.02 crore, marking a 122.19% Qo-Q surge and a 30.20% YoY increase

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