Petrochemical | 07 July 2024

NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2024: Session on Future of Petrochemicals on July 11 to chart out India’s petchem roadmap

Dr. Partha P. Maitra, President - Strategy & Initiatives, RIL.; P. V. Ravitej, Executive Director, BPCL.; Saugata Chaudhuri, Head – Petrochemicals, HPCL; Sanjay Kumar Papneja, Chief General Manager - Petrochemical Projects, IOCL; Bimlesh Gupta, CGM - Technical Services, NRL; and Udeep Agarwal, Principal, Kearney to discuss future of the Indian petrochemical industry

Digitization | 07 July 2024

Digitalization & Automation panel to focus on transformation during NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2024 on July 11

Speakers for Digitalization & Automation Session are: Namrita Mahindro, Chief Digital Officer, Aditya Birla Chemicals; Manish Grover, Executive Director (Strategic IS & IS), IOCL; Krishnakumar Pandey, Assistant Vice President – IT, Epsilon Carbon; Dr. Pratap Nair, Founder, President & CEO, Ingenero; Roshansingh Navlur, Vice President, India & SEA, Cadmatic Software Solutions; Yashasvi Sahajpal, Leadership Team - Digital Business, Forbes Marshall; Jigyasa Kishore, Vice President, Moglix; and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

Chemical | 07 July 2024

NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2024 to discuss the “Indian specialty chemical opportunities” on July 11

Speakers are: Raj Tiwari, CEO - Speciality Chemicals, UPL; Anurag Roy, CEO, Astec Lifesciences; Vijay Vasudeva, Senior Vice President & Head of Operations, Epigral; Koshal Bisen, Head - Growth Office, Indofil Industries; Errol Fernandes, Leader Business Creation Europe, Galaxy Surfactants; Virender Kumar, Group Marketing Head, Arete Group; Raj Shroff, Founder, Aarayaa Advisory Services; and Girishkumar Kadam, Senior Vice President & Group Head, Corporate Sector Ratings, ICRA.

Petrochemical | 06 July 2024

PKN ORLEN completes €245 million olefin II revamp to double ethylene and propylene capacities

The modernized plants are capable of producing up to 700,000 tonnes of ethylene and up to 385,000 tonnes of propylene per annum

General | 06 July 2024

JGSOC partners with DOST-PTRI for spunlaid nonwovens research and development

The project was borne out of the challenges with materials during the pandemic

Energy | 06 July 2024

Hyundai Mipo selects Wartsila to deliver ammonia fuel for new gas carriers

Ammonia utilisation is vital in our pursuit of decarbonised operations

General | 06 July 2024

EU chemicals production on the road to recovery in 2024: CEFIC

Production in Q3-2023 was 1.2% above Q2-2023 levels

General | 06 July 2024

Syngenta, Lithos Crop Protect ink distribution agreement

The new biocontrol offers farmers an additional option to improve sustainability and yield on the farm

General | 06 July 2024

SABIC Agri-Nutrients to set up blue ammonia project in Saudi

To build the plant in Jubail Industrial City to produce 1.2 MMTA of Blue (low carbon) Ammonia

R&D | 06 July 2024

Syensqo and Allozymes join hands to develop sustainable biosolutions for home and personal care

The partnership will leverage the power of enzymes to deliver cleaner and high-performing biosolutions for home and personal care applications

Energy | 06 July 2024

Hanwha Qcells and Summit Ridge Energy expand partnership with 2GW solar commitment, collaborate on ESS projects

The new deal builds on an existing partnership and marks the largest community solar purchase in U.S. history

Battery | 06 July 2024

Eramet earmarks US$ 870 million for direct lithium extraction plant in Argentina

The first European company to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate at industrial scale

Chemical | 06 July 2024

Axalta completes acquisition of The CoverFlexx Group

The acquisition further solidifies Axalta's offerings in refinish coatings

Sustainability | 05 July 2024

Dow announces bio-based Nordel REN EPDM at DKT 2024

Latest addition to Dow’s growing portfolio of sustainable materials aims to help automotive, infrastructure and consumer industries lower their Scope 3 emissions

General | 05 July 2024

Toray develops durable scintillator panel for high-speed nondestructive x-ray inspections

Toray boosted initial scintillator panel brightness by as much as 21%

General | 05 July 2024

Briefs: Confidence Petroleum India, Punjab Petroleum, De Nora India, NPCI and Primo Chemicals

Confidence Petroleum India acquires Punjab Petroleum

General | 05 July 2024

Collaborative effort necessary to curb plastic pollution: Union Chemical Secretary Verma

India's plastic recycling industry is rapidly growing, and is expected to reach $6.9 billion by 2033

Policy | 05 July 2024

Indian Industry Minister Goyal holds consultation with petroleum and explosives industry and PESO

Announces 80% concession for Women Entrepreneurs and 50% for MSMEs in licensing fees for licenses granted by PESO

Policy | 05 July 2024

India issues scheme guidelines for funding of testing facilities, infrastructure, and institutional support under Hydrogen Mission

Guidelines place thrust on the robust quality and testing ecosystem, commensurate with the specified standards/guidelines, in the Green Hydrogen (GH2) sector