Why India’s next manufacturing advantage will be the industrial ecosystem: Siraj, Director, Arete Group (Payal Industrial Park)
Siraj - Director, Arete Group (Payal Industrial Park)

Why India’s next manufacturing advantage will be the industrial ecosystem: Siraj, Director, Arete Group (Payal Industrial Park)

As India positions itself as a preferred global manufacturing destination, competition between industrial regions will increasingly be based on ecosystem readiness rather than land availability

Fertilizer Situation in India - Supply chain resilience and risk mitigation: MP Sukumaran Nair, Director, Centre for Green Technology & Management
MP Sukumaran Nair - Director, Centre for Green Technology & Management

Fertilizer Situation in India - Supply chain resilience and risk mitigation: MP Sukumaran Nair, Director, Centre for Green Technology & Management

India’s fertilizer strategy now combines aggressive diversification of supply sources, overseas asset creation, domestic capacity revival and expansion

Continuous chemistry is India’s leapfrog moment in advanced manufacturing: Dr. Kamlesh Fondekar, Head - R&D, Godrej Agrovet
Dr. Kamlesh Fondekar - Head - R&D, Godrej Agrovet

Continuous chemistry is India’s leapfrog moment in advanced manufacturing: Dr. Kamlesh Fondekar, Head - R&D, Godrej Agrovet

The adoption of continuous chemistry will depend on more than reactors, sensors, and automation platforms

Integrating Green Hydrogen in Refineries - The Next Frontier in Sustainable Refining: Vipul Kumar Maheshwari, Executive Director (R&D), HPCL
Vipul Kumar Maheshwari - Executive Director (R&D), HPCL

Integrating Green Hydrogen in Refineries - The Next Frontier in Sustainable Refining: Vipul Kumar Maheshwari, Executive Director (R&D), HPCL

Indian refineries collectively consume an estimated 2-3 MTPA of hydrogen, primarily generated through fossil-fuel-based routes

Early weed control key to cotton turnaround: Rajavelu NK, CEO, Crop Care Business, Godrej Agrovet
Rajavelu NK - CEO - Crop Care Business, Godrej Agrovet

Early weed control key to cotton turnaround: Rajavelu NK, CEO, Crop Care Business, Godrej Agrovet

The country’s target is to grow cotton yields roughly 72 per cent to 755 kilogrammes per hectare by 2031 up from 440 kg/ha currently

Rethinking powder and bulk packaging in India's chemical and petrochemical industry: Gerhard Steinmayr, Sales and Market Development Director - APAC, Premier Tech Systems and Automation
Gerhard Steinmayr - Premier Tech Systems and Automation, Sales and Market Development Director - APAC

Rethinking powder and bulk packaging in India's chemical and petrochemical industry: Gerhard Steinmayr, Sales and Market Development Director - APAC, Premier Tech Systems and Automation

How intelligent bagging and palletizing solutions are solving the sector's toughest packaging challenges

Strengthening Resilience - Supply chain diversification in chemicals: Sehul Bhatt and Ruchira Chaudhari, Crisil Intelligence
Sehul Bhatt and Ruchira Chaudhari - Director and Research Analyst, Crisil Intelligence

Strengthening Resilience - Supply chain diversification in chemicals: Sehul Bhatt and Ruchira Chaudhari, Crisil Intelligence

Vietnam's success in becoming an additional sourcing point in supply chains stems from a combination of trade policies and infrastructure readiness

The AI divide in Indian Chemicals – Who builds the next advantage: Nikesh Murjani, Managing Director & Partner, BCG India & Devarun Ghosh, Associate Director, BCG India
Nikesh Murjani and Devarun Ghosh - Managing Director & Partner and Associate Director, BCG India

The AI divide in Indian Chemicals – Who builds the next advantage: Nikesh Murjani, Managing Director & Partner, BCG India & Devarun Ghosh, Associate Director, BCG India

An AI-first transformation can boost EBITDA margins by 3–5% for commodity chemical players and 4–6% for specialty businesses

India's blueprint for chemical Industry-Academia innovation crucible: Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Advisor & Professor of Eminence, Reliance Jio University, Mumbai
Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai - Advisor & Professor of Eminence, Reliance Jio University, Mumbai

India's blueprint for chemical Industry-Academia innovation crucible: Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Advisor & Professor of Eminence, Reliance Jio University, Mumbai

The transformation of India's chemical and allied industries from a legacy manufacturing sector into an advanced, innovation-driven ecosystem is an economic and environmental necessity

NAMaste India - Modernising pesticide toxicity assessment: Dr. Ankita Pandey, Senior Scientist and Research Policy Advisor, PETA India
Dr. Ankita Pandey - Senior Scientist and Research Policy Advisor, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India

NAMaste India - Modernising pesticide toxicity assessment: Dr. Ankita Pandey, Senior Scientist and Research Policy Advisor, PETA India

The Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) formally recognises the use of valid non-animal methods for assessing chemical pesticides and biopesticides

What India’s carbon market means for chemical manufacturers: Manish Dabkara, President, Carbon Markets Association of India
Manish Dabkara - President, Carbon Markets Association of India

What India’s carbon market means for chemical manufacturers: Manish Dabkara, President, Carbon Markets Association of India

Indian Carbon Market is being built on foundations that industries already understan

Assessing commercial viability of India’s massive coal gasification push for petrochemical intermediates: Vish Rajendran & Udeep Agarwal, Partner, Kearney India
Vish Rajendran and Udeep Agarwal - Partner, Kearney India

Assessing commercial viability of India’s massive coal gasification push for petrochemical intermediates: Vish Rajendran & Udeep Agarwal, Partner, Kearney India

Coal gasification can become an important part of India’s industrial feedstock strategy, but not everywhere and not for every molecule

Corrosion Management – using next generation fluoropolymer and graphite materials: Anil Bhutada, Unit Head and President-Technical, Anticorrosion India
Anil Bhutada - Unit Head and President-Technical, Anticorrosion India

Corrosion Management – using next generation fluoropolymer and graphite materials: Anil Bhutada, Unit Head and President-Technical, Anticorrosion India

By integrating high-performance graphite with vacuum-rated fluoropolymer linings, we offer CPI operators a complete, single-source engineering portfolio

The Autonomous Plant – Moving from Reactive to Predictive Manufacturing: Ajay Kumar Gupta, Chief Manufacturing Officer, Aarti Industries
Ajay Kumar Gupta - Chief Manufacturing Officer, Aarti Industries

The Autonomous Plant – Moving from Reactive to Predictive Manufacturing: Ajay Kumar Gupta, Chief Manufacturing Officer, Aarti Industries

Our significant investments in RTMI, Digital Twins, Data Engineering, and Predictive Analytics have driven transformative results across our operations

Scaling digital twins and AI for agile batch manufacturing in specialty chemicals: Dr. Jagdish Pranami, Associate Vice President, SRF
Dr. Jagdish Pranami - Associate Vice President, SRF

Scaling digital twins and AI for agile batch manufacturing in specialty chemicals: Dr. Jagdish Pranami, Associate Vice President, SRF

Digital Twins provide a real-time virtual representation of processes, while AI adds predictive and prescriptive capabilities

The Energy Crisis and the India Opportunity: Why coal-to-chemicals matters more than ever: Professor Ganapati D. Yadav, Former Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Prof. Ganapati D. Yadav - Bhatnagar Fellow, National Science Chair and Emeritus Professor of Eminence, Former Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai , ONGC Energy Centre

The Energy Crisis and the India Opportunity: Why coal-to-chemicals matters more than ever: Professor Ganapati D. Yadav, Former Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

Integrating coal gasification with green hydrogen, CCUS, and renewables transforms it into a sustainable, low-carbon energy solution

Engineering Energy Transition — Changzhou Fanqun’s advanced drying solutions for global battery and industrial catalysis materials:  Fan Qi, CEO, Changzhou Fanqun Drying Equipment Co.
Fan Qi - CEO, Changzhou Fanqun Drying Equipment Co.

Engineering Energy Transition — Changzhou Fanqun’s advanced drying solutions for global battery and industrial catalysis materials: Fan Qi, CEO, Changzhou Fanqun Drying Equipment Co.

Fanqun delivers complete production lines—from raw material feeding and drying processing to gas treatment and intelligent control systems

Scaling up — Bench success masks industrial engineering hurdles: Prof. (Dr.) Bhalchandra Mahadeo Bhanage, Vice Chancellor, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Prof. (Dr.) Bhalchandra Mahadeo Bhanage - Vice Chancellor, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Scaling up — Bench success masks industrial engineering hurdles: Prof. (Dr.) Bhalchandra Mahadeo Bhanage, Vice Chancellor, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Industry partnerships enhance academic research by providing institutions with cutting-edge equipment, advanced technologies, and specialized expertise

Indian chemical industry of tomorrow —  A big picture: Aashish Kasad, Senior Partner and National Leader for the Chemicals and Agriculture Sector, Ernst & Young, India
Aashish Kasad - Senior Partner, Ernst & Young

Indian chemical industry of tomorrow — A big picture: Aashish Kasad, Senior Partner and National Leader for the Chemicals and Agriculture Sector, Ernst & Young, India

India will shape, not just support, industrial growth if its chemical sector shifts from scale to innovation and compliance to leadership

Cross-company synergy boosts IndianOil Northeast crude flow by 15%: Arvind Kumar, Director (Refineries), IndianOil
Arvind Kumar - Director (Refineries), IndianOil

Cross-company synergy boosts IndianOil Northeast crude flow by 15%: Arvind Kumar, Director (Refineries), IndianOil

Around the world, DRA deployment has helped pipeline operators defer capital expenditure, optimise energy consumption and improve asset utilisation

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