Egypt's $7.5 billion petrochemical gamble: China steps in to fund 85% of Suez Canal… – Petrochemical Industry Watch, 17 Mar 2026

Propylene drought: TPL's Manali plant goes dark as India's energy crisis hits chemical makers.

India's polymer backbone at risk: geopolitical shockwaves expose a $65 billion industry's raw material weakness.

Andhra Petrochemicals shuts Visakhapatnam plant: Iran-US-Israel war cuts propylene lifeline.

Japan's 20-day naphtha buffer: why the Middle East conflict could cripple the world's third-largest economy.

Egypt's $7.5 billion petrochemical gamble: China steps in to fund 85% of Suez Canal mega-complex.

Evonik and IMCD expand methacrylates deal to the US, and specialty coatings won't be the same.

Ethylene crisis hits South Korea's shipyards: a two-week supply window threatens a three-year order backlog.

India's chemical sector stumbles: a $31 billion trade deficit reveals the cracks beneath a decade of 17% returns.

From $155 billion to $255 billion: McKinsey says India's chemicals industry has a decade to reshape global supply chains.

NOCIL bets Rs.130 crore on rubber chemicals expansion, at 70% utilisation, the timing is everything.

Force majeure at three sites: Middle East conflict knocks out Alkyl Amines' methylamines and ethylamines production.

Blue Jet Healthcare's Rs.23 billion Andhra bet: a 102-acre CDMO campus targeting a contrast media market headed for $16.5 billion.

Time Technoplast lands Rs.115 crore CNG order, and says the total addressable market is still Rs.1,500 crore.

MRF wins Rs.221 crore tax battle at CESTAT: three years of litigation, six months of waiting, one full reversal.

PO shutdown at Manali: how India's LPG priority order is quietly threatening automotive interiors worldwide.

Ahmedabad's plastic crackdown: 1.48 lakh notices, Rs.4.29 crore in fines, and the High Court wants other cities to copy it.

Tinna Rubber's CFO retires at 60: deputy steps up after 20 years in finance across Spark Minda and Caparo.

Japanese rubber futures rise on firm physical prices, weaker yen.

Avi Polymers pivots to AI healthcare: a polymer maker's unlikely leap into the algorithm-driven wellness market.