General
General | 14 June 2022

LANXESS India wins Golden Peacock HR excellence award

The company has been constantly innovating people management practices in the areas of hiring, retention, engagement, diversity & inclusion, rewards & recognition, and performance management

Chemical
Chemical | 14 June 2022

Univar ties-up with Chinese PVP producer for distribution of laundry detergent ingredients in Europe

This expanded agreement will further enable Univar Solutions to provide its customers with more access to specialty cleaning ingredients alongside comprehensive technical innovation and sourcing support

Sustainability
Sustainability | 14 June 2022

NSTA launches UK's first-ever carbon storage licensing round

The size and scale of the licensed stores mean that they are likely to proceed at different paces, but first injection of CO2 could come as early as four to six years after the licence award

Opinion
Opinion | 14 June 2022

Innovation to invigorate chemicals & petrochemicals sectors

These sectors shall gain immensely from policy reforms, and a culture of innovation, as applications proliferate and new materials come to the fore

Chemical
Chemical | 14 June 2022

Vipul Organics appoints Vercolos Pigments as an exclusive distributor for US markets

Vipul Organics is India's major pigments manufacturer and its organic pigments brand SunTone and Ultramarine Blue and Chrome Pigments brand Chromatherm will be distributed across US through this partnership.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 14 June 2022

AkzoNobel downgrades Q2 operating income forecast

Lockdowns in China and slower start to the EMEA DIY season has impacted company's performance

General
General | 14 June 2022

Borealis' supplies renewable feedstock for frozen food packaging

Value chain partnership with PACCOR and Froneri enables first polypropylene ice cream brand packaging manufactured with certified renewable feedstock

General
General | 14 June 2022

ICL to supply organic polysulfate to India Potash Ltd

Each shipment will be a minimum of 25,000 tons and equally distributed across the calendar year, with prices and payment terms to be fixed between IPL and ICL from time to time

Hydrogen
Hydrogen | 14 June 2022

TotalEnergies, Adani target green hydrogen projects in India

The partnership helps India in its quest to build the fundamentals by driving decarbonisation of industry, power generation, mobility, and agriculture thereby mitigating climate change, and ensuring energy independence

Chemical
Chemical | 13 June 2022

Borealis intends to launch squeeze out offer for its mineral fertiliser subsidiary Rosier

After the envisaged capital increase, Borealis would hold a stake of approximately 98% in the Company

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 June 2022

OMV sets-up new supply system following incident at Schwechat refinery

This unit processes most of the crude oil into its various components, thereby preparing it for further processing in the refinery

People
People | 13 June 2022

OQ Chemicals appoints Dr. Albrecht Schwerin as COO

With his extensive knowledge and experience in the chemical industry, Dr. Schwerin will significantly contribute to strengthening OQ Chemicals and its global production sites

Sustainability
Sustainability | 13 June 2022

SABIC and UPM Raflatac to launch world’s first label material made from ocean bound plastic

The value chain collaboration with UPM Raflatac demonstrates how ocean bound plastic can be brought back into a circular material stream for conversion into high quality packaging labels

General
General | 13 June 2022

Dow and EcoSynthetix to expand bio-based offerings to the personal care market

This collaboration helps accelerate Dow’s commitment towards a low-carbon, circular economy while keeping the latest beauty care trends top of mind.

Sustainability
Sustainability | 13 June 2022

Evonik invests in two sustainability funds

Both companies are looking into CO2 reduction technologies, with Azolla focused on North America and Chrysalix globally

People
People | 13 June 2022

SK Group appoints first head of U.S. corporate and government affairs

In his new role, Yu will serve as a liaison across SK companies with the U.S. business community and government officials

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 13 June 2022

Hahn & Co. acquires SK Group's PET film business for $1.3 billion

SK's PET business is a global leader with attractive opportunities for growth and expansion in untapped markets

Opinion
Opinion | 13 June 2022

Changing trends in adhesive market towards sustainability

Adhesive producers are focusing on product innovation, reducing environmental impact of production processes, and improving sustainable performance of products through formulations

Digitization
Digitization | 13 June 2022

IOCL partners with tech startup Algo8 to build AI-based digital twin

Both IOCL and Algo8 see this as a major step towards building Indigenous end to end cyber physical technology capability which has immense scale up potential.

Chemical
Chemical | 13 June 2022

AkzoNobel launches mosquito-repellent coating to help combat disease

Currently only available in Brazil, there are plans to make the new product available in other countries and regions

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