NextGen Summit 2024: Construction Chemicals: The Rising Opportunity

Rahul Tikoo, MD & CEO, Optime Specialities Pvt. Ltd.; Rajive Shah, Managing Director, Sauradip Chemical Industries; Mahesh Bhanushali, Managing Director, Mcon Rasayan India; Amol Anand Patil, BDM - Target Market Concrete, Sika India and Pravin Prashant, Executive Editor, Indian Chemical News

Interviews

Partnering

Partnering with Japanese firms to bring green tech and biologicals to Indian farmers: Rahul Dhanuka, Managing Director, Dhanuka Agritech

Our compre

Our compression systems are engineered to eliminate moisture and contamination in chemical applications: Sampath Shetty, Business Director - OFS& AGS - India, Compression Systems & Services, Ingersoll-Rand (India)

CropLife I

CropLife India leaders Mohan Babu, Rahul Dhanuka, and Giridhar Ranuva weigh in on Draft Pesticides Bill

People

Corteva Agriscience appoints Noam Silberstein as Chief Strategy Officer of Vylor

Corteva Agriscience appoints Noam Silberstein as Chief Strategy Officer of Vylor

CropLife India names Rallis India CEO Gyanendra Shukla as Chairman

CropLife India names Rallis India CEO Gyanendra Shukla as Chairman

Barentz strengthens Personal & Home Care leadership in Asia-Pacific

Barentz strengthens Personal & Home Care leadership in Asia-Pacific

Startups

GAIL and Petronet LNG push startup innovation to transform India’s energy sector

GAIL and Petronet LNG push startup innovation to transform India’s energy sector

Mitsui Chemicals invests in bioplastics startup Materia Bioworks

Mitsui Chemicals invests in bioplastics startup Materia Bioworks

SarthhakAI wins 1st place at BuildAI organised by IndiaAI Mission and ITEL Foundation

SarthhakAI wins 1st place at BuildAI organised by IndiaAI Mission and ITEL Foundation

Chemical

Briefs: Kansai Nerolac Paints and GHCL

Briefs: Kansai Nerolac Paints and GHCL

Fineotex Chemical incorporates US subsidiary for data center and semiconductor solutions

Fineotex Chemical incorporates US subsidiary for data center and semiconductor solutions

Balaji Amines starts commercial production at enhanced acetonitrile plant

Balaji Amines starts commercial production at enhanced acetonitrile plant

Petrochemical

LANXESS and Wuxi South sign MoU to strengthen lubricant additives supply chain in Asia-Pacific

LANXESS and Wuxi South sign MoU to strengthen lubricant additives supply chain in Asia-Pacific

Shell starts production at new grease manufacturing plant in Indonesia

Shell starts production at new grease manufacturing plant in Indonesia

SIBUR retains top credit ratings as investment cycle nears peak

SIBUR retains top credit ratings as investment cycle nears peak

Energy

Waaree Clean Energy enters specialty gases market

Waaree Clean Energy enters specialty gases market

Indian Oil Board clears Rs. 2,448.70 crore Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi gas pipeline

Indian Oil Board clears Rs. 2,448.70 crore Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi gas pipeline

ONGC strikes gas in Mahanadi deepwater under Samudra Manthan

ONGC strikes gas in Mahanadi deepwater under Samudra Manthan

Digitization

LTTS and Cognite join hands to scale Industrial AI across asset-heavy sectors

LTTS and Cognite join hands to scale Industrial AI across asset-heavy sectors

Wipro, Aramco and SAP team up to launch AI-ready STO management solution

Wipro, Aramco and SAP team up to launch AI-ready STO management solution

Emerson to automate Europe’s first greenfield SAF plant

Emerson to automate Europe’s first greenfield SAF plant

Upcoming Events

September 29, 2026 Mastering Complex Chemical Matrices: Advanced GC/GC-MS & IC solutions for quality and process control

October 27, 2026 ChemPharma R&D Summit 2026

Latest Stories

India’s green hydrogen growth depends on renewables, infrastructure and industrial demand

Briefs: Kansai Nerolac Paints and GHCL

WACKER establishes Global Capability Center in India with HCLTech

Solenis and Moleaer strike global deal to expand nanobubble technology in water treatment

Azelis expands SUSONITY partnership across UK & Ireland

UAEU & Emirates Biotech launch UAE’s first organic-waste valorization pilot plant

Jacobs extends role on thyssenkrupp’s hydrogen-capable steel plant in Germany

Keele to trial UK-made zinc battery in renewable energy storage first

ALPLA launches recyclable mono-material foam dispenser pump

Ebara Elliott Energy launches expanded turbomachinery service hub in Houston

Report

Digital Transformation In The Lab Delivering Efficiency & Sustainability

Digital Transformation In The Lab Delivering Efficiency & Sustainability

Role of Agilent Technologies to Serve Indian Chemical Market

Role of Agilent Technologies to Serve Indian Chemical Market

Opinion

Boosting chemical plant efficiency with smart bagging and conveying: Jitendra Bhojak, Chief Executive, Diyani Engineering

Boosting chemical plant efficiency with smart bagging and conveying: Jitendra Bhojak, Chief Executive, Diyani Engineering

Advancing sustainable agriculture through innovation, precision delivery, and circular bioeconomy: Dr. Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam, Director, IPFT

Advancing sustainable agriculture through innovation, precision delivery, and circular bioeconomy: Dr. Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam, Director, IPFT

Interviews

Partnering with Japanese firms to bring green tech and biologicals to Indian farmers: Rahul Dhanuka, Managing Director, Dhanuka Agritech

Partnering with Japanese firms to bring green tech and biologicals to Indian farmers: Rahul Dhanuka, Managing Director, Dhanuka Agritech

Our compression systems are engineered to eliminate moisture and contamination in chemical applications: Sampath Shetty, Business Director - OFS& AGS - India, Compression Systems & Services, Ingersoll-Rand (India)

Our compression systems are engineered to eliminate moisture and contamination in chemical applications: Sampath Shetty, Business Director - OFS& AGS - India, Compression Systems & Services, Ingersoll-Rand (India)

Sampath Shetty Business Director - OFS& AGS - India, Compression Systems & Services, Ingersoll-Rand (India)

CropLife India leaders Mohan Babu, Rahul Dhanuka, and Giridhar Ranuva weigh in on Draft Pesticides Bill

CropLife India leaders Mohan Babu, Rahul Dhanuka, and Giridhar Ranuva weigh in on Draft Pesticides Bill

Videos

NextGen Summit 2024: Inviting Investment to achieve US $2 Trillion Chemical Economy by 2047

NextGen Summit 2024: Inviting Investment to achieve US $2 Trillion Chemical Economy by 2047

NextGen Summit 2024: NextGen Leaders' Role in Making India a Global Manufacturing Hub

NextGen Summit 2024: NextGen Leaders' Role in Making India a Global Manufacturing Hub

NextGen Summit 2024: Distribution Strategies for Fuelling Industry Growth

NextGen Summit 2024: Distribution Strategies for Fuelling Industry Growth