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Posted On : 12th November 2018

'Chemical News' Journal

Since 1956 ICC regularly publishes a Monthly Journal the 'CHEMICAL NEWS' (formerly Chemical Industry News). The Journal highlights the latest developments in the various sectors of the Chemical Industry and disseminates information and statistics regarding technological progress achieved in India and abroad. The journal is widely circulated amongst the 'Decision Makers' of the industry, government, research institutions, academia, etc.

'Chemical News' Journal (What's in this issue)

In This Issue

Editorial

When the first Nobel Award of 2018 for Physiology and Medicine was announced, she did not figure in.

- Dr. Prakash Trivedi, Honorary Editor

From The Director General

Global chemical industry and in particular Indian Chemical industry will be growing with a substantial rate as compared to GDP.

- H. S. Karangle, Director General - ICC

Presentation of ICC Awards 2017

The Annual Industry Awards for excellence of performance in various Facets of Chemical Industry for the year 2017 instituted by ICC were presented to the winners at a glittering function organised on 28 september 2017 in Hotel Taj Palace, Mumbai

ICC Activities

• ICC conclave of overseas industry associations
• Training and information seminar on Chemical Burns Management

Chemical Industry Creativity

Creativity means , "Bringing into being", "Creating out of nothing", "Making new ideas from old ones" and so on.

- O. P. Goyal

Help assure good PHAs by enhancing the sense of vulnerability - The hits just keep on coming

This session, "The Day process safety Hit Home" is based on the premise that engineers, scientists, operators, and managers in high hazard industries will have, some time in their careers, one experience which positively and permanently shapes their view of process safety.

- Scott Berger, CCPSC, FCCPS, FAIChE

Economic Review

Projects Investments In Chemicals Sector

News From Members

• Lanxess continues to Redffine the social landscape with its CSR initiatives of Rs. 1.40 crores at Nagda
• Lanxess India bags two awards for its sustainable practices and CSR initiatives
• DOW India strengthens commitment to India with innovations in performance silicons
• Lanxess liquid purification technologies at IFAT - ION exchange and reverse OSMOSIS : A perfect combination
• HINDALCO : Excerpts from the Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla's address to shareholders at the 59th Annual general meeting
• DOW executive named recipient of 2018 SASE Leadership Award

News National

• India Chem 2018
• Adani group and total partners to set up retail network, LNG Terminals

News International

• Engineering news records honors FLUOR'S contribution to BASF plant as a global best
• BP, AKER BP form Technology Venture Alliance
• IFF opens new flavours plant and lab in China
• Lanxess included in DOW Jones sustainability indices again
• BASF - Winners of Newtrition Asia research grant 2018 to address pressing health concerns in Asia with New Clinical Studies
• Brenntag to distribute PQ's Sodium, Potassium Silicate solutions
• Merck opens state-of-the-art Pharma packaging center in Germany
• Data on chemicals needs to be improved
• Covestro develops first biobased hardener for lightfast PU coatings
• ECHA increases visibility of Authority activities
• Exxon Mobil and BASF collaborate to demonstrate new gas treating solvent