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Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 21 December 2021

EC approves €900 million German scheme to support green H2 production overseas

Germany's new scheme, ‘H2Global' aims to support the production of renewable hydrogen in non-EU countries, to be imported and sold in the EU

General
General | 21 December 2021

Govt releases SOP for use of drones in pesticide application

The SOP for drone regulation for pesticide application covers important aspects like statutory provisions, flying permissions, area distance restrictions, weight classification, overcrowded areas restriction, drone registration, safety insurance, piloting certification, operation plan, air flight zones, weather conditions, SOPs for pre, post and during operation, emergency handling plan

General
General | 20 December 2021

EPL wins Best Governed Company award

This prestigious award has been conferred to EPL for observing and implementing the best practices in corporate governance

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 December 2021

Realistic approach to steer PCPIRs towards successful outcomes

Timely identification of issues within present ecosystem and support infrastructure in the states will help in drawing a strategic roadmap for revival of PCPIRs

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

Meghmani Organics to acquire KCL

Kilburn Chemicals Limited is a manufacturer of pigment Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) at Dahej, Gujarat and had a FY2020-21 turnover of Rs. 102.23 lakhs

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

Industry needs to evolve its strategies to tackle supply chain constraints

With container costs hitting the roof during the pandemic, resilience and multisourcing are driving factors for supply chain

General
General | 20 December 2021

Govt. constitutes EGoS to monitor implementation of PM Gati Shakti

PM GatiShakti aims to reduce the logistics cost which is about 13% of the GDP to the extent of 8%

General
General | 20 December 2021

Johnson Matthey to sell its health business to Altaris Capital Partners for £325 million

Company will retain approximately 30% equity stake from which it expects to realise significant additional future value

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

Lotte Chemical to expand production of ethylene oxide adduct

The expansion of the production line in Daesan will help boost its EOA production capacity by an annual 150,000 tons per year

General
General | 20 December 2021

DSM completes acquisition of Vestkorn Milling

The acquisition is a further step in DSM’s strategy to build an alternative protein business

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 20 December 2021

Nuberg bags contract for hydrogen peroxide plant in Uzbekistan

Company will be the single-point solution provider responsible from concept to commissioning of the project

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

Univar appointed distributor for Novozyme homecare, industrial cleaning product range

New agreement covers Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia

Technology
Technology | 20 December 2021

OMV to build chemical recycling demo plant in Schwechat, Austria

Demo plant with a capacity of 16,000 t/year to start operations in 2023

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 December 2021

SK invests in US based waste-to-fuels firm Fulcrum BioEnergy

Fulcrum is the first company in the U.S. to produce biofuel on a commercial scale by chemically converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into transportation fuels

Sustainability
Sustainability | 20 December 2021

Henkel partners with Jokey and Akpol to drive recycling initiatives in construction sector

The three companies are already engaged in a pilot program to create fully recycled and circular ecobuckets for Henkel´s construction products in Poland

Chemical
Chemical | 20 December 2021

BRB opens silicones blending facility in Malaysia

The state-of-the-art Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility at Gebeng will produce silicone gum blend, silicone antifoam and silicone emulsion for the Asia Pacific and Middle East Africa regions

Digitization
Digitization | 19 December 2021

MOL and Linde digitalize steam cracker plant operations

Linde will deploy its technology and expertise to help MOL optimize the plant operations and improve its energy efficiency

General
General | 19 December 2021

Kraton receives ISCC Plus certification for renewable styrenic block copolymers

Company will launch the newly ISCC Plus certified renewable polymers as the CirKular+ ReNew Series, further expanding its product line of plastic upcycling and circular economy solutions

Energy
Energy | 19 December 2021

Yara receives grant for decarbonisation of ammonia plant in Norway

The plant will produce enough hydrogen to produce 20,500 tonnes of ammonia per year, which converts into between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of green fossil free mineral fertilizer.

General
General | 19 December 2021

Ineos, Petroineos, Plastic Energy announces advanced plastics recycling initiative

The companies have come together to launch a preliminary trial in Q1-2022 at the INEOS Grangemouth facility in Scotland

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