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Battery
Battery | 05 December 2025

POSCO Future, Factorial ink MoU to advance all-solid-state battery tech

Factorial opted to formalize the partnership after testing POSCO Future M’s cathode materials

R&D
R&D | 05 December 2025

Archroma boosts ICT Mumbai with sustainable textile lab upgrade

Archroma is providing students with modern infrastructure for hands-on training and scientific exploration

Battery
Battery | 05 December 2025

Trinseo unveils next-gen binder platform to supercharge EVs, energy storage

The platform tackles industry demands for higher energy density, greater durability, improved processability, and increased production efficiency

Energy
Energy | 05 December 2025

TotalEnergies, TES, & Japanese Partners join forces on major e-methane project

The consortium is now preparing the FEED phase, targeting 250 MW of electrolysis capacity and 75 kilotonnes per annum of methanation

Start-up
Start-up | 05 December 2025

Addis Energy raises $8.3 million for ammonia production

The funding will advance Addis Energy’s AI-driven lab of chemical reactors

R&D
R&D | 05 December 2025

Aether Biomachines raises $15m to power next industrial revolution with AI-designed proteins

The funding will accelerate Aether’s Protein Function Model, designed to rapidly create and optimize proteins for industrial and environmental applications

Chemical
Chemical | 05 December 2025

Asahi Kasei to discontinue hexamethylene diamine production by April 2027

Asahi Kasei has decided to exit HMD production due to market dynamics, competitiveness, and future capital requirements

General
General | 05 December 2025

Celanese upsizes debt offering to $1.4 billion to strengthen balance sheet

The offering is expected to close around December 17, 2025

Chemical
Chemical | 05 December 2025

Deepak Chem Tech begins operation at Rs. 515 crore nitric acid plant in Gujarat

This will significantly strengthen Group's backward and forward integration

Battery
Battery | 05 December 2025

IFC invests $50 million in Gujarat Fluorochemical's battery materials facility

This funding will support the construction of India's first integrated battery materials manufacturing facility

Regulatory
Regulatory | 05 December 2025

Black Rose Industries' Jhagadia plant faces GPCB closure order

The GPCB also mandated a Rs. 3.5 lakh bank guarantee and future compensation payments

Chemical
Chemical | 05 December 2025

Fineotex Chemical acquires US-based oilfield chemicals firm CrudeChem Technologies

CrudeChem specializes in advanced chemical fluid additives and comprehensive chemical solutions for the global oil and gas industry

R&D
R&D | 05 December 2025

Industry-academia partnership key to advancing R&D agenda, says Dr. Jitendra Singh

Growing patent filings and tier-2 innovators reflect expanding national research base

Fertilizer
Fertilizer | 05 December 2025

Uralchem inks MoU with Indian fertilizer PSUs to form urea JV in Russia

The annual capacity of the urea plant is expected to be in the range of 1.8-2 million tonnes

Battery
Battery | 04 December 2025

Kingswood Capital acquires battery separator leader Daramic from Asahi Kasei, names new CEO

The acquisition strengthens Kingswood’s footprint in complex global markets and the automotive aftermarket

Battery
Battery | 04 December 2025

LibertyStream achieves first US field production of lithium carbonate from Oilfield Brine in Texas

The company has developed a scalable template it plans to replicate across high-volume U.S. basins including the Permian and Bakken

General
General | 04 December 2025

Solstice breaks ground on $200 million Spokane expansion to power next-gen semiconductors

The upgrade will double the facility’s production capacity for sputtering targets by 2029

Gas
Gas | 04 December 2025

Eni fast-tracks Congo LNG phase 2 ahead of schedule

Congo LNG Phase 2 features three production platforms, the Scarabeo 5 gas treatment and compression unit, and the Nguya FLNG for liquefaction and export

Energy
Energy | 04 December 2025

Plenitude buys ACEA Energia in €587m deal to fast-track Its European power expansion

The agreement hands Plenitude a 100% stake in ACEA Energia and a 50% share in Umbria Energy

Recycling
Recycling | 04 December 2025

CARBIOS and Wankai seal major deal to launch Asia’s first large-scale PET biorecycling plant

The partners will form a joint venture to build and operate a PET biorecycling facility capable of processing 50,000 tons of PET waste annually

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