GFL adds natural graphite anode to its battery portfolio: Will cover 70% of LFP cell value… – Indian Corporate News Digest, 2 Jun 2026

Battery materials build-out

GFL adds natural graphite anode to its battery portfolio: Will cover 70% of LFP cell value once all units ramp

Patented molecules and agrochemical push

Rs 300 crore of new capex in two tranches turns Sumitomo India into a global manufacturing hub for SCC's patented molecules

Registrations in Thailand, Brazil and Sudan: Best Agrolife's international push is moving faster than its domestic recovery

Cost shocks and pass-through pressure

India's largest plastic houseware exporter absorbs a 22-25% raw-material cost spike while locking in a sticky 10-12% pass-through from IKEA

Sustainable materials pivot

A plastic houseware exporter plants its flag in bamboo: All Time leases 75,000 sq ft Guwahati plant, targets Rs 60 crore revenue from Phase 1

Margin recovery

Apcotex PAT nearly doubles to Rs 101 crore on margin recovery: The nitrile rubber and latex cycle has turned

Packaging film expansion

854,000 MTPA BOPP line at Dharwad: UFlex adds a new film production hub in South India for the first time

Textile policy tailwind

India removes cotton import duties and joins its Asian rivals on a level playing field: A structural shift for fine-count yarn makers and FTA-facing exporters

PVC demand signal

Supreme Industries sells 753,907 tonnes of plastic goods in FY26: 12% volume growth signals healthy downstream PVC demand even in a disrupted macro