Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 23 August 2022

L&T wins Rs. 2,500+ crore EPCC contract from IOCL

The EPCC contract is for setting up a Residue Hydrocracker Unit (RHCU) for Panipat Refinery Expansion Project

People
People | 23 August 2022

Sukhrnal Jain appointed Director (Marketing) of BPCL

He has held several leadership positions in Retail, LPG, and Gas verticals of BPCL in his 35 years with the company

People
People | 23 August 2022

GAIL (India) appoints Ayush Gupta as Director (HR)

He has over 30 years of experience in the field of Training and Human Resource Development

Technology
Technology | 23 August 2022

Lonza introduces X-ray powder diffraction at Monteggio

This rapid analytical technique provides additional information about the polymorph and solid-state properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)

Supply Chain
Supply Chain | 23 August 2022

Collaborate to make Chabahar port an instrument for regional growth: Sonowal

The development of Chabahar port would lead to an increase in trade and shipment volume

Sustainability
Sustainability | 23 August 2022

Huntsman commissions 180 KW rooftop solar facility at Chakan

The solar facility is expected to generate 3,00,000 kilo watt hour of power annually, about 60 percent of the plant’s total energy requirement.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 23 August 2022

Covestro to set up 60,000 TPA of recycled polycarbonates facility in APAC

Groundbreaking on company’s first dedicated mechanical recycling production line in Shanghai

Chemical
Chemical | 23 August 2022

NextGen Summit 2022: MSMEs players in paints industry continue to dominate niche segments

Despite the challenging times during pandemic, the industry has remains unscathed and bullish about future growth prospects

People
People | 23 August 2022

AkzoNobel elevates Rohit Totla and Prasanth Chandrasekharan to leadership profiles

Rohit Totla has been elevated to a regional leadership role as the new Commercial Excellence Director, Decorative Paints for SESA region, Prasanth Chandrasekharan will take the baton as new Sales Director for AkzoNobel's Decorative Paints in India from September 1, 2022.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 August 2022

GNAL dispatches 1300 MT of caustic soda

GNAL has dispatched 1,300 DMT of Caustic Soda to National Aluminium Company Limited through rail on 20th August, 2022 from Ankleshwar.

Chemical
Chemical | 23 August 2022

Vive Crop Protection closes US$ $26 million Series C investment round

Vive announced the appointment of Kyle Scott to its Board of Directors.

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 22 August 2022

Scottish Power explores green hydrogen plant at Port of Felixstowe

Plans are being developed to use green hydrogen for onshore purposes, such as road, rail and industrial use, with the potential to create liquid forms, such as green ammonia or e-methanol

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 21 August 2022

L&T commissions green hydrogen plant in Hazira

The green hydrogen plant is designed for an electrolyser capacity of 800 kW

Gas
Gas | 21 August 2022

NAH begins new helium production facility in Saskatchewan

This facility is located near the Village of Mankota in southwest Saskatchewan

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 21 August 2022

Maersk signs green methanol offtake deal with Debo

The parties have signed a Letter of Intent covering Debo’s plans to develop a bio-methanol project for Maersk in China with capacity of 200,000 tonnes per year to start commercial operation by fall 2024

Chemical
Chemical | 21 August 2022

Covestro sets up mechanical recycling line for polycarbonates in Shanghai

The new MCR line will address the growing demand for more sustainable solutions, in particular with Post-Consumer-Recycled (PCR) products, to be used primarily for the compounding step in the manufacture of electrical and electronic products, automotive applications, and consumer goods

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 21 August 2022

SK Innovation gets global certification to measure carbon footprint

This is the first time a company in petroleum/chemical industry in South Korea to be certified with a self-developed calculation system for measuring carbon emissions

Digitization
Digitization | 21 August 2022

KBC releases Petro-SIM 7.3 simulation software to optimize refinery operations

Digital twin boosts decarbonization, the key to the renewable energy transition

Battery
Battery | 21 August 2022

Sogma Lithium doubles production of battery grade sustainable lithium

General progress of project construction is ~32% compared to a baseline of ~40%

Chemical
Chemical | 21 August 2022

India Glycols to invest Rs. 180 crore on grain-based bioethanol plants

The capex will be used in two grain-based bioethanol plants and one specialized chemical unit that the company is commissioning

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