25 August 2026
Students Activity Centre (SAC),
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
CHEMCONNECT 2026 is a premier National level Industry Academia Conclave organized by the Centre of Excellence in Biodegradable Packaging Materials (CoE BioPack), IIT Madras, with the support of the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC), Government of India.
The event brings together the 18 Centres of Excellence established by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC) across leading institutions in India, including IITs, CSIR laboratories, CIPET, and IRMRA, to showcase cutting-edge technologies and innovations in chemicals, petrochemicals, polymers, sustainable materials, packaging, recycling, specialty chemicals, and advanced manufacturing.
CHEMCONNECT 2026 aims to foster meaningful interactions between academia, industry, startups, MSMEs, investors, and government organizations to accelerate technology commercialization, licensing, collaborative research, and industrial adoption.
Technology &
Innovation Expo
Industry-Academia Networking
Technology Licensing &
Transfer
One-to-One B2B Meetings
Commercialization
Opportunities
Startup & MSME Engagement
Chemicals
Petrochemicals
Specialty Chemicals
Sustainable Polymers
Biodegradable
Materials
Advanced Packaging
Recycling & Circular
Economy
Polymer Composites
Biomedical Materials
Green Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
Wastewater
Management
Rubber Technologies
CHEMCONNECT 2026 will showcase innovations from the 18 Centres of Excellence (CoEs) established by the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC), Government of India, across premier academic and research institutions.
IIT Delhi
Centre of Excellence in Advanced Polymeric Materials
IIT Roorkee
Centre of Excellence in Wastewater Management in Petrochemical Industries
IIT Madras
Petroleum & Mineral Engineering
IIT Guwahati
Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Polymers
Centre of Excellence in Polymer Toy Design & Manufacturing
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Centre of Excellence in Coal to Acetylene and Fine Chemicals
IIT Kanpur
Centre of Excellence in Specialty Chemicals
CSIR–National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune
Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Polymer Industry
Centre of Excellence in Specialty Polymers for Additive Manufacturing
CSIR–North East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST), Jorhat
Centre of Excellence in Polymers, Composites & Membranes for Petroleum Applications
CSIR–Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal
Centre of Excellence in Metal–Polymer Radiation Shield Materials
CSIR–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad
Centre of Excellence in Polymer Coatings
CSIR–National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram
Centre of Excellence in Performance Chemicals & Sustainable Polymers
CIPET, Chennai
Centre of Excellence in Green Transport Network
CIPET, Bhubaneswar
Centre of Excellence in Bio-engineered Sustainable Polymeric Systems
CIPET, Bhubaneswar
Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Green Materials
CIPET, Bhubaneswar
Centre of Excellence in Next-Generation Biomedical Devices
Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA), Thane – Centre of Excellence in Value-added
Rubber Products
This national network of Centres of Excellence collectively represents cutting-edge research and innovation across chemicals, petrochemicals, polymers, sustainable materials, packaging, recycling, biomedical materials, specialty chemicals, advanced manufacturing, and circular economy technologies.
