Industry Desk — Markets, Technology & Sustainability – 30 Jul 2026

India averages 20% ethanol blending through June, while Triveni reports capacity outrunning demand and 19% lower sales

Assam Petro-Chemicals’ turnaround relies on a West Asia methanol premium that normalisation could erase

Triveni’s water PBIT falls 86% as long-duration O&M makes up 72% of a Rs1,472-crore order book

Four reported US chemical closures cluster in ageing, non-integrated assets despite cheap gas

Asian coatings makers face a raw-material aftershock as shipping disruption tightens solvents and lifts input costs

China’s 20% plasticizer-feedstock rise slows—but elevated costs can still travel into Indian PVC

Korea and Vietnam tighten chemical rules as Asia’s coatings standards become more fragmented