8The Rs 46.52 lakh GeM tender is not a routine inspection job. IOCL has built in peak mobilisation, hot-service UT capability, daily reporting discipline and contractor-funded logistics.
8For NDT vendors, the real test is not the EMD but whether they can hold certified teams and standby machines ready without guaranteed volume.

8Find out what happened 

8Five decades on and freshly renamed from A-1 Acid, the Gujarat company reports no fines or governance lapses for FY26.
8A small-cap's clean secretarial scorecard, attested by an external company secretary

Feedstocks and energy
8Phthalic anhydride market holds flat: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?
8Naphtha market stays frozen: What’s keeping prices unmoved in Japan and Europe?
8Butadiene market holds steady: What’s keeping global prices flat?
8Crude oil market pauses: What’s keeping global prices steady?
8Ethylene market drops sharply: What’s driving the latest global price fall?
8Propylene market weakens globally: What’s behind the latest broad price decline?
8EDC market holds flat: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?
8VCM market holds steady: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?
Polyethylene markets
8HDPE HM market slides lower: What’s behind the latest global price drop?
8HDPE raffia market weakens broadly: What’s driving the latest global price fall?
8HDPE injection market softens: What’s behind the latest global price decline?
8HDPE blow moulding market retreats: What’s behind the latest global price drop?
8HDPE film market slips lower: What’s driving the latest global price fall?
8HDPE pipe market pulls back: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8LDPE lamination market eases: What’s behind the latest global price dip?
8LDPE heavy duty market weakens: What’s driving the latest global price drop?
8LDPE injection market slides lower: What’s behind the latest global price decline?
8LDPE film market comes under pressure: What’s driving the latest global price fall?
8LDPE milk pouch market softens: What’s behind the latest global price drop?
8LLDPE rotomoulding market weakens: What’s behind the latest global price slide?
8LLDPE injection market retreats: What’s driving the latest global price drop?
8LLDPE metallocene market holds firm: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?
8LLDPE film market slides lower: What’s behind the latest global price fall?
Polypropylene markets
8PP copolymer market holds steady: What’s keeping global prices flat?
8PP raffia market weakens broadly: What’s behind the latest global price decline?
8PP BOPP market slides lower: What’s driving the latest global price drop?
8PP random copolymer market softens: What’s behind the latest global price dip?
8PP block copolymer market weakens: What’s driving the latest global price fall?
8PP film market retreats: What’s behind the latest global price decline?
8PP injection market slips lower: What’s driving the latest global price drop?
Vinyls and styrenics
8PVC market comes under pressure: What’s behind the sharp global price drop?
8PS EPS market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged?
8PS GPPS market weakens: What’s behind the latest global price fall?
8PS HIPS market softens: What’s driving the latest global price dip?
Engineering plastics and performance materials
8EVA market holds steady: What’s keeping international prices unchanged?
8ABS market holds firm: What’s keeping international prices flat?
8SAN market holds steady: What’s keeping global prices unchanged?
Polyester and downstream packaging
8PET bottle grade market weakens: What’s behind the latest global price drop?

8NSE imposed a Rs.20,000 penalty on Syngene for a deviation in its Nomination and Remuneration Committee's composition.
8A temporary governance gap at the Biocon-linked CRO draws a modest regulatory rap

8Anil Kumar Singh steps down from Goodyear India's board, effective end-May, citing personal reasons.
8A short, clean exit removes a non-executive, non-independent voice from the tyre-maker's board.

8A non-cooperating sack-maker is cut to CARE D after publicly visible defaults surface in its credit record. 
8Four rating agencies now flag the same Cuttack company — and none can get fresh information.

8An environmental study reveals Amneal Biopharma's nearly Rs.1,000-crore peptide and Glatiramer Acetate facility in Gujarat.
8A small-volume, high-value API project aims to put complex molecules on the Bavla map.

8A fresh Consent to Operate clears Hi-Green's third tyre-pyrolysis plant, taking group capacity to 300 tonnes a day.
8A Rs.49.67-crore Dhar facility pushes the recycler toward the front rank of global tyre-pyrolysis players.

8Q4 EBITDA rockets 214% as electrolyte-salts revenue leaps 865% sequentially and the company tops Rs.500 crore for the year.
8A 30-year-old specialty chemicals maker finally sees its battery-materials bet commercialise.

Petrochemical Talent & Leadership Moves
8HPCL and IIT Bombay complete first module of flagship petrochemicals leadership programme at HRRL
8Grasim taps Coromandel's Jaydeep Mondal as VP and Unit Head bringing 20 years of chemicals expertise
Mergers & Group Restructuring
8Kothari Petrochemicals merges with sister sugar firm in 1:5 share swap to simplify group structure
8HAB Pharma and Signature Phytochemicals merge to build a Rs 600 crore specialty pharma platform
Project Delays & Industrial Risk
8Energy Transfer quietly pulls air permit for $1.8 billion Texas cracker leaving 40,000 residents uncertain
8Ukraine drones hit Russia's largest nitrogen fertiliser plant in seventh strike on Nevinnomyssk
8Chilling plant blast sparks inferno at Rewari ink factory injuring six and forcing 300 to flee
Green Fuels & Circular Energy
8South Africa's first green methanol plant will turn Gauteng sewage sludge into shipping fuel by 2029
8MOL Group adds biomethane unit at Szarvas to feed Hungary's gas grid with 7 million cubic metres a year
Strategic Supply Deals
8OXEA and Air Liquide extend Oberhausen syngas partnership for 12 years with €20 million upgrade
8Brenntag wins exclusive Nouryon Bermocoll distribution deal to deepen Latin America paints reach
Biotech & Agri-Chem Launches
8Wacker launches RNA and LNP contract research to help biotech startups move faster from lab to clinic
8IIL launches GRANUVIA to give rice farmers 60 days of brown planthopper control in a single dose
Materials Innovation
8Covestro opens Guangzhou TPU application centre to serve China's electronics and automotive boom
8MXene-polyurethane coating clears ice in 290 seconds and self-heals in 300 seconds under light
8Gayatri Rubbers lands first Kinet Railway order for EPDM spacers on Vande Bharat Sleeper trainsets
Packaging & Supply Chain Stress
8Hormuz blockade exposes India's aluminum can gap as Coca-Cola revives glass bottle Diet Coke
8Australia's three ministers convene emergency plastics roundtable as Middle East crisis hits food packaging
Circular Economy Watch
8AZUR marks Germany's Overshoot Day by calling for mandatory retreading and pyrolysis of 600,000 tonne tyre waste
8BCG study projects Germany's circular economy value will hit €125 billion by 2045 validating AZuR's strategy
Rubber Market Momentum
8Vietnam rubber stocks surge as nine-year price high and industrial land windfalls fuel dual growth story
Small-Cap Earnings Pressure
8Jolly Plastic's FY26 net profit collapses 40% to Rs 1.06 lakh as Q4 swings to a Rs 27 lakh loss

8Polypropylene fibre market reclaims recent highs: What’s driving the latest weekly gain?
8DTY 300D market holds in a tight range: What’s keeping prices locked in a narrow band?

8HDPE (E52009) prices in Delhi hold steady near the current market range
8LLDPE (F19010) prices in Delhi remain firm around prevailing levels
8EVA (18%) prices in Delhi stay supported at current market levels
8EVA (18%) prices in Hyderabad hold firm near the current market range

Intermediates and specialty chemicals
8Adipic acid market weakens in Ahmedabad: What’s behind the latest price drop?
8BDO market stabilizes: What’s keeping prices steady after recent declines?
8Pop polyether market slips in Ahmedabad: What’s behind the latest price fall?
8BPA market rebounds slightly: What’s behind the latest price recovery?
8TDI market firms up in Ahmedabad: What’s driving the latest price uptick?
8Mono Chloro Benzene market moves higher: What’s fueling the latest weekly gain?
8BDGE market pulls back: What’s behind the latest drop after recent highs?
82-Ethylhexanol market extends losses: What’s driving the latest price drop?
8Acetic acid market softens in Hazira: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Acetone market under pressure: What’s behind the latest price fall?
Alcohols and solvents
8Isobutanol market surges in Kandla: What’s fueling the sharp price rise?
8LAB market climbs in Kandla: What’s driving the latest price rise?
Agrochemicals and crop inputs
8Spirodiclofen market eases: What’s behind the latest weekly price dip?
Engineering plastics and polymers
8POM market holds firm at recent highs: What’s keeping prices elevated?
8PA6 market holds steady in Ahmedabad: What’s keeping prices stable?
8PA66 market stabilizes: What’s keeping prices steady after recent declines?
8PU market holds steady in Ahmedabad: What’s keeping prices stable?

We have found requirements for 24 chemical products in bulk which you can sell:
Inorganic Chemicals
8Hydrogen Gas
8Poly Aluminium Chloride
8Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate
8Liquid Chlorine
8Sulphuric Acid
8Acetone
8Ammonium Fluoride
8Nitric Acid
8Hydrated Lime
8Liquor Ammonia
8Caustic Soda Lye
8Liquid Nitrogen Gas
8Hydrochloric Acid
8Anion Exchange Resin
8Cation Exchange Resin
8SF6 Gas
8Corrosion Inhibitor
8Phosphoric Acid
8ATF Corrosion Inhibitor
8Antiscalant
8Poly Ethylene Glycol 600
8Sodium Molybdate
Specialty & Treatment Chemicals
8Silica Gel & Silica Gel Breather
8Alumina & Colloidal Silica Compounds
Click on Details for all 24 chemical requirements, along with who wants to buy them

Solvents and aromatics
8Acetone market slips slightly: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Chloroform market today: What’s behind the latest price softness?
8Phenol market pulls back: What triggered the latest price drop?
8Toluene market pauses after rally: What’s behind the latest price slip?
8Benzene market firms up slightly: What’s behind the latest price uptick?
Petrochemical intermediates
8Maleic anhydride market jumps sharply: What’s behind the latest price spike?
8Acetic acid market weakens again: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Ethylene glycol/DEG market stays weak: What’s keeping prices under pressure?
82-Ethylhexanol market extends losses: What’s driving the latest price fall?
8Ethylene oxide market drifts lower: What’s behind the latest price decline?
8Adipic acid market softens: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Aniline market under pressure: What’s driving the continued price fall?
8DOP market slides further: What’s driving the latest price fall?
Inorganics and industrial chemicals
8Phosphorus yellow market stays elevated: What’s keeping prices near recent highs?
8Soda ash market weakens further: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Sulphuric acid market surges: What’s fueling the sharp price jump?
8Titanium dioxide market eases: What’s behind the latest price dip?

Future Mobility Materials
8BASF powers Hyundai concept car seats with Zhanjiang-made Elastollan TPU
8Syensqo supplies 98% recycled polymer for woom toddler bike
Hydrogen & Nuclear Frontiers
8AGC’s Forblue polymer lands in Toyota-Chiyoda PEM hydrogen demo
8Dow and X-energy clear NRC environmental milestone for Texas nuclear project
AI Infrastructure Supply Chain
8Dow launches coolant care network for AI data-centre liquid cooling
Capital Markets Moves
8FMC plans $750 million secured note issue to refinance debt
Drug Pipeline Acceleration
8Bayer wins FDA priority review for asundexian stroke filing
Beauty Science Launchpad
8Ashland unveils personal-care ingredients at NYSCC Suppliers’ Day
Pulp Mill Productivity
8Valmet wins Mercer Stendal ash crystallizer order for German pulp mill

Earnings & Dividend Heat
8Prince Pipes and Fittings Limited fires up Q4 volume record at 62,167 MT
8Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited locks in Rs 1.50 dividend despite revenue fall
8Prince Pipes and Fittings Limited scores Rs 1 dividend after Q4 volume record
8Prince Pipes and Fittings Limited locks in Rs 1 dividend after FY26 PAT rises 70%
8Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited vaults FY26 net profit to Rs 88.76 crore
8BASF India Limited delivers Rs 535.61 crore FY26 profit and 250% dividend
8Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem Limited targets 25% FY27 growth after Q4 revenue rises 24%
8Vinati Organics courts FY27 recovery after Rs 444 crore profit
Capital Raises & Deal Street
8Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd injects AUD 25.59 lakh into Sicona notes
8Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited primes Rs 500 crore raise and Rs 3 dividend
8Fine Organic Industries Limited scoops up 80% of Malaysian Oleofine Organics
8Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited marshals Rs 500 crore raise and Rs 3 dividend
8Amneal Biopharma Synthesis Private Limited bets Rs 997.35 crore on API plant
Healthcare, Green & Circular Bets
8Meghmani Organics Limited bets on nano fertilizers after TiO2 plant suspension
8Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited ramps healthcare with Rs 423 crore injector order
8Balrampur Chini Mills Limited backs women’s bioplastic 3D printing training push
8Hi-Green Carbon Limited ramps tyre pyrolysis capacity to 300 TPD in Madhya Pradesh
Boardroom & People Moves
8Goodyear India Limited loses Anil Kumar Singh from non-executive board seat
8Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. moves Sushil Dugar out of senior management
8Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited grants 3,000 ESOPs across three vesting tranches
Compliance Desk
8Syngene International Limited clears FY26 secretarial review under Regulation 24A
8TVS Srichakra Limited clears FY26 secretarial compliance through SPNP review
8India Glycols Limited clears FY26 secretarial report through Mukesh Agarwal review
8A-1 Limited certifies FY26 secretarial compliance through Sejal Shah review
8Aegis Logistics Limited wrestles with Rs 10,000 fine in FY26 compliance review
8K.P.R. Mill Limited clears FY26 secretarial review with NIL deviations
8CEAT Limited fixes prior record-date lapse with maker-checker controls
8NACL Industries Limited absorbs Rs 55,000 fine after related-party filing delay
Distress & Red Flags
8Jagannath Polymers Limited swallows CARE D downgrade on Rs 12 crore facilities
8JBF Industries Limited wrestles with Rs 2,01,433 lakh unprovided interest
8JBF Industries Limited absorbs qualified audit as CIRP results repeat FY26 loss
8Apollo Tyres tackles raw-material spike after Q4 revenue reaches Rs 7,336 crore
Tribunal & Procedural Moves
8Triveni Engineering and Industries Limited seals NCLT rectification in composite scheme
8Borosil Renewables Limited courts ET Now audience with May 19 business update
8Prince Pipes and Fittings Limited repeats Rs 1 dividend board outcome

8A day after a tender came up 54% short at prices crossing $1,000/t cfr, IPL has fired back with a counter that sits below every offer on the table.
8Whether suppliers match it is the question now hanging over the market.

8Prices have moved higher again instead of correcting.
8Now the concern is shifting from affordability to production continuity.

8HLE Glascoat says Omeras contributed EBITDA loss of Rs 15.3 crore in FY26.
8The acquired business also posted PAT loss of Rs 15.6 crore.

8Yasho has initiated an Rs 85–90 crore customer-funded project with a large global MNC.
8Rs 51.4 crore advance has been received, with commercialisation expected in Q1 FY28.

8Navin Fluorine is debottlenecking Dahej MPP capacity for a new molecule.
8The company says projections and a CY26 purchase order have been received from a global innovator.

8ICRA kept Machino Plastics Becharaji’s rating under issuer-not-cooperating.
8The agency says the rating is based on best available information because adequate information was not provided.

8Cosmo First appointed Piyush Gupta as Business Head for Cosmo Speciality Chemicals.
8He will also continue handling part of his existing export sales and marketing role for Cosmo Films.