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People
People | 07 March 2025

Solidus Techno Power appoints Shiva Kumar Ram as Director of Operations

His vast expertise spans gas turbine-based combined cycle power plants, large-scale solar project management, and cutting-edge control systems.

Battery
Battery | 07 March 2025

LANXESS introduces Lewatit MK51 for refining high-purity battery metals

Selective removal of impurities like boron results in high-purity precursors

Energy
Energy | 07 March 2025

MAN Energy and StormFisher partner on Power-to-X Methanation reactor

200 MW North American plant to produce over 50,000 tons of e-methane annually

General
General | 07 March 2025

Petroleum Minister Puri inaugurates PNGRB’s new office premises in New Delhi

The new office will also house the National Hydro-carbon Infrastructure Management System (NHIMS)

General
General | 07 March 2025

Nouryon reports 2024 adjusted EBITDA growing 9.5%

Revenue of $5.13 billion, a 1.1 percent decrease versus 2023

Chemical
Chemical | 06 March 2025

Grasim begins production at Mahad paints plant in Maharashtra

Five out of Grasim’s six greenfield paint plants are now operational

General
General | 06 March 2025

Vipul Organics announces its Rights Issue Record Date as March 10

Vipul Organics has reduced the rights issue price of Rs. 46 per share as against the Rs. 54 announced earlier

General
General | 06 March 2025

Galaxy Surfactants enters into strategic collaboration

The company is also in advanced stage of discussions to enhance this collaboration post commissioning of the plant

General
General | 06 March 2025

Aramco reports drop in 2024 profit to $106.2 billion

Aramco expects 2025 capital investment guidance of $52.0 billion to $58.0 billion

Battery
Battery | 06 March 2025

Lohum announces India's first battery grade lithium refinery

The new refinery will have the capacity to produce 1000 metric tonnes annually

Sustainability
Sustainability | 06 March 2025

Solvay to nearly halve CO2 emissions at Torrelavega plant by 2027

This significant milestone is part of broader plans to reduce the site’s carbon footprint at benchmark levels for its customers in Spain

Sustainability
Sustainability | 06 March 2025

Syensqo and Vartega collaborate to advance circularity of carbon fiber composites

Enhancing sustainable innovation in composite recycling

People
People | 06 March 2025

Heather Remley to lead BASF Corporation

The current CEO of BASF Corporation, Marc Ehrhardt, has decided to leave the company at his own request

Policy
Policy | 06 March 2025

Gene Bank to be established to ensure food security and genetic resources for future generations: PM Modi

This new facility will not only safeguard India’s invaluable plant genetic resources but also support international biodiversity initiatives, especially for countries in SAARC and BRICS regions

Technology
Technology | 06 March 2025

Evonik to license hydrogen peroxide production technology to China

Evonik will license its H2O2 production technology to China Pingmei Shenma Group Nylon Technology (Shenma) to build an H2O2 megaplant with an annual capacity of 200 kilotons in Pingdingshan

Sustainability
Sustainability | 06 March 2025

WACKER replaces fossil coal with biogenic carbon in its silicon production

WACKER is systematically reducing its CO2 emissions on its journey to achieving net zero

Sustainability
Sustainability | 06 March 2025

AkzoNobel accelerating transition to clean energy in China 

Both the Suzhou and Changzhou sites will achieve 100% renewable electricity coverage this yea

Battery
Battery | 06 March 2025

Rio Tinto completes $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium

Rio Tinto is now the ultimate parent company of Arcadium Lithium which will become Rio Tinto Lithium

General
General | 06 March 2025

Merck returned to profitable growth in 2024

Full-year net sales increased to € 21.2 billion

Energy
Energy | 05 March 2025

Nuclear energy is critical for India’s net zero goal, major expansion planned: Dr. Jitendra Singh

Achieving 100 GW of nuclear power will require a focused and determined approach, adding around 4 GW annually from now onwards

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