Policy
Policy | 21 March 2023

EBP aims to achieve 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26

Under the Ethanol Blending Program, the target is to achieve 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26.

General
General | 21 March 2023

Dwarikesh Sugar generates 337.5 KL of Ethanol per day

The distillery capacity is a consolidated 337.5 KL of ethanol production per day across two sugar units

Battery
Battery | 21 March 2023

Evonik invests into fumed aluminum oxide production plant expansion for battery applications in Japan

Plant is scheduled to become operational in 2025

General
General | 21 March 2023

Shiva Engineering bags EPC-m contracts for food ingredient manufacturing project

The greenfield project is being set up at an investment of Rs 300 crore.

Chemical
Chemical | 21 March 2023

Nouryon commissions chlorine dioxide plant for Arauco's pulp mill in Chile

The new plant adds 1.56 million tons per year of eucalyptus pulp capacity to Arauco’s footprint that will be supplied to its customers

Technology
Technology | 21 March 2023

Evonik partners with Farsoon on new elastomer powder material

By pushing the edges of what is possible, they continue to expand the material library for additive manufacturing, providing ways for customers to unlock new markets and applications

General
General | 21 March 2023

CF Industries to acquire Waggaman ammonia production facility from Incitec Pivot

The facility has a nameplate capacity of 880,000 tons of ammonia annually

People
People | 21 March 2023

Kemira names new President for industry and water business

Tuija Pohjolainen-Hiltunen will assume her new role from May 1, 2023

General
General | 20 March 2023

GPCB revokes closure order of Sumitomo Chemical India's Bhavnagar site for 3 months

Sumitomo Chemical India had earlier announced accident at its Bhavnagar site

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 20 March 2023

Ineos to study carbon footprint of its petroleum products

The study's aim is to build the system during FY2023 and provide customers with CFP data for some of the products ENEOS provides, including lubricants, petrochemical products and functional materials

General
General | 20 March 2023

Evonik's sustainability tech fund invests in Interface Polymers

Development partnership with the Coating Additives business line for innovative surface coatings

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 20 March 2023

OCI signs bio-ammonia supply deal with Lotte Fine Chemical

The companies are also looking to cooperate to build a global supply chain of bunkering for ammonia-powered vessels in Ulsan, Korea, which are expected to be commercialized from 2025 onwards

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 20 March 2023

Aramco, DHL forms JV to set up procurement and logistics hub

First hub of its kind in the region catering to customers in the industrial, energy, chemical and petrochemical sectors

Energy
Energy | 20 March 2023

IndianOil and NTPC Green Energy to form JV to meet RE requirements of IndianOil Refineries

The JV is a synergistic alliance that brings together the strong credentials of NTPC and Indianoil's established expertise in petroleum refining along with its presence across the energy spectrum

People
People | 19 March 2023

Edwin Sparks resigns as President of Chemours Titanium Technologies & Chemical Solutions Business

Aditya Beri, current VP of Supply Chain and Minerals for Titanium Technologies, gets interim charge

Technology
Technology | 19 March 2023

Aduro joins CIAC to promote advanced chemical recycling

The Aduro Hydrochemolytic Technology offers a transformative chemical recycling solution that can process a wider range of plastics

General
General | 19 March 2023

Modi and Hasina jointly inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline

IBFP is the second cross-border energy pipeline between India and its neighbours

Policy
Policy | 19 March 2023

Cefic terms European Commission’s Net-Zero Industry Act as ‘Zero Industry Act’

The Act focuses too much on capital expenditures ignoring incentives to reduce day-to-day operational expenses

General
General | 19 March 2023

Altana sales, profit grows on better pricing, positive currency effects

Sales rose by 13 percent to 3,021 million euros in 2022 (previous year: 2,667 million euros)

General
General | 19 March 2023

Corrosion Innovations acquires product line from Milliken & Company

The Chlor*Rid product line includes surface decontamination, passivation products, and salt testing kits for soluble salt detection and removal.

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