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Gas
Gas | 14 September 2025

Woodside inks 15-year LNG supply agreement with PETRONAS

Woodside to supply 1 MTPA LNG to PETRONAS from 2028

General
General | 13 September 2025

Deepak Phenolics awards 3-year manpower supply contract to Repono

The contract is valued at Rs. 3 crore for FY 2025-26

R&D
R&D | 13 September 2025

Evonik India partners with K. M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy for R&D

This partnership will open opportunities for collaborative R&D; internships for bachelors, masters and PhD students

R&D
R&D | 13 September 2025

EIL granted patent for distillation column internals design for 2G ethanol biorefinery

The patented design provides a novel solution to one of the most critical challenges in 2G ethanol production – handling lignin-laden ethanol broths during distillation

Policy
Policy | 13 September 2025

PM to inaugurate Rs. 4,200 crore bioethanol plant at Numaligarh Refinery; lay foundation of Rs. 7,200 crore PP plant

Modi will lay the foundation stone of 360 KTPA polypropylene plant, spread into 600 acres of land at NRL

Technology
Technology | 13 September 2025

Worley bags FEED verification contract for Preem renewable-fuels project

FEED verification awarded for renewable diesel and aviation fuel project in Sweden

Start-up
Start-up | 13 September 2025

MNRE Minister Joshi launches Rs. 100 crore Call for Proposals for start-ups in green hydrogen

India accelerates Green Hydrogen Mission with new R&D push, start-up innovation fund and global collaborations

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 13 September 2025

India poised to emerge as global hub for green hydrogen innovation: Minister Naik

Shripad Yesso Naik calls on scientists, startups and industry to transform India into a green hydrogen powerhouse at first R&D Conference

General
General | 13 September 2025

Briefs: Engineers India and Shipping Corporation of India

Engineers India receives contract worth Rs. 618 Cr

General
General | 13 September 2025

TCS launches chiplet-based system engineering services to accelerate semiconductor innovation

TCS is enabling chipmakers to deliver faster, efficient, and more powerful processors

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 13 September 2025

Accelera delivers 35 MW PEM electrolyzer system to Linde in Niagara Falls

Accelera has deployed more than 600 electrolyzer units worldwide

Digitization
Digitization | 13 September 2025

SandboxAQ accelerating next-gen catalysis, materials discovery with AI

New public dataset with 11 million high-fidelity quantum chemistry calculations will unlock innovation in sectors such as energy, chemicals, automotive, agriculture, and consumer goods

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 September 2025

Phillips 66 to buy remaining 50% interest in WRB Refining

This acquisition is expected to deliver operational and commercial synergies of approximately $50 million per year

Technology
Technology | 13 September 2025

Baker Hughes to invest €300 million to expand operations in Italy

Investment will focus on existing production sites developing solutions for natural gas and new energy markets, including hydrogen

Sustainability
Sustainability | 12 September 2025

BASF, AkzoNobel and Arkema join forces to lower architectural powder coatings carbon footprint

BASF will supply neopentyl glycol with a product carbon footprint of zero to Arkema

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 12 September 2025

Stargate Hydrogen uses BASF’s Ultrason for lightweight frames in its AWE electrolyzer

Ultrason is especially suited where metal and PPS fail to meet requirements of AWE, PEM, AEM electrolyzers

Sustainability
Sustainability | 12 September 2025

BRB achieves zero greenhouse gas emissions from Echt site operations in Netherlands

This has been achieved by shifting to renewable energy for both electricity and heat, as well as replacing all forklifts with electrical

Start-up
Start-up | 12 September 2025

BacAlt Biosciences raises Rs. 18 crore to scale high-performance biopolymers

BacAlt develops bio-based polymers and specialty ingredients using lean, energy-efficient, and high-throughput fermentation

General
General | 12 September 2025

Astral to buy balance 20% stake in Astral Coatings

The total equity stake of the company in Astral Coatings has increased from 80% to 100%

General
General | 12 September 2025

Syensqo showcases its leading specialty polymers portfolio at K 2025

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