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VOL. LXXI / August 19, 2025 / NO. 4
Point of View
Ethane’s role as a preferred petrochemical feedstock is rising, but a single country source is a new vulnerability for India 123
Top Stories
Shivtek acquires land from Bodal Chemicals at Rajpura for new facility 126
Atul sets up water treatment solutions joint venture with US-based Buckman 128
Oil India-IREL and GAIL-Hindustan Copper ink separate MoUs for critical mineral development 130
Taiwan Excellence pavilion showcases smart manufacturing solutions at Automation Expo India 2025 132
Centre proposes higher NMET contribution to fund overseas critical mineral acquisitions 134
Chemical industry experts call for increased investments in R&D, innovation, and long-term strategic planning 136
NTPC Renewable Energy lowest bidder to supply 70,000 tonnes of ammonia 138
Asian Paints seeks to quash antitrust probe, saying investigation order mishandled 140
Pharmaceuticals
Cipla announces expansion of US facility 142
Roche’s quick-acting cancer injection gets India nod with Phase IV trial condition 144
Celcius launches specialised logistics arm for pharma sector 146
Hydrocarbons
ONGC to invest Rs. 4,600-cr to drill 10 development wells, other infra in KG Basin 147
Oil Minister highlights growing energy self-reliance, but flags import dependence 148
News from Abroad 153
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