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General
General | 18 November 2020

OALP Round-V increases exploration acreage to 237,000 square km

The exploration acreage which stood at about 80,000 square km from earlier regimes now stands at approximately 237,000 square km, post the award of blocks under OALP Round-V

Digitization
Digitization | 18 November 2020

Increasing adoption of AI in cybersecurity

As per the report, nearly half the organisations are expanding cognitive detection capabilities to tackle unknown attacks in their Security Operations Center (SOC)

General
General | 18 November 2020

Nouryon introduces all-in-one sustainable adjuvant for the global agricultural market

Adjuvants are defined as ingredients added to a mixture to aid or modify the action of an agrochemical, or to alter the physical characteristics of the mixture

General
General | 18 November 2020

Goa to replace 6,300 agricultural pumps with energy efficient pumps

The establishment of 100 MW of decentralized ground mounted solar power projects on government lands to be used for agricultural pumping will replace approximately 6,300 agricultural pumps with BEE star rated energy efficient pumps and distribute approximately 16 lakh LED bulbs for rural domestic households

General
General | 18 November 2020

Cipla launches Covi-G for COVID-19 rapid antibody detection

Company has signed a licensing agreement with a Belgium-based firm, Multi G for the distribution of their COVID-19 Rapid Antibody test kit across most emerging markets and Europe

General
General | 18 November 2020

India plans to impose anti-dumping duty on import of PX-13 from China, Korea & US

India based NOCIL has filed application related to imports of Rubber Chemical PX-13 from China PR, Korea RP and United States of America based on which DGTR provisionally concluded that PX-13 have been exported to India from China, the US and South Korea at dumped prices, resulting into a material injury to the domestic industry

Chemical
Chemical | 18 November 2020

Mitsubishi Chemical to transfer light metal products business to Chinese firms

Company has concluded a framework agreement with Konfoong Materials (KFMI) and KFMI Group company TCPR (Shanghai) Electro-Mechanical (TCPR) for the transfer of MCC’s light metal products business

General
General | 18 November 2020

GSFC to launch new range of fertilizers for Himachal Pradesh

Company to launch three new range of fertilizers under the Sardar brand for the farming community of Himachal Pradesh, India

Renewable
Renewable | 18 November 2020

AkzoNobel installs solar farms at its Mexico and Spain manufacturing sites

The Garcia installation (of 1,650 solar panels) at an industrial coatings site is already complete, while in Barcelona, work to install 1,600 roof panels is well underway

Sustainability
Sustainability | 18 November 2020

Henkel joins The Climate Pledge initiative to drive sustainability

Company has committed to try achieving carbon neutrality by 2040

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 18 November 2020

Aarvi Encon bags Rs. 50 crore order from Bharat Oman Refineries

Company has received a contract of Rs. 10.47 crore annually for providing Management, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Services for Bina Dispatch Terminal (BDT) of BORL, Bina, District Sagar,

Chemical
Chemical | 17 November 2020

Covestro commences pilot plant for MDI production process in Germany

The new technology promises to significantly improve energy efficiency and marks an important milestone for Covestro in its orientation towards the circular economy.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 17 November 2020

Black & Veatch aims to turn carbon neutral by 2025

The company’s pledges will address a range of environmental and business practices, including carbon neutrality by 2025, water usage, diversity and inclusion, anti-corruption and more

Chemical
Chemical | 17 November 2020

Black & Veatch joins Ammonia Energy Association

Company embraces membership as catalyst for making ammonia a key player in zero-carbon energy landscape

General
General | 17 November 2020

Cummins to open new fuel cell systems production facility in Germany

The new facility will initially focus on the assembly of fuel cell systems for global transportation leader Alstom’s hydrogen trains

General
General | 17 November 2020

Toray wins large desalination orders in Bahrain and UAE

Both plants are expected to begin operation in 2022, with SIDEM Veolia (France) appointed as the EPC contractor

General
General | 17 November 2020

Corning, PPG working on antimicrobial coatings for killing COVID-19 virus

The demonstrated antimicrobial efficacy remained active even after tests simulating six years of scrubbing

General
General | 17 November 2020

EIL bags multiple EPC projects worth Rs. 579 crores

Consultancy led projects include 500 KTA PDH-PP Project for GAIL India, project management consultancy services for installation of ERL Unit-2 for Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation & Dhamra - Haldia pipeline project for GAIL India; and Coker block for Resid-upgradation project for Chennai Petroleum Corporation

Digitization
Digitization | 17 November 2020

Lummus & TCG forms joint venture to drive digital transformation

Partnership combines leading process licensing portfolio with a proven Big Data and AI platform to lead digital transformation of refining, petrochemical and gas processing sectors

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 17 November 2020

Lummus wins technology contract for Shandong Yulong's petchem project

Lummus will provide Master Licensor services for multiple licensed units, consisting of two mixed feed crackers, an EB/SM plant and two polypropylene (PP) lines.

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