Publishers Page – Chemical Demand Forecasting in an Era of Global Uncertainty: Challenges, Risks and India’s Strategic Opportunity
Global uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and energy volatility are reshaping chemical demand worldwide. While commodity chemicals face slower growth, India can strengthen its global position through specialty chemicals, innovation, supply-chain resilience, infrastructure development, and leveraging the “China+1” manufacturing diversification opportunity.
Value Engineering: A Boon to EPC Companies
– Grajesh Shah, Alpesh M. Patel, Worley
Value Engineering (VE) helps EPC companies optimize cost, quality, safety and sustainability through efficient design, procurement and construction practices. Implemented early, VE improves project performance, reduces risks and environmental impact, enhances client satisfaction and delivers long-term operational and commercial value.
Process Audit of Chemical Plants for Sustainability and Optimized Operations
-MP Sukumaran Nair
Process audits help chemical plants improve sustainability, efficiency, safety and reliability by identifying operational inefficiencies, energy losses and equipment risks. With AI, IIoT and real-time analytics, modern audits enable predictive maintenance, emissions reduction, regulatory compliance and optimized plant performance in competitive industrial environments.
Integrity-Focused Material Selection Strategy for Offshore Oil & Gas Facilities
-Devendra Awadhiya, Parag Karyakarte, Pandurang Salunkhe
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon-Offshore
Effective material selection is vital for ensuring integrity, corrosion resistance and reliability in offshore oil and gas facilities. By evaluating fluid corrosivity, damage mechanisms and mitigation strategies, engineers can optimize the use of carbon steel and corrosion-resistant alloys for safe, long-term and cost-effective operations.
Advances in Performance Fluids For Lubrication That Enhances Industrial Efficiency
-Vishal Sharma, Godrej Industries Limited (Chemicals)
Advanced performance fluids are transforming industrial efficiency by improving equipment reliability, reducing energy losses, extending asset life and lowering maintenance costs. With growing focus on sustainability and precision manufacturing, formulation science is becoming central to industrial performance, emissions reduction and lifecycle cost optimization.
Future-Ready Chemical Warehousing: Merging Safety, Digitalisation and Compliance
-Karan Puri, Allcargo Limited
Modern chemical warehousing combines safety, digitalisation and continuous compliance to manage complex storage risks and improve operational efficiency. Through purpose-built infrastructure, real-time monitoring and integrated supply-chain systems, warehouses are evolving into strategic hubs that ensure resilience, transparency and regulatory adherence.
From Cell Shortage to Material Sovereignty: Solar Module Manufacturing Challenges
-Mayank Garg, Aroma Solar Energy
India’s rapid solar expansion faces a critical challenge due to limited domestic cell, wafer and polysilicon production. Achieving true energy independence requires strengthening upstream manufacturing, adopting advanced technologies like TOPCon and HJT, and investing in material innovation, process intelligence and supply-chain self-reliance.
