Publishers Page – AI and the Chemical Industry: From Smart Operations to Strategic Transformation
Deploying AI, the chemical industry can undergo huge transformation in its manufacturing across the entire functions. Success hinges on robust integration, cybersecurity, skilled talent, and responsible, transparent deployment across the value chain.
Volume Rebound to Value Creation for Indian Agrochemical Industry
– Sumit Kumar, Aritra Nandy, Avalon Consulting
India’s agrochemical industry is transitioning from volume rebound to value creation amid global recovery. Competitive advantage will hinge on regulatory assets, patent-led generics, FTA leverage, ESG leadership and a strategic shift toward specialty portfolios as Chinese competition intensifies in regulated and emerging markets.
Chemical Supply Chains must move from Efficiency to Resilience in Modern Times
– V Raju, Í3pl india(p) Ltd
Chemical supply chains must pivot from lean efficiency to resilience amid disruptions, regulatory complexity, and volatility. Diversification, digital technologies, ESG integration and risk-aware strategies enable continuity, agility and antifragility, which can be transformational.
Managing Corrosive Loads in Industrial Incinerators: Material Selection and Design Innovations
– Asiya Kochuveetil Muhammed, McClelland Engineers Pvt. Ltd
Industrial incinerators handling halogen- and acid-rich wastes face severe corrosion from dewpoint condensation and high-temperature halogen attack. Durable operation requires high-performance refractories, corrosion-resistant alloys, dualchamber combustion, effective wetscrubbing, robust insulation and proactive maintenance aligned with CPCB
emission standards.
Gasification Technology for India’s Sustainable Development
– Nanda Kishore Desapande, R Madhavan, Tata Consulting
Engineers Limited Cleaner coal gasification offers India a cleaner pathway to utilise abundant coal, cut emissions, and enhance energy security. Through IGCC and syngas applications, supported by the National Coal Gasification Mission, it advances sustainable, self-reliant development.
The Nuances of Liquid Sulfur Pipelines
– Akanksha Pandey, Vaneet Garg, Debopam Chaudhuri, Fluor
Long-distance liquid sulfur pipelines demand precise thermal control within a narrow temperature window to prevent solidification, viscosity spikes, and overpressure. Advanced
techniques, predictive modelling, controlled remelt protocols, robust insulation and disciplined operations ensure safe, reliable sulfur transfer across complex refinery layouts.
