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There’s a lesson from solar: adop-
tion accelerates when users see
economic sense. Green hydrogen in Bharat Jyoti Impex
chemicals can play that role – paving
the way for wider uptake across sectors. AVAILABLE REGULARLY
 2 Acetyl ButyroLactone Acetophenone  Acetyl Acetone  Acrylonitrile  Methyl Iso Propyl Ketone  Methyl Propyl Ketone
The Experience Curve: Falling costs  Adipic Acid  Allyl Alcohol  Allyl Chloride  Allylamine  Methyl Salicylate  Methyl Stearate  Methyl Stearate / Palmitate
and future bets  Alpha-Methyl Styrene  4 Amino Phenol  Amino Ethyl Ethanol Amine  2 Methyl THF  Methyl Tin Mercaptide  Mono Cyclohexylamine
If solar is any guide, green hydro-  Amino Guanidine Bicarbonate  Anisole  Antimony Trioxide 99.8%  Mono Ethyl Amine 70%  Mono Isopropylamine 70% / 99%
 Azelaic Acid  Barium Carbonate  Barium Nitrate 99%
 Monoglyme  N Butyraldehyde  N Ethyl Pyrrolidone
gen costs will drop sharply. Electro-  1,2,3-Benzotriazole  1,2,3 Benzotriazole 99.5%  N Pentane 95%  N Vinyl Pyrrolidone
lyser prices are already falling, and scale  Benzoyl Chloride [99.5%] China  Biphenyl  N,N Dimethyl Cyclohexylamine  N,N-Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide
will accelerate this trend. For chemical  Boron Trifluoride Etherate  1,3-Butane Diol  N,O-Bis (Tri Methyl Silyl) Acetamide
plant expansions, the key question is:  1,4 Butane Diol [DAIREN]  2 Butyne 1,4 Diol  NACOL 10-99% (N Decanol) SASOL Germany
against the lowest-cost grey hydrogen reduce confusion and risk – though Will today’s grey hydrogen asset look  Caproic Acid  Cerium Oxide  Cesium Carbonate  NACOL 6 99% (N Hexanol)  NACOL 8 99% (N Octanol)
 N-Amyl Alcohol (N-Pentyl Alcohol)  N-Butyl Amine
 Cetyl Chloride  CIS-2-Butene-1,4-Diol  Crotonic Acid
benchmark. Targeting high-cost users such regulatory overlaps are not like a liability in 5-10 years? Taking a  Cyanuric Chloride  Cyclohexanol  Cyclopentanone  N-Decanol  N-Heptane 99%  N-Hexane 99%
gives green H the fairest chance to unique to green hydrogen. calculated bet on green hydrogen now  Cyclopropylamine  D - Tartaric Acid  D-Camphor Sulphonic Acid  N-Hexyl Alcohol (99% & 98%)  Nitro Ethane
2
prove itself. may future-proof investments.  Di Cyclohexylamine  Di Ethyl Ketone  Di Ethyl Malonate  Nitro Methane  N-Methyl 2 Pyrolidone  N-Methyl Piperazine
The consensus: if we want real  Di Ethyl Sulphate  Di Iso Butyl Ketone [DIBK]  N-Pentane 99%  1-Octanol (C8)  1-Octene
 Ortho Chloro Benzaldehyde  Para Benzoquinone
 Di Methyl Acetamide [Henan Junhua]  Di Methyl Malonate
Enabling policy: Incentives that deployment, low-cost, low-barrier pilot Policies like the European Union’s  Di Phenyl Carbonate  Di Sodium Phosphate Anhydrous  Para Chlorobenzaldehyde  Para Cresol
could unlock deployment support is the quickest way to unlock Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism  2,4 Di Tertiary Butyl Phenol  Dibasic Ester  Para Hydroxybenzaldehyde  Paraformaldehyde 96%
Many chemical-sector hydrogen momentum. (CBAM) or domestic carbon pric-  DIBOC (Di Tert. Butyl Dicarbonate)  Pelargonic Acid  Perchloric Acid
users are unaware of existing subsidies, ing could further shift the economics.  Dibromomethane (Methylene Di Bromide)  Dicyclopentadiene  Petroleum Ethers 40-60 / 60-80 / 80-100 / 100-120 etc.
 Di-Ethyl Carbamyl Chloride  Diethyl Hydroxylamine
 Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol  Phenyl Ethyl Amine [ R+ ; DL ]
as early green hydrogen efforts focused Why chemicals should matter to While these factors carry uncertainty,  Diethyl Oxalate  Diglyme  Diisobutylene  Diisopropylamine  Phosphorous Pentoxide  Pivaloyl Chloride  Potassium Bi Carbonate
on steel and refi ning. There’s much to National Hydrogen Policy the trend line points in one direction –  Diisopropyl ethylamine  Diisopropyl Succinate  Potassium Persulphate  Potassium Tertiary Butoxide
learn from those sectors – but policy- For policymakers, green hydrogen towards green hydrogen becoming  2,2-Dimethoxy Propane  Dimethyl Oxalate  Di-N-Propyl Amine  Potassium Thioacetate  Propionaldehyde  Propionic Anhydride
makers must hear directly from chemi- adoption in the chemical sector offers a the safer long-term choice.  DL Alfa Phenyl Ethyl Amine  D-Ribose  DMSO (Hubei Xingfa)  Pyrogallol  2-Pyrrolidone  Quinoline
cal industry stakeholders. Pilot projects rare opportunity: projects that are close  Ethyl Benzene  Ethyl Cyclo Hexane  2 Ethyl Hexyl Bromide  Resorcinol (China)  R Phenyl Ethylamine
 2-Ethylhexyl Thioglycolate  Ethyl Nicotinate  Ethyl Silicate
 Salicylic Acid Technical / Pure  Secondary Butanol (China)
and techno-economic studies can help to commercial viability even without Turning discussion into deployment:  Ethylene Glycol Diacetate (EGDA)  Fluorobenzene  Formamide  Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate (56%) Granule
make the case. subsidies. In contrast, steel, ammonia, The way forward  Formic Acid 99%  Fumaric Acid  Furfuraldehyde  Furfuryl Alcohol  Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate  Sodium Ethoxide
and refi ning remain far from cost-parity. This roundtable was a fi rst step to-  Furfurylamine  Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (4 Amino Butyric Acid)  Sodium Ethoxide solution in Ethanol / Methanol
Green hydrogen producers also With modest support, chemical pro- ward putting the chemical sector on the  Gamma Butyrolactone  Glutaraldehyde 50%  Glycine  Sodium Methoxide  Sodium Sulphite (Aditya Birla -Thailand)
have a stake: a vibrant chemical-sector jects can become the fi rst truly bankable green hydrogen map. To translate ideas  Glycolic Acid 70%  Glyoxal 40%  Glyoxylic Acid 50%  Sodium Sulphite 98%  Sodium Sulphite Tech 90%
 Sodium Tertiary Butoxide  Sorbitol Powder  Stearyl Bromide
 Guanidine Carbonate  Guanidine HCl  Guanidine Thiocyanate
market could trigger dozens of 1-50 MW examples of green hydrogen use. into impact, we now need sustained  Guanine  Heptane [mix]  1,6-Hexane Diol  Hippuric Acid  Stearyl Palmitate  Strontium Carbonate  Succinic Acid
projects, helping absorb electrolyser follow-up – not just policy engage-  12 Hydroxy Stearic Acid  Imidazole  Isobutylamine  Succinic Anhydride  Sulfolane Anhydrous
capacity and stabilize demand – Furthermore, green hydrogen pro- ment, but also on-the-ground deploy-  Iso Octa Decyl Alcohol  Isovaleraldehyde  Itaconic Acid  Tert. Butyl Amine  Tertiary Amyl Alcohol
especially as uptake in other sectors lags. jects generate national-level positive ment through pilot projects and hydro-  L + Tartaric Acid  Lactic Acid  Lanthanum Carbonate  Tertiary Butyl Acetate  Tetraglyme (Tetra Ethylene Glycol)
 Tetra Hydro Furfuryl Alcohol  THF (Dairen, Nan Ya)
 Lauric / Myristic / Palmitic / Oleic / DCFA / Caprylic Acid
externalities: localized, distributed genclusters. This calls for coordination  Lithium Aluminium Hydride  Lithium Amide  Thioacetamide  Thiocyanates: Ammonium / Sodium / Potassium
The roundtable fl agged several policy production reduces the need for long- across industry, government, and tech-  Lithium Carbonate  Lithium Carbonate [Equivalent to I.P.]  Thioglycolic Acid 80%  TMOF / TEOF / TMO Acetate
levers with immediate impact: distance road transport of hazardous nology providers.  Lithium Hydroxide  Lithium Hydroxide Anhydrous  Tolyl Triazole  Tolyltriazole Granular  Tri Ethyl Citrate
 Waiving wheeling and transmission high-pressure hydrogen gas and large  Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate LIOH : 57.7% Min  Tri Fluoro Acetic Acid  Tri Fluoro Acetic Anhydride
 2,2,2 Tri Fluoro Ethanol  2,2,2-Tri Fluoro Ethylene
 Lithium Metal 99% / 99.9%  L-Proline  M. P. Diol
charges for pilot projects (<30 MW) hydrogen storage inventories, thereby The path will take time and effort –  Malonic Acid  Malononitrile  Maltol  Meta Cresol 99.5%  Tri Isodecyl Stearate  Triacetin (Glycerine Triacetate)
could signifi cantly reduce LCOH, as enhancing chemical-site safety. but the discussions leave us cautiously  Meta Hydroxy Benzoic Acid  Meta Para Cresol [Meta 60%]  1,2,4-Triazole & its Sodium Salt
renewable electricity costs Rs. 4/kWh optimistic that the chemical sector can  Methyl Amyl Ketone  Methallyl Chloride  1 Methoxy Propanol  Trichloroisocyanuric Acid 5-8 Mesh,100-120 Mesh
but surcharges add substantially. The scale also fi ts perfectly. Pro- lead with scalable, commercially viable  1-Methoxy Propyl Acetate  Methyl Cellosolve  Methyl Cyclohexane  Triethyl Ortho Acetate  Triethylsilane
 Methyl Glycol  1-Methyl Imidazole  2-Methyl Imidazole
 Triisobutyl Phosphate  Tri-N-Butyl Phosphate
 Lowering subsidy thresholds (cur- jects in the 10-50 MW range can act as models.  Methyl Iso Butyl Carbinol [MIBC]  Methyl Isoamyl Ketone  Triphosgene  Triss Buffer  2,6-Xylidine
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