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🧪 Year End Review 2025 ​

ChemIndia Portal ​

Portal Statistics
  • Units Registered : 1,422 total (652 in 2025)
  • Products Mapped : 6,799 to registered units
  • Purpose : Chemical sector inventory
  • Camps : 9 of 12 sensitization camps completed
  • Data : Production, capacity, sales tracking

Quality Control Orders ​

QCOs Notified
  • Total : 43 QCOs making BIS mandatory
  • Purpose : Public interest, safety, health
  • Scope : Human, animal, plant protection
  • Withdrawals : Several key chemicals to prevent shortages
  • Benefit : Ease MSME and export constraints

PCPIR Policy 2007 ​

Investment Regions
  • Gujarat (Dahej) : ₹1,28,509 Cr investment
  • Andhra (Vizag-Kakinada) : ₹68,148 Cr investment
  • Odisha (Paradeep) : ₹1,43,881 Cr investment
  • Total Area : 1,377.15 sq km
  • Employment : 3,71,263 generated
  • Chemical Units : 2,246 operating

FDI in Chemicals Sector ​

Foreign Investment
  • FY 2024-25 : USD 1,060 million (₹8,942 Cr)
  • Growth : 25.59% increase over FY 2023-24
  • Trend : Upward trajectory

CIPET (Central Institute) ​

Training & Infrastructure
  • Centres : 48 across India
  • IPTs : 9 institutes
  • CSTS : 32 skilling centres
  • SARP : 3 advanced research schools
  • PWMC : 4 waste management centres
Academic Achievements 2025
  • Skill Training : 33,544 candidates (till Oct 2025)
  • TSS Assignments : 33,443 (till Oct 2025)
  • Research Papers : 30 in Q1/Q2 journals
  • Patents Granted : 2
  • Book Chapters : 17
New Facilities 2025
  • Calibration Lab : Ahmedabad (19 Jan 2025)
  • CSTS & PWMC : Bhagalpur (virtual)
  • Boys Hostel : Madurai (virtual)
  • NBA Accreditation : New programmes at Madurai, Chennai, Raipur

Chemical Safety Training ​

Training Programmes 2025
  • Programmes : 9 conducted in 2025-26
  • Industries : 558 participated
  • Personnel Trained : 1,037
  • Since Nov 2024 : 19 programmes, 2,214 trained
  • Focus : MAH units, hazardous chemicals

HOCL (Hindustan Organic) ​

Company Performance
  • Products : Phenol 40k MT, Acetone 24.6k MT, H₂O₂ 10.45k MT
  • FY 24-25 Turnover : ₹558 Cr
  • Capacity Utilization : 102% (Apr-Nov 2025)
  • Sales Growth : 13% increase over 2024-25

HIL (India) Limited ​

Company Achievements
  • LLIN Capacity : Doubled from 5M to 10M nets
  • DDT Export : 32 MT to South Africa
  • Turnover : ₹356 Cr (till Nov 2025)
  • Farmer Training : 78 programmes, 25,552 farmers
  • Malathion Supply : 170 MT to municipal corporations
New Initiatives
  • FARM Project : GEF-UNIDO for biopesticides
  • Bio-inputs : Bt kurstaki, Trichoderma, neem
  • NSC Tie-up : Marketing partnership
  • Fodder Seeds : 3000 Qtls sorghum supplied
  • New Segment : Gypsum for soil reclamation

IPFT (Pesticide Formulation) ​

Technology Developments
  • Copper Sulphate SC : 23.99% formulation transferred
  • Benzoyl Sulphonamide SC : Transferred to CSIR-IICT
  • Clay Pickering Emulsions : Botanical encapsulation
  • Nanocomplex : Emamectin Benzoate sustained release
Ongoing Projects
  • DBT Biofoundry : ₹28.67 Cr for 2 years
  • OPCW Training : ₹1.32 Cr for 3 years
  • ICAR-NASF : Multiple biopesticide projects
  • GLP Studies : Validation, stability, compatibility

Plastic Parks Scheme ​

Parks Status
  • Approved : 10 Plastic Parks
  • States : Various locations
  • Purpose : Downstream processing industry
  • Facilities : Infrastructure, common amenities

Centres of Excellence ​

CoE Status
  • Approved : 18 CoEs
  • Purpose : Technology improvement
  • Focus : New applications development
  • Beneficiaries : Educational, research institutions

Farmers Training Programme ​

Programme Statistics
  • 2025-26 : 28 programmes by HIL
  • Farmers Trained : 8,718 in 2025-26
  • Total Till Date : 250+ programmes, 90,000+ farmers
  • Topics : IPM, safe pesticide use, disposal

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