Geopolitics hits the supply chain: LANXESS hikes sulphur product prices by 40% – Global News Digest, 6 Apr 2026

Price hikes & cost pressures

Geopolitics hits the supply chain: LANXESS hikes sulphur product prices by 40%

Sekisui hits customers with sharp price hikes across polyvinyl alcohol range

Geopolitics, war & supply disruptions

India's war-room response as Gulf crisis chokes fuel, fertiliser and shipping

Debris from air defence strikes ignites fire at UAE's Borouge petrochemicals plant

Iran war halts highway work in Rajasthan as bitumen vanishes from markets

814 million barrels offline: the petrochemical crisis no one saw coming

Middle East war shatters Korea's petrochemical restructuring plans overnight

Tamil Nadu plastic MSMEs cut output by half as polymer prices spike 70%

Technology, innovation & deals

BASF bets on robots: signs deal with Sevnce to automate chemical plants

Thyssenkrupp lands POSCO deal to build South Korea's cleanest coke oven

SIKORA unveils precision cable tech that cuts waste and kills downtime

NH3 Clean Energy appoints Linde to design landmark clean ammonia plant

Colonial Chemical Solutions acquires Integrity Partners to expand US footprint

DCW deploys AI platform at Gujarat plant, cuts inefficiencies from day one

How polymer coatings are quietly killing friction and wear in factory lines

Energy transition & sustainability

Jindal Steel becomes first globally to run coal gasification across entire production chain

India mandates recycled content in packaging under tougher plastic waste rules

Black mass recyclers warn India: abrupt export ban will break the sector

Company results & performance

Egypt's SIDPEC posts EGP 14.4 bn sales but profits slide on gas price surge

Rubber & natural materials

Odisha's hill farmers strike gold growing rubber for India's tyre giants

Fire guts rubber warehouse in Guwahati, cause still unknown

Kerala rubber farmers are broke and tired of empty election promises

War-driven rubber shortage pushes Malaysian prices sharply higher this week