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Chemical
Chemical | 13 November 2025

Lotte Chemical inaugurates $3.95 billion petrochemical complex in Indonesia

Commercial production began last month and this is expected to dramatically raise the nation’s ethylene self-sufficiency rate from 44% to 90%

Sustainability
Sustainability | 13 November 2025

Idemitsu invests in Ineratec to accelerate access to carbon-neutral fuels and chemicals

Ineratec’s proprietary microstructured reactor technology enables high efficiency and precise temperature control

Gas
Gas | 13 November 2025

INOXAP to supply ultra-high purity nitrogen to Grew Energy for solar PV cell manufacturing

To develop a supply pipeline infrastructure from its Narmadapuram ASU to ensure supply reliability and gas purity

Battery
Battery | 13 November 2025

Posco invests US$765 million in Australian lithium JV with Mineral Resources

The agreed consideration values MinRes’ existing 50% interest in Wodgina and Mt Marion at approximately $3.9 billion

R&D
R&D | 13 November 2025

Mitsui Chemicals’ affiliate SDC Technologies expands R&D and manufacturing base in US

Expanding business for lens processing labs to accelerate growth in vision care materials

Technology
Technology | 13 November 2025

Nuberg EPC bags 120 TPD chlor-alkali, calcium chloride plant project in Oman

Project execution is already underway with completion targeted within 19 months

General
General | 12 November 2025

Sika places CHF 600 million bond

The triple tranche complements the bond maturity profile while reducing overall Group-wide funding costs

Chemical
Chemical | 12 November 2025

BASF targets Frankfurt for agricultural solutions IPO

Decisions mark key steps on the way to IPO readiness by 2027

Opinion
Opinion | 12 November 2025

Rewiring chemicals procurement and supply chain with agentic AI

India’s specialty chemicals industry accesses approximately $35 billion in raw materials annually, yet its procurement capabilities remain substantially behind global best practices

Battery
Battery | 12 November 2025

Power Minister inaugurates India’s first MWh-scale vanadium flow battery at NTPC NETRA

The Vanadium Redox Flow Battery is a contemporary technology that has the potential to emerge as one of the alternatives for more traditional lithium ion-based batteries

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 12 November 2025

MNRE Minister Joshi announces Rs. 100 crore Call for Proposals for biomass-based hydrogen pilots

The scheme will be implemented through BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) to encourage participation from industries, start-ups, and research institutions

R&D
R&D | 12 November 2025

Abhitech Energycon and IIT Roorkee join hands to advance clean energy, water and climate technologies

The work will cover a wide range of areas including green chemistry, catalyst development, CO2 to chemicals, and zero-liquid-discharge systems

Recycling
Recycling | 12 November 2025

Carbios and Wankai forge strategic pact to build China’s first PET biorecycling plant

The partnership’s first milestone will be the construction of a large-scale biorecycling plant in China

Technology
Technology | 12 November 2025

NextChem inks MoU with EDF, Nuward to deploy SMR technology at e-Factory projects

This initiative aligns with NextChem’s strategic objective to collaborate with nuclear technology providers developing small and advanced modular nuclear technologies

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 12 November 2025

Nel partners with GreenH to advance green hydrogen projects in Norway

Nel has entered into an agreement regarding delivery of electrolyser equipment, including associated engineering and technical support

Sustainability
Sustainability | 12 November 2025

Clariant to power Europe’s first waste-to-methanol plant

The facility will transform 400,000 tons of non-recyclable waste each year into 240,000 tons of renewable methanol

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 12 November 2025

Lindsay Goldberg to acquire EMCO Chemical Distributors

EMCO operates eight distribution and packaging facilities, an application lab, an environmental services facility,

Fertilizer
Fertilizer | 12 November 2025

QatarEnergy secures 20-year urea supply deal with Japan’s Mitsui

The deal underscores QatarEnergy’s ambitions to expand its urea production

Recycling
Recycling | 12 November 2025

Indorama Ventures and Jiaren Chemical Recycling form JV to boost circularity in textile industry

Jiaren Chemical Recyling’s ability to source, sort, de-color, de- and re-polymerise textile waste makes chemical textile recycling available at scale

R&D
R&D | 11 November 2025

Godavari Biorefineries and ICT Mumbai launch CO2-to-DME pilot plant

This pioneering technology reflects the scientific excellence of Prof. G. D. Yadav and his research team at ICT Mumbai.

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