Chemicals & Advanced Materials

BASF India, Green Worms (Serve Rural) and the Indian Polyurethane Association inaugurated a CSR-funded mechanical recycling facility for post-industrial footwear polyurethane waste in Manjeri, Malappuram district, Keralam on 14 October 2026.

Patel Chem Specialities has finished its Talod, Gujarat expansion, taking pharma excipient capacity from 720 MT to 4,500 MT for about ₹20 crore.

Aurobindo Pharma subsidiary Apitoria has completed its acquisition of A1 Biochem’s contract research business, creating an integrated CRDMO platform.

DGTR has started an anti dumping investigation into isopropyl alcohol imports from the EU, US, South Korea and Taiwan after a petition by Deepak Fertilisers.

Deepak Nitrite subsidiary Deepak Chem Tech has started a chlorination and specialty chemicals plant at Dahej, Gujarat, built at a cost of about ₹300 crore.

IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals will spend about ₹495 crore to expand ibuprofen capacity to 18,000 tonnes and add a formulations CDMO and tolling plant.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) have signed an MoU to jointly scale biofuels and circular economy initiatives, with a focus on Compressed Biogas (CBG). The partnership will cover feedstock assessment, biomass and waste management, technology pilots, market development and carbon credit opportunities. The collaboration could strengthen India’s biofuel supply chains while creating new opportunities for waste-to-energy projects and sustainable value creation.

Celanese is selling a 19% stake in Nutrinova to Mitsui for $152 million as part of its strategy to reduce debt through $1 billion in planned divestitures by 2027.

Shivtek Spechemi Industries will invest about ₹15 crore to add 14,000 tonnes of chlorinated paraffin capacity at its Kurnool plant.

Grasim has started commercial production at its CPVC resin plant in Vilayat, Gujarat, built with Lubrizol technology and sized at about 50,000 tonnes a year.