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BASF to shut two Care Chemicals plants at Dahej siteGerman chemicals giant, BASF’s Indian arm has approved the closure o...
07/08/2026

BASF to shut two Care Chemicals plants at Dahej site

German chemicals giant, BASF’s Indian arm has approved the closure of its sulphation and low-temperature reactor plants at the Dahej manufacturing site, under the company's Care Chemicals business. The decision was taken at a board meeting on .....7 August, 2026 15:15:43 IST

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Eurofragance names Shekhar Srinivasan as India MDSpain-based fragrance house Eurofragance has appointed Mr. Shekhar Srin...
07/08/2026

Eurofragance names Shekhar Srinivasan as India MD

Spain-based fragrance house Eurofragance has appointed Mr. Shekhar Srinivasan as Managing Director for India, with the company saying the move reinforces its commitment to a market it considers among its fastest-growing globally. Mr. Srinivasan joined the .....7 August, 2026 15:15:03 IST

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Cropex’s new Mandya facility expands speciality fertilisers and micronutrients productionCropex Ltd., a Bengaluru-based ...
07/08/2026

Cropex’s new Mandya facility expands speciality fertilisers and micronutrients production

Cropex Ltd., a Bengaluru-based speciality plant nutrition company, has recently commissioned a new manufacturing facility spread across nearly 20,000 square feet at Mandya, Karnataka. The facility adds dedicated production lines for boric acid, .....7 August, 2026 15:14:31 IST

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Piramal Pharma Solutions adds spray drying capabilities at peptide API facility in TurbhePiramal Pharma Solutions (PPS),...
07/08/2026

Piramal Pharma Solutions adds spray drying capabilities at peptide API facility in Turbhe

Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and part of Piramal Pharma, has launched a state-of-the-art spray drying suite at its dedicated peptide development and manufacturing facility in Turbhe, near Mumbai. .....7 August, 2026 15:13:37 IST

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Navin Fluorine, DRDO to advance indigenous manufacturing of sodium borohydrideNavin Fluorine International and the Defen...
07/08/2026

Navin Fluorine, DRDO to advance indigenous manufacturing of sodium borohydride

Navin Fluorine International and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are joining forces to develop indigenous manufacturing technology for sodium borohydride, a critical chemical used in defence applications. “Strengthening India’s indigenous defence capabilities, the Technology Development .....7 August, 2026 15:12:44 IST

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Sinopec commissions 50,000-tpa speciality PVA plantChina Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) said its subsidiary,...
07/08/2026

Sinopec commissions 50,000-tpa speciality PVA plant

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) said its subsidiary, Chongqing SVW Chemical Co. Ltd., has commissioned a speciality polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) resin facility with an annual capacity of 50,000-tonnes. The facility achieved stable operation during its initial .....7 August, 2026 15:09:09 IST

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Asahi Kasei signs first China licence for novel acetonitrile-containing battery electrolyteTokyo-based diversified chemi...
07/08/2026

Asahi Kasei signs first China licence for novel acetonitrile-containing battery electrolyte

Tokyo-based diversified chemicals and materials manufacturer, Asahi Kasei, has entered a non-exclusive licence agreement with HighChem Shanghai, an affiliate of Japanese chemicals trading company HighChem, for production and sale of Acetolyte, Asahi Kasei’s acetonitrile-containing electrolyte, in China. .....7 August, 2026 15:05:49 IST

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Brenntag to acquire South Korean beauty ingredients distributorGermany-based chemicals and ingredients distributor, Bren...
07/08/2026

Brenntag to acquire South Korean beauty ingredients distributor

Germany-based chemicals and ingredients distributor, Brenntag, has signed an agreement to acquire Woojin Trading Co., Ltd, a specialty distributor of beauty and personal care ingredients based in Anyang, South Korea. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. .....7 August, 2026 15:03:31 IST

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Linde to invest $1-bn to expand semiconductor gas supply complex in PhoenixIndustrial gases major, Linde, said it has be...
07/08/2026

Linde to invest $1-bn to expand semiconductor gas supply complex in Phoenix

Industrial gases major, Linde, said it has been awarded a new long-term agreement to supply ultra-high-purity industrial gases to “one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers”. The agreement will support the expansion of the unnamed customer’s semiconductor manufacturing .....7 August, 2026 15:02:28 IST

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EBITDA is not value: Why Indian specialty chemicals must look beyond the metricVivek Save, Advisor at Deccan Fine Chemic...
07/08/2026

EBITDA is not value: Why Indian specialty chemicals must look beyond the metric

Vivek Save, Advisor at Deccan Fine Chemicals, argues that EBITDA has become a dangerously misleading organising principle in India’s specialty chemicals sector. Originally designed to measure debt serviceability, it hides three critical realities: working capital intensity, maintenance capex, .....6 August, 2026 15:57:43 IST

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