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Government panel recommends 5% GST on green

hydrogen, batteries

The Goods and Services Council 2025. The Council will make the fi nal
has recommended slashing the tax on call on the tax rates. The move will be
green hydrogen, batteries, and electro- welcomed by the industry, which has
lysers from 18% to 5%. According been pushing for rate cuts. The reduc-
to media reports, the recommendations tion in the tax rates will make green
of the panel will be placed before the hydrogen and batteries more afford-
GST Council at the next meeting that able, thus promoting the adoption of
is scheduled for the month of July this technology.
Galaxy Surfactants gets ISCC PLUS sustainability

certifi cation

Galaxy Surfactants Ltd., a leading feedstocks. While these versions are better able ingredients, Galaxy said it is helping
provider of personal and home care ingre- for the environment, they still match the customers reduce their Scope 3 emissions,
dients, has received the International same high standards of quality and perfor- the indirect emissions that come from the
Sustainability and Carbon Certifi cation mance as the regular ones, the company products they buy.
(ISCC) PLUS certifi cation for its manu- said in a press note.
facturing facilities in Taloja (Maharashtra) “This certifi cation is an important
and Jhagadia (Gujarat) for their key The ISCC PLUS system tracks the raw step forward towards meeting Galaxy’s
performance products. materials through a mass balance method, sustainability goals & at the same time
ensuring everything is traceable and meets facilitating our customers in enhancing
The certifi ed products include sodium strict sustainability rules, including green- their sustainability footprint,” said Avinash
lauryl ether sulphate (SLES), betaines, and house gas (GHG) reduction and respon- Nandanwar, Head of Sourcing & Sustain-
phenoxyethanol, made using sustainable sible sourcing. By offering these sustain- ability at Galaxy.
Grasim starts resin production at Mahad site

Aditya Birla Group fi rm, Grasim
Industries, said it has begun commer-
cial production at its resin manufactur-
ing block from June 24.

The company had already begun ope-
ration at its Birla Opus paints plant at
the Mahad site on March 4. However,
the resin needed for manufacturing the
solvent-based paints was being sourced
from Birla Opus’ other plants. “We wish
to further inform that the commercial
production of resin manufacturing block
with an installed capacity of 22-million ket fi ling. Birla Opus was launched in years of full-scale operations. Five of the
litres per annum has now started, which 2024 with Aditya Birla Group Chair- company’s six greenfi eld plants have now
will help to meet resin requirement man Kumar Mangalam Birla projecting commenced commercial production.
for manufacturing of paints in-house,” the business to achieve revenue of The sixth plant at Kharagpur near
the company informed in a stock mar- Rs. 10,000-crore within the fi rst three Kolkata is under construction.

132 Chemical Weekly July 8, 2025

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