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INDUSTRY INFORMATION

Govt. launches chemicals inventory portal, ChemIndia

The government has launched a
web portal providing statistical data
related to the chemical sector for the
benefi t of all stakeholders.

The portal called ‘ChemIndia’
(https://charak.chemicals.gov.in) will
facilitate the collection of statistics related
to various aspects of the chemical sector,
such as production, installed capacity,
export, import, purchases and sales, the
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
said.

The web portal, developed by De-
partment of Chemicals and Petrochemi-
cals along with the National Informa- for data collection, analysis, and storage, for in-depth analysis and making it a
tics Centre was launched at a work- allowing remote data entry, monitoring, valuable asset for businesses, researchers,
shop organised by FICCI in New Delhi and analysis. The data will be available and policy makers.
recently. The department has planned on monthly/annual basis. The portal
‘sensitisation workshops’ in various is expected reduce the expenses, time, As part of this initiative, the depart-
cities, including Vadodara, Vapi, Pune, and administrative work involved with ment is said to have mandated the
Bengaluru, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, manual data gathering and storage. inclusion of additional qualifi ers, such
Hyderabad, during October and as CAS and IUPAC names in addition to
November. This platform includes ‘GIS Dash- the Harmonized System (HS) codes, for
boards’, which allow users to deliver import-export data. This requirement,
The objective of the project is to col- location-based insights using simple, effective from 15 October 2023, applies
lect, compile and analyse real time data, interactive data visualisations on a sin- to imports falling under Chapters 28, 29,
received from the chemical industry. The gle screen. It also provides real-time 32, 38 (3808 only) and 39 for all bills of
project will use cutting-edge technologies data availability, enabling rapid access entry fi led on or after 1 October 2023.

FRAGRANCES & FLAVOURS

France’s Argeville opens offi ce in Mumbai

Argeville, France-based family- company informed in a social media
owned fi rm specialising in composition post. Founded in 1921, Argeville is
and sales of ingredients, fragrances and now headed by Mr. Xavier Ardizio
fl avours, has opened a new centre in and employs 300 people worldwide.
Mumbai. Specialising in the production of fra-
grance compositions (more than 80%
“Following recent openings in of sales), food flavourings and natu-
Vietnam and South Africa, Argeville ral ingredients, 90% of Argeville’s
continues its international expansion business is generated in the Middle
with the opening of its new centre in East and Asia. In Asia, the company
India. Located in Bandra Kurla Com- customers and a place promoting operates a manufacturing unit in
plex, this new centre is designed to cohesion and development of creative & Bangkok besides offices in China
strengthen proximity with regional innovative olfactory projects,” the and Vietnam.

130 Chemical Weekly October 24, 2023

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