India's Rs 57,500 crore coal-to-hydrogen bet could be the boldest energy sovereignty move of… – Global News Digest, 2 Jun 2026

Energy sovereignty and petrochemical diplomacy

Kazakhstan and Türkiye elevate ties to eternal friendship and open door to joint petrochemical projects

India's Rs 57,500 crore coal-to-hydrogen bet could be the boldest energy sovereignty move of our times

Plastics regulation and circularity

India's plastic policy must evolve from waste management into a full chemical safety framework say researchers

ZC Rubber plans 190% recycling capacity boost by 2030 on its road to carbon neutrality by 2050

Earnings and portfolio reset

Vipul Organics' record FY26 sees PAT surge 56% and Q4 profit nearly triple year on year

Toray sells ¥41 billion Soda Aromatic fragrance unit to Korea's Samyang under its IGNITION 2028 overhaul

Critical minerals and agrochemical scale-up

Solvay and Viridis sign LOI to pipe Brazilian rare earths into La Rochelle for EV magnet production by 2028

Nissan Chemical builds India plant for Ryzonic herbicide ahead of 2027 global rice market launch

Specialty chemistry innovation

Evonik teams up with Guanajuato mining school to develop biosurfactant-based flotation chemistry

Lummus's Thermacrack C5 squeezes more isoamylene from C5 streams with better yield and lower energy

Boardroom and leadership moves

Tata Chemicals appoints NACL Industries veteran Sriniwas CR as its new CHRO after a 30-year HR career

M M Rubber schedules June 10 board meeting to decide on outgoing CFO and appoint a replacement

Rubber and trade pressure

Israel-Lebanon tensions lift oil prices but harvest season supply hopes keep Japanese rubber futures lower

China's epoxy glut forces Mitsubishi Chemical to shut Kawajiri commodity lines and pivot to chip packaging

EU's 29-42% adipic acid duties signal China's chemical exports have entered a full-blown rules battle