West Asia crisis sends pharma input prices up 300% – Industry & Global Market News Digest, 26 Mar 2026

Geopolitics & conflict

Taiwan halts petrochemical exports as Iran war rattles supply

Can ONGC’s $20 billion push unlock $100 billion exports?

West Asia crisis sends pharma input prices up 300%

Synthetic rubber tops natural rubber as China supply tightens

Trade & policy

Bharat PET files Rs.760 crore IPO with Rs.640 crore OFS

Bharuch now drives 19% of India’s chemical exports

Delhi flunks plastic ban as 86% of sites violate rules

Markets & pricing

India’s battery dream faces 60–80 GWh supply gap by 2030

Sustainability & recycling

BASF opens €8.7 billion China site with 100% renewable power

BASF unveils GripTec outsole with 41% lower carbon footprint

NEXTCHEM wins 25 KTPA and 40 KTPA upcycling studies

Changhua opens CO2 polyols plant targeting 80,000 tons in 2026

PureCycle wins €40 million grant for Antwerp recycling plant

GreenDot buys two French recyclers, targets 35,000 tons LDPE

Innovation & technology

KBR lands FEED for Amsterdam’s first commercial liquid hydrogen terminal

Ketjen and Aramco team up to boost FCC yields

BBLeap raises €5 million to slash farm chemicals 99%

Sun Chemical teases 12 electrifying shades for Paris debut

Corporate moves

Manuchar snaps up South Africa’s CJP to deepen Africa push

OMV-ADNOC merger creates world’s fourth-largest polyolefin producer

Exide pumps Rs.450 crore more into lithium battery bet

East Germany bets €1.1 billion to rescue chemicals sector