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People
People | 26 September 2025

Alka Bhagat appointed as MD of Chemetall India

She has been working with BASF since November 2018

Digitization
Digitization | 26 September 2025

LTTS, Siemens partner for AI-led transformation in process engineering and smart manufacturing

LTTS will utilize the digital technology portfolio of Siemens Limited to deliver simulation-driven automation and IIoT-enabled solution

Technology
Technology | 26 September 2025

ABB India invests Rs. 140 crore to expand LV motors manufacturing facility

The company launches IE5 ultra-premium efficiency motor for industrial energy efficiency and sustainability

General
General | 26 September 2025

Godrej Agrovet to set up Rs. 960 crore food processing manufacturing facility across five states

Inks MoU with Ministry of Food Processing Industries to strengthen food processing and innovation

Policy
Policy | 26 September 2025

Stakeholders must ensure prosperity of farmers and sustainable agriculture: Agriculture Minister Chouhan

Policymakers, academia and industry chart roadmap for crop protection’s role in achieving "Viksit Bharat 2047 vision” during CropLife India's Conference in New Delhi

Sustainability
Sustainability | 26 September 2025

Solvay integrates sustainability-linked features in all short-term liquidity reserves

These amendments directly link the company’s cost of borrowing to its climate ambitions

Digitization
Digitization | 26 September 2025

TotalEnergies and Cognite expand partnership to scale industrial AI

The objective is to harness the potential of TotalEnergies’ data to enhance the industrial performance of its sites

R&D
R&D | 26 September 2025

Nextchem and Siemens join forces to develop and commercialize methanol high temperature fuel cell

Nextchem will provide the fuel cell modules, while Siemens Energy will provide on board system integration and energy management system

Technology
Technology | 25 September 2025

KBR to spin off Mission Technology Solutions business as independent entity

Culmination of decade-long portfolio transformation to focus on differentiated science, technology, and engineering solutions for mission critical applications

Chemical
Chemical | 25 September 2025

Groundbreaking ceremony at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site for heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation

Project drives market ramp-up of chemical products with low carbon footprint

General
General | 25 September 2025

Sudarshan Chemicals India Q1 FY26 PAT up by 87% at Rs. 55 Cr

Revenue from operations at Rs. 2,507 crore compared, up 295% YoY for Q1 FY26

Chemical
Chemical | 25 September 2025

Lanxess to sell stake in plastics JV Envalior to Advent International

LANXESS exercises right to offer for the sale of its shares in Envalior in 2026

Energy
Energy | 25 September 2025

LanzaJet and KMG to advance Kazakhstan’s first SAF project

KMG and LanzaJet recently completed a joint feasibility study, and have agreed to move to the next phase of project development – Front-End Engineering and Design

Technology
Technology | 25 September 2025

SLB to acquire chemical tracers firm RESMAN Energy Technology

Acquisition enhances SLB’s portfolio with world-class production and reservoir tracer technologies

Chemical
Chemical | 25 September 2025

Syensqo to reopen synthetic vanillin production unit in France

The unit is scheduled to resume operations by the end of 2025

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 25 September 2025

Mstack launches AI-led R&D platform ‘Chemstack AI’

Mstack reduces chemical synthesis and commercialisation timelines from ~18 months to days

General
General | 25 September 2025

Arkema and Movmenta partner to bring smart sensor innovation to footwear

Arkema will be responsible for promoting Movmenta’s SOLLO smart sensor technology

Sustainability
Sustainability | 25 September 2025

Borealis, Infinium and Fullstride Ventures turn waste CO2 into sustainable foam for apparel

The high-performance foam is produced using Borealis’ polymer which is derived from Infinium’s eNaphtha—a low-carbon feedstock made using captured carbon dioxide

Sustainability
Sustainability | 25 September 2025

Borealis commissions new compounding line in Belgium

The line complements Borealis’ recent acquisitions of Rialti and Integra Plastics and further advances Borealis’ circularity agenda

General
General | 25 September 2025

Dow launches alternative to fluoropolymer-based PPAs for film packaging

DOWSIL 5-1050 Polymer Processing Aid enhances processing efficiency while addressing regulatory, environmental and consumer pressures

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