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Ghanaian researchers successfully tested mixing shredded plastic waste into asphalt, showing potential for road construction by replacing up to 10% of traditional materials while improving durability and reducing plastic pollution.

Verbio used its recent Capital Markets Day to outline the next phase of its plan, including commissioning an ethanolysis plant for bio based specialty chemicals and a sharper focus on using existing capacity. The new ethanolysis facility signals a push into higher value specialty products. This development could shift Verbio’s revenue mix and operating priorities over time. The focus now turns to how Verbio’s upgraded plan for its ethanolysis plant could reshape the broader investment...

Gujarat State Fertilisers and Chemicals is seeking global partners for a 500 ktpa green ammonia project at Sikka, highlighting a strategic push into cleaner fertiliser production. The plan reflects broader industry interest in low-carbon industrial inputs, but its success will depend on technology, financing and long-term offtake support.

Kanoria Chemicals & Industries has commissioned a new triacetin plant at its Ankleshwar site in Gujarat, adding 12 metric tonnes per day of specialty chemicals capacity. The unit is aimed at Indian and overseas customers and forms part of the company’s wider push into value-added products, backed by its Vision 2030 expansion plans.

Kanoria Chemicals commissioned a new 12 metric tonnes per day triacetin plant at its Ankleshwar facility in Gujarat, expanding its specialty chemicals portfolio to serve both domestic and overseas markets.

Gujarat State Fertilisers and Chemicals is seeking global partners for its 500 ktpa green ammonia project at Sikka, aiming to advance clean manufacturing and reduce fossil fuel dependence.

India initiated an anti-dumping probe on Penicillin G and salts from China following Lyfius Pharma's complaint, after cheap imports hindered domestic production revived under the government's PLI scheme.

BIPA proposes a national policy framework to reduce chemical fertiliser and pesticide use by 25%, aiming for annual national savings of 40,000 crore rupees through integrated biological agriculture.

Sumgait will inaugurate Azerbaijan's first potassium sulfate fertilizer plant in November 2026. With a 40,000-tonne capacity, it targets 10,000 tonnes domestically and 30,000 tonnes for export, creating 50 jobs with a 10.2 million manat investment.

Chemplast Sanmar is acquiring a 27% stake in Yesaryes Energy's 37.5 MW solar plant under a group captive model to lower manufacturing energy costs and enhance operating margin resilience.