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sensitivity within a single quadrupole analytical environment,” the company and for complex biologics such as
system, enabling highly sensitive and said. oligonucleotides, peptides, and intact
accurate detection. “The systems in- proteins.
corporate smart automation features It added that these capabilities
that ensure ease of use and consis- empower users to manage a wide range “These intelligent systems simplify
tent performance across workfl ows. of workfl ows, including impurity pro- complex analyses and make high-per-
Additionally, they integrate seam- fi ling, biomolecule characterisation, formance mass detection more accessi-
lessly with Agilent’s Infi nityLab LC trace-level detection, and mass-based ble across a wide range of applications,”
portfolio and the OpenLab software purifi cation. The systems are equally said Nandakumar Kalathil, Country
suite, creating a unifi ed and effi cient effective for small molecule analysis General Manager, Agilent India.

STATE-OF-INDUSTRY REPORT
India’s lithium-ion battery demand to reach 115-GWh

by 2030: ICEA

India’s demand for lithium-ion bat- the disposal of end-of-life (EoL) LiBs,” capacity and discouraging investments
teries (LiBs) is expected to reach 115 the report noted, adding that the coun- in potential new expansions. Currently,
gigawatt hours (GWh) by 2030, with try currently lacks lithium-ion cell pack the mechanical and hydrometallurgy
battery consumption from electric manufacturing capabilities and mining recycling plants, in most cases, are
vehicles (EVs) projected to grow at a 48% infrastructure, making it heavily reliant operating at 30-35% average utilisation
compound annual growth rate (CAGR), on imports. levels,” the report said.
the India Cellular and Electronics
Association (ICEA) and Accenture said Further, demand for critical battery- To address this problem, the report
in a report. active materials such as lithium, cobalt, suggested that increasing domestic cell
nickel, and manganese is estimated to manufacturing capacity would help
Demand for lithium-ion batteries reach 250 kilotonnes by 2030, translat- generate enough demand for recycled
from consumer electronics is expected ing into an import exposure of more output.
to grow at 3% CAGR, while demand than $5-bn, the report said.
from stationary storage devices is “This creates a domestic market for
projected to grow at 14% during the next Recycling and domestic cell manu- recyclers and promotes further invest-
fi ve years, the report said. facturing ments and expansion, as seen in China
“India’s LiB recycling ecosystem and South Korea, where the develop-
“With the rise in this demand, India is confronted with substantial supply ment of hydrometallurgy recycling
faces challenges such as a rising import and demand challenges, resulting in the happened post-development of domestic
bill and environmental impact due to underutilisation of domestic recycling cell manufacturing,” the report noted.

HPCL-Mittal Energy secures three patents in India

HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd. (HMEL) developing cutting-edge, globally pio- carbons within a single pipeline.
has said that it has been granted three neering technologies, the company, a These are the fi rst patented designs
Indian patents, of which two intro- joint venture between Hindustan Petro- of their kind globally, setting a new
duce the world’s fi rst design for crude leum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) and benchmark in reliability and perfor-
pipeline pigs that enable simultaneous Mittal Energy Investment Ltd., said. mance for crude oil logistics, HMEL
transportation of naphtha in a crude noted. The third patent is for a pioneer-
pipeline. The patents granted include inno- ing apparatus that generates green
vative industrial pipeline cleaning oxy-hydrogen gas, developed to support
This breakthrough underscores pigs – engineered to allow simultaneous process improvements within refi nery
HMEL’s position at the forefront of transportation of two distinct hydro- operations.

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