UPL Ltd Reports 16.1% Growth in YoY Net Profit for Q3 FY23

UPL Ltd, an Indian multinational chemicals manufacturer announced its results for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2022. Q3 Results- QoQ The company’s net profit grew by 33.5% to Rs 10.87 billion for the period ended Dec 31, 2022 as against net profit of Rs 8.14 billion for the previous quarter. Net sales increased 9.6% … Read more

Sasol Chemicals and Holiferm to develop and market sustainable surfactants

Holiferm Limited and Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd., announced a collaboration to produce and market rhamnolipids and mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs). This collaboration expands the partnership announced in March 2022 between the two companies to develop and commercialise another biosurfactant product, sophorolipids. The partnership will use Holiferm’s proprietary technology to develop the fermentation-derived … Read more

Tata Chemicals Europe signs offtake agreement with Vertex Hydrogen

Tata Chemicals Europe and Vertex Hydrogen have signed a ‘Heads of Terms’ offtake agreement for over 200 megawatts of low carbon hydrogen. TCE is one of Europe’s leading producers of sodium carbonate, salt, sodium bicarbonate and other products used in the manufacture of food and animal feed, glass, detergents, chemicals and several other industry applications. … Read more

Pidilite Industries Ltd Reports 15.2% Drop in YoY Net Profit for Q3 FY23

Pidilite Industries Ltd, an Indian specialty chemicals manufacturer announced its results for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2022. Q3 Results- QoQ The company’s net profit declined by 8.5% to Rs 3.04 billion for the period ended Dec 31, 2022 as against net profit of Rs 3.32 billion for the previous quarter. Net sales decreased … Read more

Meghmani Organics commissions Titanium Dioxide plant

Meghmani Organics Limited announced commissioning of Phase 1 of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) plant at Dahej, Gujarat with an installed capacity of 16,500 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA). Meghmani had acquired Kilburn Chemicals Limited for Rs 1.32 billion in December 2021 by making 100% upfront payment. Post which the company incurred total capex to the tune … Read more

Meghmani Organics Ltd Reports 87.8% Slump in YoY Net Profit for Q3 FY23

Meghmani Organics Ltd, an Indian specialty chemicals manufacturer announced its results for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2022. Q3 Results- QoQ The company’s net profit declined by 87.4% to Rs 83.54 million for the period ended Dec 31, 2022 as against net profit of Rs 661.49 million for the previous. Net sales decreased 14.6% … Read more

Atul Ltd Reports 32.4% Decline in YoY Net Profit for Q3 FY23

Atul Ltd, an Indian specialty chemicals manufacturer announced its results for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2022. Q3 Results- QoQ The company’s net profit declined by 30.4% to Rs 1.05 billion for the period ended Dec 31, 2022 as against net profit of Rs 1.51 billion for the previous quarter. Net sales decreased 15% … Read more

Reliance’s O2C Business Reports 2.9% increase in YoY EBIDTA for Q3 FY23

Reliance Industries Ltd announced its O2C Business segment results for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2022. Q3 Results- QoQ The segment’s EBIDTA grew 16.36% to Rs 139.26 billion for the period ended Dec 31, 2022 as against EBIDTA of Rs 119.68 billion for the previous quarter due to weak margins. Net sales decreased 9.4% … Read more

India’s NACL Industries establishes subsidiary in Nigeria

NACL Industries Limited has established a wholly owned subsidiary, NACL Industries (Nigeria) Limited (NINL), which has been duly registered in Nigeria. The Nigerian subsidiary will primarily focus on agricultural input product sales and marketing in Nigeria and other African countries. The company has purchased the entire share capital of the NINL (along with one of … Read more

Larsen & Toubro and H2Carrier AS sign MoU

Larsen & Toubro, an Indian multi-national engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing, and Services, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Norway-based H2Carrier (H2C) to co-operate towards developing floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications with an aim to decarbonise the global economy. H2C has proven expertise in developing and integrating … Read more

Aether Industries commissions site 3 for specialty chemicals, intermediates

Aether Industries announced the commercialization of a specialty chemical manufacturing facility in Surat, Gujarat, on Monday. The total capital expenditure for the site is estimated to be around Rs 1.90 billion. Aether Industries has raised Rs 1.63 billion from the initial public offering, representing a portion of the total investment for the new facility (IPO). … Read more

Thirumalai Chemicals to start construction of plants in West Virginia this month

TCL Specialties LLC (TCLS), a subsidiary of TCL (Thirumalai Chemicals Limited, India), will be breaking ground this month for two manufacturing facilities in Marshall County, West Virginia – one to make food ingredients (malic and fumaric acids) and the second to make maleic anhydride. TCL Chairman Sarathy said these facilities will be located just outside … Read more

India’s Asian Paints forms wholly owned subsidiary for VAE and VAM

Asian Paints has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary named, Asian Paints (Polymers) on 11 January 2023. The company has incorporated the new subsidiary for the purpose of setting up a manufacturing facility for Vinyl Acetate Ethylene Emulsion (VAE) and Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) in India. The authorised share capital of the new subsidiary is Rs … Read more

BASF breaks ground on MDI capacity expansion project at Geismar site

BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) expansion project at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, announced in July 2022. The company will increase production capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tons per year by the middle of the decade to support the ongoing growth of its … Read more

India’s GHCL Ltd receives nod for increase in Soda Ash production

GHCL Ltd. has received the requisite regulatory consent for raising its production capacity of Soda Ash by 100,000 tonnes per annum, the company informed the stock exchanges on Monday. The specialty chemicals and textiles manufacturer said that it has been granted the requisite regulatory consent amendment for increasing the production capacity of its Soda Ash … Read more

India to start up coal-gasification-based urea, ammonia plant in Oct 2024

Indian government has announced that the country’s first-ever coal gasification-based Talcher Fertilizer Plant in Odisha will be ready to be dedicated to the nation by October 2024. Speaking at the occasion, Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that “Government is taking significant steps in making country Aatmanirbhar. Fertilizer is sector is … Read more

Asian Paints to invest Rs 20 Bn on new facility in Central India

Asian Paints announced that its Board of Directors have approved setting up of a new water-based paint manufacturing facility at an approximate investment of Rs 20 billion. The company is exploring the possibility of making the investment and setting up the manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh, subject to the grant of requisite incentives, other approvals … Read more

India approves $2.4B incentive plan for Green Hydrogen industry

On Wednesday, India approved a 197.4-billion-rupee ($2.4 billion) incentive plan to promote the green hydrogen industry in an effort to reduce emissions and become a major exporter in the field. Green hydrogen, also known as renewable hydrogen, has the potential to be used as a fuel. It is produced by electrolysis of water using renewable … Read more

KBR to provide VAM Tech to Asian Paints

KBR announced that its proprietary Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) technology has been selected by Asian Paints Limited for a grassroots production facility in India. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing, basic engineering, proprietary equipment, and catalyst for a 100,000 tons per annum VAM facility. KBR’s VAM technology is offered in … Read more

India’s Safex Chemicals to invest Rs 1 billion over 3 years

On Tuesday, Safex Chemicals Ltd., a manufacturer of agrochemicals, announced plans to invest Rs 1 billion in AgCare Technologies, its new agri-tech division, over the next three to four years to launch an interactive tech platform and establish a manufacturing facility. Speaking to PTI, the company’s Group Director Piyush Jindal said, “We are investing Rs … Read more