Industry Odisha Bureau, Oct 23: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi co-chaired the Global CEOs Forum at India Chem 2026 in Mumbai on Thursday. Alongside him were Union Health Minister J P Nadda, Union Minister of State Anupriya Patel and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav.
The forum brought together industry leaders and policymakers to discuss investment opportunities, technological innovation, supply chain resilience and sustainable growth in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector. Discussions focused on strengthening government-industry partnerships, improving manufacturing capabilities and attracting investment through infrastructure development and a stable policy environment.
Majhi also visited the India Chem 2026 exhibition, held under the theme “Advantage Bharat: An emerging Global Chemicals Hub,” to review technologies and industry the chemicals and petrochemicals value chain.
As part of the Odisha Investors’ Connect initiative, the CM held one-on-one meetings with industry representatives. Therein, he explored potential investments, industrial expansion and opportunities. This was in order to strengthen Odisha’s chemicals, petrochemicals and downstream manufacturing sectors. The discussions covered technology integration, cross-sector collaboration and value-chain development.
Meanwhile, Aboli Sunil Naravane, managing director of IPICOL, participated in the India-EU and India-USA Chemicals and Petrochemicals Forums.
The India-EU Forum discussed trade, investment, and supply chain resilience in the context of the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement. The India-USA forum focused on manufacturing partnerships, technology licensing, research and development, chemical parks, green chemistry and decarbonisation.
Further, the discussions also explored opportunities in specialty chemicals, advanced materials and agrochemicals. This was alongside India’s role in diversifying global supply chains and expanding manufacturing partnerships.
