Ravi Raghavan obtained an MS in polymer chemistry from Drexel Univ., after his BSc in tech and plastics from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga (Email: raghavan.ravi@gmail.com). In 1986, he joined Chemical Weekly, where he is now Editor/Publisher. He has written extensively on the chemical industry and presented papers at numerous business conferences in India and abroad. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.