Chemicals and Materials

In the personal care industry, over the last couple of years, the industry trend is moving from clean, green and natural ingredients (green beauty) to blue beauty which not only focuses on checking the ingredients and packaging that can be harmful to oceans, but also harvesting of marine-derived ingredients such as micro-algae and seaweed. These ma...

Due to high wettability and water resistance, hydrophobic and superhydrophobic materials are gaining significance as water repellant layers, for removal of oil from water, and as self-cleaning layers in various industries. Moreover, due to high water repellant characteristics, they can function as anti-corrosion, anti-microbial and ultraviolet (UV)...

Packaging is indigenous to all industries, be it industrial, electronics or consumer goods. Various materials are used for packaging depending on end application requirements; one of the widely used materials for packaging are polymers (mainly plastics). Polymer-based packaging finds high adoption potential in the food & beverage (F&B), FMCG, and ...

The global energy industry has witnessed a significant turnaround in the recent years with primary technological breakthroughs being aligned to establish a low carbon energy ecosystem while reducing dependency on conventional fuel reserves. Amidst the ongoing transformation, the solar industry in itself is witnessing a shift from first generation s...

Insulation systems from several materials targeting high temperature and cryogenic conditions are available to be applied on cryogenic tanks, process pipelines, vessels, special equipment or high-temperature boilers etc. Apart from civil insulation which would continue to be an attractive market for manufacturers, these companies would also find in...

Chromic materials are gaining significant traction globally owing to the increasing demand for a broad spectrum of applications such as textile, healthcare, automotive, aerospace and defense , food and beverages, and electronics. These materials take up change in external stimulus such as light, temperature, electric field and magnetic field to de...

Nanoencapsulation embeds nanoparticles of solid, liquid, or gas, which are known as actives into a secondary shell material. The shell and core, also known as a nanoencapsulated system, is targeted to be delivered at a specific region to offer controlled release of the active in achieving specific end applications. Nanoencapsulation has been consid...

Even though more than 70% of our planet's surface is covered with water, water scarcity, i.e., lack of access to clean drinking water, is widespread and remains on the rise: it is found in both growing and developed economies. Further, driven by declining freshwater resources and increasing water demand around the world, water utilities have begun ...

Surfactants and preservatives are key functional ingredients in personal care applications that have attracted significant attention from consumers and regulatory bodies in recent years. This is attributed to the challenges faced by the conventional surfactants and synthetic preservatives including adverse effects of these products on the consumers...