General
General | 01 September 2024

ORLEN Unipetrol gets ready to resume operations at Litvinov Refinery

The 230 kg bomb contained about 100 kg of explosives

Sustainability
Sustainability | 01 September 2024

IEA policy review highlights UK leadership on climate policy and emission reduction efforts

Renewables and coal phase-out has helped the United Kingdom lower electricity system emissions

Digitization
Digitization | 01 September 2024

Honeywell and Cisco leverage AI, automation to help reduce building energy consumption

Expanded collaboration uses real-time occupancy data to help manage environmental impact of buildings

Chemical
Chemical | 31 August 2024

FMC unveils three innovative crop protection solutions for farmers in India

Velzo fungicide, Vayobel herbicide and Ambriva herbicide will help fruits & vegetables, paddy and wheat farmers tackle challenging diseases and weeds

Sustainability
Sustainability | 31 August 2024

TotalEnergies inks US$ 100 million agreement to preserve sustainable carbon sinks in US

Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands will provide operational oversight to ensure the carbon projects meet the highest standards of additionality and durability

Sustainability
Sustainability | 31 August 2024

Sulzer enables carbon capture at world’s first large-scale fossil-fueled power plant

The coal-fueled power plant elected to use Sulzer’s mass transfer components and rely on the company’s extensive experience in capturing CO2

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 31 August 2024

Lhyfe, OX2, and Velarion to create green hydrogen industrial cluster in Ange municipality

OX2 is developing a wind farm in Marktjärn, Torpshammar, with a planned annual production capacity of 1.4 TWh

Digitization
Digitization | 31 August 2024

Experts emphasize digital implementation to turbocharge the growth of the chemical industry

The latest E-Conference by ICN delved into need for developing digital infrastructure for achieving operational excellence; data-driven decision making; enhancing skill sets; and sustainability

R&D
R&D | 31 August 2024

Lubrizol opens beauty research institute in China

Institute expands Lubrizol’s global capabilities to enable local innovation and enhance speed to market for differentiated beauty ingredient solutions

General
General | 31 August 2024

PPG expands Malaysian plant operations to include low friction coatings manufacturing

Expansion provides additional capacity, testing services for regional customers

General
General | 31 August 2024

Cosmetics Ingredients Expo opens in Chennai

Grand opening of South India's first-ever gathering for cosmetics, personal care and homecare industries

R&D
R&D | 31 August 2024

Cabinet approves Department of Science and Technology scheme ‘Vigyan Dhara’

The proposed outlay for the implementation of the unified scheme ‘Vigyan Dhara’ is Rs. 10,579.84 crore during the 15th Finance Commission period from 2021-22 to 2025-26

General
General | 30 August 2024

Syngenta Group reports H1 2024 sales at US$ 14.5 billion

Results affected by continued destocking and higher just-in-time purchasing by distributors and retailers

Policy
Policy | 30 August 2024

PM to lay foundation stone of Rs. 76,000 crore Vadhvan Port project

Prime Minister will visit Mumbai and Palghar in Maharashtra on 30th August, 2024

General
General | 30 August 2024

Sharda Cropchem clarifies on court order prohibiting import and sale of an insecticide having Bifenthrin and Zeta Cypermethrin in USA

This product has contributed less than 0.2% of total sales in USA

People
People | 30 August 2024

NACL appoints Prashant J. Sonawane as Vice President – Technology

He started his career on the manufacturing shop floor and has accumulated over 30 years of experience.

R&D
R&D | 30 August 2024

Need to bring back talent from abroad to contribute to India's growth story, says Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor, Somaiya Vidyavihar University

Prof. Pillai stresses on the need to focus on industry readiness of the students and ensuring that at least 20% of the faculty is from the industry

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 30 August 2024

GAIL’s petrochemical revenue surges 58% to Rs. 7,753 crore in FY24

GAIL is also exploring the feasibility of setting up a world scale greenfield ethane cracker

Sustainability
Sustainability | 30 August 2024

Alleima receives gold medal from EcoVadis for its sustainability performance

This recognition of sustainable business practices places Alleima in the top 5% among the more than 130,000 companies assessed worldwide

General
General | 30 August 2024

Briefs: Godrej Agrovet, Ganesh Benzoplast, Vishnu Chemicals and Epsilon Carbon

Ganesh Benzoplast buys 10% additional shareholding in GC Port Infra

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