Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 November 2020

Vitol, Wastefront to jointly market liquid hydrocarbons made from recycled tyres

Per the agreement, Vitol will buy all available liquid hydrocarbons, including naphtha, distillates and bunker oil, from the first plant in Sunderland

General
General | 20 November 2020

SCOPE bullish about Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 for reviving economic growth

The Indian Government is swiftly implementing various schemes announced under the Rs. 20.97 lakh crore Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package which is going to have a multiplier effect on the Indian economy

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 November 2020

Sasol starts up Louisiana LDPE unit

The LDPE unit is one of the three LCCP plants that will form part of the Sasol/LyondellBasell Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene joint venture

General
General | 19 November 2020

Lonza announces additional investments for its drug manufacturing labs

Dry granulation processing has been expanded and standardized with the addition of Gerteis roller compaction equipment at its Tampa FL site

Sustainability
Sustainability | 19 November 2020

LANXESS included in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

The specialty chemicals company is at the top of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe in the "Chemicals" category

Digitization
Digitization | 19 November 2020

AI to help organizations cut greenhouse gas emissions by 16%

The potential positive impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is significant and organizations can expect to cut GHG emissions by 16% in the next three to five years through AI-driven climate action projects

Gas
Gas | 19 November 2020

Pradhan lays foundation stone for 50 LNG fueling stations

These fifty LNG stations will be set up and commissioned in partnership by the country's oil & gas majors such as IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, GAIL, PLL, Gujarat Gas and its joint venture companies and subsidiaries

General
General | 19 November 2020

India to spend $100 bn in creating oil & gas infra

India's Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that India’s stable democracy and strong political leadership and large domestic market and young demographics are seen as key factors supportive of the sustained growth potential of the country in the medium to long run

General
General | 19 November 2020

Reliance Retail completes fund raise of Rs. 47,265 crores

RRVL has received a cumulative subscription amount of Rs. 47,265 crore from the multiple financial partners and allotted 69,27,81,234 equity shares to investors

General
General | 19 November 2020

Emami forays into home hygiene space; Ropes in Shikhar Dhawan

With this launch, the company, which so far enjoyed a leading presence in the personal care and healthcare space, makes a big bang entry into the homecare segment for the very first time

Energy
Energy | 19 November 2020

Cummins outlines hydrogen focused strategy and plans for continued growth

The company specifically outlined its plans to generate electrolyzer revenues of at least $400 million in 2025

Digitization
Digitization | 19 November 2020

AVEVA launches new application to accelerate industrial workforce digital transformation

AVEVA Teamwork is a fully integrated cloud-based application built specifically for industrial workers to facilitate continuous learning and improvement

Chemical
Chemical | 19 November 2020

UPM joins Renewable Carbon Initiative

The aim of the initiative is to support and speed up the transition from fossil carbon to renewable carbon for all organic chemicals and materials

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 19 November 2020

India terminates anti-dumping investigation on imports of INA, 2-PH & 2-EH

The application for initiating anti-dumping investigation and imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of Isononanol (INA), 2-Propylheptyl Alcohol (2-PH), 2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH) was filed by Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd. in October 2016

Sustainability
Sustainability | 18 November 2020

Linde included in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Company received a perfect score in the sector for several criteria including risk governance, codes of conduct, climate change strategy, water-related risks, employee development programs and philanthropic activities

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

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