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TACKLING CHINESE HEGEMONY
Quad grouping launches initiative to ensure steady

supply of critical minerals

The ‘Quad’ grouping, which refers tive resilience by collaborating on future reliability” of key supply chains,
to the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, securing and diversifying critical mine- specifi cally for critical minerals. “This
a forum comprising the US, Japan, ral supply chains. includes the use of non-market policies
Australia, and India, has launched an and practices for critical minerals, cer-
initiative to ensure the availability of The meeting was attended by Exter- tain derivative products, and mineral
critical minerals under a broader goal to nal Aff airs Minister S. Jaishankar, US processing technology,” they said with-
strengthen economic security amid con- Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Austra- out directly mentioning China.
cerns over China’s coercive tactics, in- lian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and
cluding price manipulation in the sector. her Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya. The “Quad Critical Minerals Ini-
tiative” will strengthen cooperation on
The decision on rolling out the “This new fl agship initiative, along- priorities such as securing and diversi-
“Quad Critical Minerals Initiative” was side the high-impact programmes and fying reliable supply chains, and elec-
announced after a meeting of foreign outcomes the Quad is realising, will tronic waste, critical minerals reco-
ministers of the member nations of the enable our four countries to bring eco- very and re-processing. “The Initiative
grouping in the US capital recently. nomic opportunity and prosperity to will expand the Quad’s cooperation on
our people and the region,” it said. supply chain resilience measures for
A readout of the meeting said the critical minerals, and we look forward
new initiative is an “ambitious ex- In a joint statement, the Quad to coordinating with private sector
pansion” of the Quad partnership to foreign ministers expressed “deep con- partners to facilitate increased invest-
strengthen economic security and collec- cern” over the “abrupt constriction and ments,” it added.

POLYOLEFINS
Nayara selects Univation technology for polyethylene

plant

Univation Technologies, LLC has According to Univation, the product entire project lifecycle. This includes
announced that Nayara Energy Ltd. has fl exibility allows for the manufacture expert guidance during the design and
selected Univation’s Unipol PE process of a full range of PE resins covering construction phases, hands-on support
technology for a world-scale produc- essential Indian PE market segments throughout plant commissioning, and
tion line in Vadinar, Gujarat. Nayara including linear low-density polyethy- ongoing assistance to ensure a safe and
Energy’s new polyethylene (PE) pro- lene (LLDPE) and high-density poly- effi cient plant start-up and sustained
ject will establish a production line ethylene (HDPE). operations.
with a capacity of 650-ktpa of PE.
“The process off ers a powerful mix Furthermore, Univation’s Premier
“Nayara Energy’s decision under- of world-scale capacity, cost effi ciency, APC+ 3.0 Advanced Process Con-
scores the Unipo PE Process’ key ad- and PE product fl exibility, enabling trol Platform will be integrated into
vantages including substantial benefi ts Nayara Energy to seek and satisfy ever- Nayara Energy’s new PE production
in low capital investment expense (CA- evolving customer needs right now and line. “This advanced process control
PEX) and highly competitive operating into the future,” Nathan Wiker, president system, specifi cally designed for the
expense (OPEX) which ensures ad- of Univation Technologies, commented. Unipol PE Process, will optimize raw
vantaged production economics across material yields, enable superior opera-
Nayara Energy’s entire PE production Nayara Energy will also benefi t tional performance, and ensure effi cient
slate,” a statement from Univation from Univation’s extensive techni- transitions between diff erent PE resin
said. cal support services, which span the grades,” the Univation statement added.

138 Chemical Weekly July 15, 2025

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