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Sujoy Choudhury takes over as Director on Indian Oil

among the leading Indian companies States of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh,
in the Fortune Global 500 listings. and in the Union Territories of Jammu
A Mechanical Engineer and MBA & Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh.
(Finance) from Jadavpur University, His major contributions include
Kolkata, Mr Choudhury brings strengthening the Oil infrastructure of
with him a vast cross-functional the State / UT's, introducing Winter
experience spanning every facet of Grade Diesel for high altitude areas,
the Indian energy business. He has developing specialized lubricants for
rich experience working in Eastern, FMCG industry, and introducing
Western and Northern regions of the geotextiles and steel concrete structures
country and across various oil industry for construction in hilly terrains.
functions, including Engineering, Sharing his thoughts on the occasion,
Retail Sales, and Petrochemicals Mr Choudhury said, "I believe that
functions of the Corporation. During being able to work for IndianOil is
his more than three decades of service, a rare opportunity as it empowers
Mr Choudhury has held several us to contribute directly to the great
leadership positions. Before assuming Indian growth story. In my new role,
ujoy Choudhury has taken the office of Director (Planning I would look forward to leveraging the
Scharge as Director (Planning & and Business Development), Mr commitment of my fellow IOCians in
Business Development), Indian Oil Choudhury was heading IndianOil's the Business Development Group to
Corporation Limited, one of India’s Punjab State office wherein he was in- power the aspirational growth trajectory
largest commercial enterprises and charge of all petroleum activities in the of the 'Energy of India'.

Exxon Mobil Completes Sale of Circular Polymers to Berry Global
several recycling loops.Berry Global will ficer Tarun Manroa said: “We have am-
use the polymers to produce containers bitious sustainable packaging goals that
for food-grade packaging. ExxonMobil include achieving 30 percent circular
claims the Exxtend technology can pro- content across our fast-moving consum-
duce volumes of certified circular poly- er goods packaging by 2030. “Advanced
mers on a commercial scale for use in recycling can help our customers meet
food applications. In terms of product their sustainability goals and accelerate
quality and performance, the certified the move to a more circular economy.
circular polymers are said to be equal to Collaboration across the value chain is
those produced from virgin raw mate- critical to achieving this.” The circu-
rials. ExxonMobil Chemical Company lar polymers sold to Berry Global were
S-based energy company Exxon- president Karen McKee said: “We are produced at ExxonMobil’s advanced
UMobil has completed its first com- scaling up our advanced recycling ca- recycling facility at its integrated site in
mercial sale of certified circular polymers pabilities around the world to manu- Baytown, Texas. The facility has pro-
to Berry Global, a supplier of packaging facture more circular products for our cessed more than four million pounds
and engineered products.The circular customers. “Our Exxtend technology of plastic waste since starting operations
polymers are developed using the com- helps us meet the growing demand for last year. ExxonMobil also plans to in-
pany’s Exxtend recycling technology, certified circular polymers, particularly crease its global advanced recycling ca-
which is designed to help expand the in food contact applications where plas- pacity to one billion pounds a year by
range of recyclable plastic materials and tic products provide key sustainability 2026 to meet the increasing market
maintain products’ performance over benefits.” Berry Global chief strategy of- demand for certified circular plastics.

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