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Chemical Industry Digest

BITS Pilani Hyderabad Researchers Develop Clean Fuel Technology Using Waste Gases

Researchers at BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus developed an innovative method to convert industrial waste gases into Dimethyl Ether (DME), a clean fuel that could...

Customs Duty on Forty Petrochemicals Waived till June 2026

The ministry of finance announced a complete customs duty waiver on forty petrochemical products, effective until June 30, 2026. The move aims to protect...

Plastic Waste Rule Amendment Brings Relief to Pesticide Industry

The government of India, through the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026, bringing...

INOXAP Commissions Ultra-High Purity Liquid Oxygen Facility at Hosur, Tamil Nadu

INOX Air Products Private Limited (INOXAP), one of India’s leading manufacturers of industrial, electronic, and medical gases, has commissioned an Ultra-High Purity (UHP) Liquid...

Agilent Opens CEC in Mumbai to Strengthen India’s Scientific Ecosystem

Agilent Technologies Inc. opened a Customer Experience Center (CEC) and office in Mumbai, reinforcing its long-term commitment to India and strengthening engagement with customers...

Cabot and Sanmar to Invest Funds to Double Fumed Silica Capacity at Mettur, Tamil...

Cabot Sanmar, the joint venture (JV) between Cabot Corporation (USA) and The Sanmar Group (India), announced a ₹220 crore brownfield expansion of its fumed...

Bioenergy Capacity to Hit 15.5 GW by FY32 Amid Strong Sector Growth

India’s bioenergy installed capacity is projected to grow from around 11.6 gigawatts (GW) as of March 2025 to approximately 15.5 GW by FY32, driven...

OIL Drills First Offshore Well in KG Basin Under DSF Regime

Oil India Limited (OIL) successfully drilled its first offshore exploration well in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin under the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) regime. The...

BCGCL and MCL Sign Land Lease Deal for Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate Project

In a significant move to advance India’s coal gasification roadmap, Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) signed a...

Government Mandates Forty Percent Recycled Content in Food Packaging

In a major push toward building a circular economy, the government has notified final guidelines mandating the use of 40% recycled content in food-grade...

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