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Chemical
Chemical | 14 December 2020

Azul airline uses AkzoNobel's coating solution

The new Azul Airlines livery features the little blue macaw (Spix’s macaw), a national symbol in Brazil. Although considered extinct in the wild, a program is underway to reintroduce the bird to its natural habitat

Energy
Energy | 14 December 2020

Danish partnership to build first commercial scale green ammonia plant

Haldor Topsoe will design the plant’s fully dynamic ammonia technology to secure optimal production.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 December 2020

6.5 % of inspected substances miss the required registration, says ECHA

15 % of almost 1 200 chemicals needing registration did not comply with at least one registration-related duty.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 December 2020

Rinac produces mobile ICU facilities with BASF’s Elastopir solutions

Elastopir is being used for healthcare facilities for the first time.

Chemical
Chemical | 14 December 2020

US chemical production to grow by 3.9 percent in 2021, says ACC

During 2020, plastic resins was the only segment to post positive growth due to its role in COVID-related solutions.

Energy
Energy | 14 December 2020

LG Chem to purchase renewable energy from China

The company has concluded an agreement to supply 140 GWh of renewable energy from Yunfengxin Energy

Chemical
Chemical | 14 December 2020

WACKER sells stake in Siltronic to GlobalWafers

GlobalWafers will acquire German silicon wafer manufacturer Siltronic AG for about $4.53 billion.

Energy
Energy | 14 December 2020

UPM joins sustainable biofuels production project

The project brings together companies and research organisations who believe that novel, safe and reliable biomass value chains can be deployed to produce food, feed, biofuels and biomaterials with a low risk of generating indirect land use change

General
General | 13 December 2020

Gennova COVID-19 vaccine gets nod to start human trials

The mRNA vaccine HGCO19 has been developed by Gennova, Pune and supported with seed grant under the Ind-CEPI mission of the Department of Biotechnology of Ministry of Science & Technology

Sustainability
Sustainability | 13 December 2020

Industry leaders to explore ways of achieving sustainability via digital transformation

ICN's e-conference on 15th December 2020 will see participation from leading industry majors and stakeholders from chemical, petrochemical as well as energy sector joining as speakers and delegates

People
People | 12 December 2020

GE Power India appoints new CFO

Company has appointed Yogesh Gupta as an additional director and whole-time director & Chief Financial Officer with effect from 16th December 2020

Energy
Energy | 12 December 2020

India and Qatar agree to set up a taskforce on energy

Both sides have agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the energy sector and move beyond the buyer-seller relationship to a comprehensive one, including two-way investments.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 December 2020

Mitsubishi Chemical to set up a 350 KT MMA plant in Louisiana

If approved, the plant would commence production in 2025.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 12 December 2020

SABIC partners with Beiersdorf for cosmetics packaging

The new packaging products will be introduced in the market in 2021 and replace fossil-based virgin PP.

Petrochemical
Petrochemical | 11 December 2020

Govt mulls to bring plastics recycling industry under PLI scheme: Mandaviya

State government need to send proposals for the growth of the plastic recycling units.

General
General | 11 December 2020

DPIIT to introduce a single window for investors

The government has already launched the PLI Scheme in the medical devices and API sector.

Energy
Energy | 11 December 2020

Saft India launches new brand for renewable sector

Saft India is gearing up to introduce new products for maintenance-free industrial applications and off-grid solar applications, showing its commitment to sustainability through innovative approaches and reliable renewable energy

Chemical
Chemical | 11 December 2020

LANXESS recognized in 'Climate A List' by CDP

The score “A” is awarded to companies that report on their climate protection activities in a particularly transparent and comprehensive manner and implement corresponding projects. For LANXESS it is the fourth inclusion in the “A List”

General
General | 11 December 2020

Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2020 will be a game changer says Mandaviya

The new bill will bolster structured growth and sustained development of ports and ensure achieving this objective on a fast track basis

Chemical
Chemical | 11 December 2020

AkzoNobel next startup challenge to be held in China

The challenge joins series of programs for startups, academia, research institutes and suppliers to collaborate and test, launch and scale revolutionary solutions together with AkzoNobel

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