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R&D
R&D | 09 January 2023

All 37 CSIR Labs will be turned into Global Centers of Research and Innovation: Dr. Jitendra Singh

During the campaign each CSIR lab shall be organizing week long events including industry & startups meet, students connect, society connect, display of technologies, etc.

Chemical
Chemical | 09 January 2023

Dorf Ketal Chemicals acquires Synthetic Acids and Industrial businesses of Fluid Energy Group

The acquired company will operate as Fluid Energy Limited, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the province of Alberta, Canada.

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 09 January 2023

Fraza’s Material Handling Group USA acquires Liftec

This expansion takes Fraza and MH Group USA's operations outside of Michigan for the first time.

People
People | 09 January 2023

CRC Industries appoints Len Mazzanti as CEO

Most recently Len was Regional President of Sartomer Americas, a Global Specialty Business Unit of Arkema

R&D
R&D | 09 January 2023

Pusan National University develops efficient sodium-Ion battery anode for energy storage

The researchers focused on 2,9-dimethylquinacridone (2,9-DMQA) in their study.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 09 January 2023

QatarEnergy, CPChem take FID on Ras Laffan, Qatar petrochemicals complex

The Ras Laffan Petrochemicals complex, expected to begin production in 2026, consists of an ethane cracker with a capacity of 2.1 million tons of ethylene per annum

Chemical
Chemical | 09 January 2023

SMG acquires 25% stake in Petronas Chemicals fertilizer

The divestment is part of PCG’s strategic effort to position itself as a preferred partner in shaping and delivering the aspiration of PCG to sustain and grow the petrochemicals business in Sabah

People
People | 09 January 2023

Pilot Chemical appoints new President, COO

MacIver brings nearly 30 years of commercial management and supply chain experience to the role, she most recently served as Vice President, Global Supply Chain with Ingevity

General
General | 07 January 2023

BPCL launches low smoke superior kerosene oil for the Indian Army

BPCL has emerged as the first OMC to commence the supply of the new LSLA grade SKO supplies to the Army

General
General | 07 January 2023

NFL records fertilizer sale of 49.71 lakh MT during April–Dec 2022

The agrochemical business of the company registered a growth of 146% during this period as compared to CPLY.

General
General | 07 January 2023

INEOS Styrolution India becomes Styrenix Performance Materials

INEOS Styrolution India Limited produces polystyrene for a range of industries

Chemical
Chemical | 06 January 2023

ExxonMobil predicts US$15.4 billion operating profits for Q4

Expects its upstream business to lower earnings by $3.3-$4.1 billion in the fourth quarter, sequentially, as crude prices fell.

Gas
Gas | 06 January 2023

Iwatani acquires industrial gases manufacturer and distributor Aspen Air US

Iwatani enters the US industrial gases market

Sustainability
Sustainability | 06 January 2023

Nexus Circular secures US$150 million to accelerate recycling Solution for plastics

The funding round, led by Cox Enterprises, will accelerate the growth of Nexus Circular’s market-leading advanced recycling process

Sustainability
Sustainability | 06 January 2023

ORLEN Unipetrol completes acquisition of REMAQ

REMAQ operates four modern regranulation lines with a total capacity of 3,000 tonnes per month

Gas
Gas | 06 January 2023

Linde buys out stake in U.S.-based independent packaged gas distributor

The acquisition complements Linde’s existing packaged gas business and expands its footprint in a core and fast-growing geography across the southeastern United States.

Digitization
Digitization | 06 January 2023

Citrine Informatics raises $16 million in series C-funding for its AI-driven chemicals design platform

The platform uses materials-specific data infrastructure and machine learning workflows to rapidly design, modify, and optimize products for specific applications

Policy
Policy | 06 January 2023

India adopts policy of mandatory registration of technical grade pesticides

The Govt has made registration mandatory prior to granting registrations for Pesticide Formulations for import or indigenous manufacture

People
People | 06 January 2023

Dharmaj Crop Guard appoints Vishal Domadia as CEO and Vinay Joshi as CFO

Vishal was working with Cheminova India Limited, Crop Life Science Limited, Sumitomo Chemical India Private Limited, and Excel Crop Care Limited.

People
People | 06 January 2023

Welspun Corp appoints Kumar Priyaranjan as CHRO

Kumar Priyaranjan will be based out of the head office in Mumbai and will report to the Managing Director & CEO, Vipul Mathur

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