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India's ethanol receipts reached 987 crore litres in ESY 2025-26, achieving 82.5% fulfilment. Grain-based feedstocks led with 705 crore litres, while maize was the single largest contributor at 413 crore litres.

Himadri Speciality Chemical won the Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability 2026, highlighting its corporate governance, clean power use, and battery-materials push amidst rising environmental scrutiny.

The Montreal Protocol and its Kigali Amendment successfully prevent massive global warming. Experts urge leveraging this framework and financing to quickly curb short-lived pollutants like HFCs and methane.

The Chatterjee Group plans a Rs 10,000 crore investment to develop speciality chemical downstream units, including polycarbonate and MMA plants, anchored by Haldia Petrochemicals in West Bengal.

GSFC approved a new manufacturing plant at its Sikka Unit to produce 600 MTPD of phosphoric acid and 1,800 MTPD of sulphuric acid, aiming to strengthen raw material security and reduce import dependence.

India's cumulative ethanol receipts reached 987 crore litres by September in ESY 2025-26, with grain-based feedstocks leading at 71 percent, achieving an overall 82.5 percent fulfillment rate.

Himadri Speciality Chemical won the 2026 Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability in the chemical sector, recognizing its robust environmental stewardship and zero-liquid-discharge manufacturing operations.

India has proposed a five-year extension of antidumping duties on Chinese HFC blends, backed by domestic firms SRF and GFL to protect the local market.

Shivam Chemicals has launched feed-grade dicalcium phosphate production by adding new manufacturing capacity at Dahej, significantly strengthening its growing animal nutrition business.

Deepak Nitrite has commenced operations at its new chlorination plant located in Dahej, which involved a project cost of approximately $31 million.