Plastics & polymers under pressure
8ABS is climbing again — and Delhi is feeling it first
8Polypropylene gets a brief breather after weeks of sliding
Agrochemicals on the move
8Cyhalothrin keeps climbing — the streak shows no signs of stopping
8Hexaconazole is quietly getting more expensive every week
8Carbendazim just hit new highs — and it's still going
Solvents & acrylates ticking up
8C10 Solvent is stretching its range — and prices are moving with it
8Butyl Acrylate Monomer: another week, another gain
8Butyl Cellosolve just made its sharpest move in weeks
8Butyl Acetate keeps drifting upward — slowly but surely
Specialty chemicals — steady as she goes
8Elastomer Polyether is inching back toward the top
8Formaldehyde holds its ground — no movement, no drama
8Anionic Surfactant has stopped moving. For now.
8Diethylene Glycol takes a pause after its recent run
Commodities in a holding pattern
8Palm Oil is waiting — and so is everyone who trades it

When the war hit the factory floor
8War in West Asia is cracking India's petrochemical backbone
8Drug prices in Gujarat are spiking 90%. Blame the war.
8Korea bought Russian naphtha again — for the first time in four years
8Indonesia's plastics industry is running out of raw material — and alternatives
8Your plastic bucket now costs 30% more. The war explains why.
8Half of Gujarat's plastic units have shut. The rest won't last a month.
Deals that redrew the map
8Lotte Chemical breaks itself apart to survive the oversupply storm
8Taiwan's CPDC moves to swallow Kaohsiung Monomer whole
8Mitsubishi Chemical walks away from Taiwan as the MMA glut bites
8INOX Air Products is heading for a $1 billion Mumbai IPO
India's industrial moment
8Thermax lands a Rs.1,600 crore boiler deal — its biggest in years
8Mithapur breaks the million-tonne barrier
8The plasticizer plant is built. Now the clock starts.
8India just signed a 70,000-tonne green ammonia deal — and it's only the beginning
8Sunshield cleared its debt and earned a better credit score
8UPM is betting on north India with a new hub near Delhi
The green reckoning
8Röhm closes the loop: waste PMMA becomes virgin-quality MMA
8Dow's carbon ledger just won a global tech prize
8Europe moves to ban forever chemicals. The industries that use them are next.
8plastic waste is becoming paychecks and cleaner streets
Numbers that moved markets
8US plastic output fell in February — but the full year still looks solid
8Croda's scent business hit €380M — and it's not done growing
8Borealis built a cable sheath that won't catch fire
Trophies on the shelf
8UPL won three global awards just for telling its story well
8Cosmo Films took three packaging trophies in a single evening
The ballot and the crop
8Rahul Gandhi's rubber promise: Rs.250 a kg if UDF wins Kerala
Mark your calendar
8Surat opens its doors for plastics — right in the middle of a supply crisis

Corporate exits & bombshells
8BASF India: Dyes killed, coatings sold — a double exit before the fiscal year closed
8BASF India: A German giant quietly dismantles its India industrial footprint
8Aditya Birla Capital: Debt raised and equity bought — both on the same day
Courts, bail & banks
8Tijaria Polypipes: Bail order. High Court. Magistrate appeal. Bank settlement. One company. One day.
8Tijaria Polypipes: The BSE filing that reads like a crime docket
8Tijaria Polypipes: Fighting everyone — and filing proof of it
GST & tax orders
8CEAT Limited: Tamil Nadu's GST intelligence unit knocked. A tyre company answered.
8Kansai Nerolac: A Section 74 demand lands on a paint company's desk
8Oriental Aromatics: Tax show cause notice. Last day of the fiscal year. No good timing for this.
8AMNPLST: Income tax called. About 2013. In 2026.
8AMNPLST: A 12-year-old tax ghost just came alive
8Bayer CropScience: A notice received, filed as "restricted." What isn't being said?
Compliance & defiance
8Kesoram Industries: Filed a four-year-old letter. Refused to pay the fine.
8Kesoram Industries: To BSE: we won't pay. Here's the document you wanted anyway.
Deals, acquisitions & restructuring
8Jubilant Ingrevia: A pharma acquisition that quietly changed terms
8Nexxus Petro Industries: 3.99 acres in Rajasthan, sold. A small company getting smaller.
8Indo Amines: Subsidiary demoted to associate. Who lost control — and why?
8Coromandel International: The executive who changed portfolio on March 30, without a press release
Capacity & milestones
8DCW Limited: Ten thousand tonnes of CPVC capacity — finally complete
8IG Petrochemicals: Plasticizer plant done. Now can they sell it?
8Tata Chemicals: One million tonnes. The number behind India's soda ash story.
Board & governance moves
8Garware Hi-Tech Films: New insider trading code, board overhaul, three filings — one day. Why now?
8Sadhna Nitro Chem: An NFRA circular forced a new governance committee nobody noticed
8Captain Pipes: Independent directors held a meeting without management in the room
Shareholder power
8MRF: The chairman's pay revision just got voted through by post
8Castrol India: 48 AGMs in. What shareholders actually voted for this year.
8Neogen Chemicals: EGM held yesterday. Results filed today. What passed behind closed screens?
8Avro Industries: An extraordinary meeting held by video call. The resolution that wasn't ordinary.
8Premier Polyfilm: Postal ballot open. Promoter stake moved. Same company, same week.
8Ishan Dyes: A shareholder vote is open. The deadline most people missed.
Mergers & amalgamations
8EPL Limited: A merger was explained to investors on a call. The recording is now public.
8EPL Limited: One company being absorbed into another. Here's what analysts were told.
Debt & capital
8Timetec: Commercial paper matured, repaid on time. A rare clean story on a messy day.

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Procurement / operations
8BVFCL moves to procure sulphuric acid for Namrup plant operations [BVFCL]
Regulatory / legal
8Govt cancels over 6,00 licences in crackdown on fertilizer black marketing [PIB]
8Bayer CropScience faces GST penalty over FY20 outward supply dispute [Bayer]
Board & management changes
8GNFC shareholders approve top IAS appointments through postal ballot [GNFC]
8Paradeep Phosphates seeks shareholder approval for board rejig and top deck reshuffle [PPL]

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Geopolitics & Conflict
8Iran strike at Tabriz plant » No chemicals leaked but markets rattled
8Iran war sends polypropylene up 60% » India’s syringes now cost more
8Petrochem surge hits every product » India’s Goldilocks economy is over
8South Korea » First Russian naphtha deal emerges as a post-Iran war lifeline
8Vietnam » Binh Son turns to Russia, Africa and US as diversification begins
Sustainability & Recycling
8EU » Moves to ban forever chemicals with targeted exceptions
8Mitsui Chemicals » ISCC PLUS certification secured for sustainable ACTCOL line
8TotalEnergies » Opens France’s first advanced recycling plant with 15,000 MT capacity
8UK » 38,000-tonne Corby recycling plant signals reversal of Europe’s closures
Innovation & Technology
8Air Liquide » Opens Taiwan chip materials plant as AI supply chain strengthens
8Titanium Dioxide » Prices rise RMB 2,000 in three rounds as sulfur costs bite
India on the Global Map
8PCBL » Adds 30,000 MT carbon black capacity as Tamil Nadu plant goes live
8JP Nadda » Chairs chemical sector meet focused on new parks and lower import dependence
8India Rubber Expo 2026 » 400 exhibitors, 45,000 visitors and a strong industry turnout
8UPM » Opens Delhi slitting terminal to accelerate north India label supply
8LPG quota » Raised to 70% for textiles, chemicals and plastics
8Delhi » 86% of locations still using banned plastics three years after prohibition
8Aarti Pharmalabs » Receives one FDA observation for Tarapur unit
Corporate Moves — International
8EPL and Indovida » Merge to create a $2 billion packaging giant
8GRP » Marketing president to retire on 31 March after a long innings
Fire, Safety & Disruption
8Karad » Factory explosion razes facility but no deaths reported
8Bawana » Plastic factory fire draws three tenders with no injuries reported
Markets & Pricing
8BASF » Raises amines prices by 30%
8LANXESS » Pigments prices up 20% as Europe’s cost wall rises
8Brazil » Slashes chemical taxes by 60% as India’s crop protection sector warns of 25% cost spike
Trade & Industry Announcements
8CHEMEXCIL » Postpones US trade webinar; new date to be announced soon

Power Plays, Capital Resets & Expansion Moves
8Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar » Loan conversion filings build into a larger securities exercise
8EPL » Merger approvals, scheme papers and investor communication arrive together
8Tamil Nadu Petroproducts » Heavy chemicals expansion is complete and operations are set to begin
8PCBL » Brownfield carbon black capacity has now been commissioned
8Apcotex Industries » Solar-linked agreements and executive continuity are approved together
8Midland Polymers » Acquisition, capital raise and open offer all land in one burst
8Nitin Spinners » Committee clears power supply and share purchase documents
8Aether Industries » ESOP allotment adds fresh shares at Rs.885 exercise price
Tax Heat, Penalty Orders & Compliance Pressure
8Sanofi India » Rs.12.37 crore tax order lands and appeal will follow
8Bayer CropScience » GST penalty order is now on the company’s public record
8Astec LifeSciences » NCD interest has been paid within the required timeline
8Time Technoplast » Commercial paper maturity has been repaid in full on due date
Boardroom Signals, Postal Ballots & Governance Agenda
8Rubfila International » Shareholders overwhelmingly approve continuation after age 75
8Grasim Industries » Postal ballot result and scrutiniser’s report close the process
8JSW Dulux » Postal ballot opens board appointments and ESOP agenda together
8Balmer Lawrie » Two directorships end together on completion of tenure
Promoter Moves, Register Action & Shareholding Shifts
8Rain Industries » Promoter entities file multiple acquisition-related disclosures
8Ester Industries » Off-market family transfer moves 0.77% voting rights
8Premier Polyfilm » Repeated Regulation 29 filings put the share register in view
8Camlin Fine Sciences » Encumbrance filing places promoter-share obligations on record
Boardroom Changes, Resignations & Structural Realignments
8Century Enka » Resignation update appears beside an SPV equity application
8Prima Plastics » COO leaves parent company to head a group subsidiary
8Ishan Dyes and Chemicals » Warrant exercise turns into an equity allotment event
Overseas Delays, Refund Orders & Structural Updates
8Polyplex Corporation » US step-down subsidiary is dissolved from March 27
8Vishnu Chemicals » UAE winding-up timeline stretches by another six months
8Syngene International » Leadership transition lands alongside a tax refund update
8Linde India » Shareholder intimation has been put on exchange record
8Som Distilleries and Breweries » The licence suspension matter returns with another update

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Aromatics & Solvents
Toluene » Holding near $1,124 FOB — China market cautious but firm
Benzene » Crossed $1,204 — war premium is fully priced in
DOP » Steady at $1,488 — flat day, but the monthly gain is enormous
Basic Chemicals & Acids
Acetic Acid » At $522 — nearly 30% above where it was just one month ago
Soda Ash » Barely moved at $180 — China’s quietest market right now
Sulphuric Acid » Crept to $228 — the slow but sure northward march continues
Adipic Acid » At $1,510 — small move today, but monthly gains remain very strong
Aniline » Holding near $1,543 FOB — China prices echo global supply tightness
Ketones & Chlorinated Compounds
Maleic Anhydride » At $1,175 — up an extraordinary 55% since late February
Acetone » Hit $1,087 — the pace of gains is accelerating, not slowing
Chloroform » A whisker lower at $414 — the one product in China not joining the rally
Intermediates & Specialty Chemicals
Ethylene Glycol / DEG » Nearly doubled since February — $954 today versus $495 last month
2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) » At $1,331 — one of China’s sharpest monthly moves this entire cycle
Ethylene Oxide » At $1,215 — war-driven run still showing zero signs of fatigue
Phenol » Crossed $1,300 in China — war premium baked in and still climbing
Inorganic & Elements
Yellow Phosphorus » Marching higher to $3,877 — the steady uptrend refuses to break
Titanium Dioxide » Holding at $2,155 — a small dip but the structural trend remains firmly up

Polymers – Mixed Tone
PVC » Flat at Rs 107 — holding steady in a narrow weekly band
EVA » Up to Rs 220 — firm weekly gains extend the upward streak
PS » At Rs 182 — breakout move pushed prices to recent highs
Solvents & Intermediates – Strong Action
Methanol » Jumped to Rs 69 — sharp weekly upward streak
DMF » Rebounded to Rs 152 — moved back near recent highs
IPA » Surged to Rs 350 — one of the sharpest weekly moves in recent months
VAM » Slipped to Rs 215 — wider swings continue inside an expanded range
Chlorinated & Downstream Chemicals – Mostly Stable
EDC » Down marginally to Rs 45 — still trapped in a narrow weekly band
Paraformaldehyde » Steady at Rs 76 — holding firm after recent gains
Phthalic Anhydride » Up to Rs 153 — short upward streak remains intact
Maleic Anhydride » At Rs 120 — sharp earlier jump now consolidating
Caustic Soda Flakes » Flat at Rs 54.5 — steady at elevated levels
Aromatics & Derivatives – Diverging Moves
Benzene » Fell to Rs 85 — sharp correction from recent highs
Nitrobenzene » Rose to Rs 95 — mild uptick but still range-bound
C5 » Unchanged at Rs 144 — narrow and predictable trading pattern
Fatty Acids & Oleochemicals – Quiet but Firm
Lauric Acid » At Rs 253 — mild rise, then stable near the top of range
Stearic Acid » At Rs 145 — holding earlier gains after gradual firming
Glycerine » Flat at Rs 184 — steady in a tight weekly band
Monostearin » Unchanged at Rs 179 — prolonged stable trend continues
Palm Wax » Flat at Rs 125 — stabilised after earlier declines
Acids & Specialty Chemicals – Selective Strength
Sulphuric Acid » Up to Rs 45 — steady climb keeps prices near recent peak
Acrylamide » Flat at Rs 175 — unchanged weekly, stable at high levels
Ethyl Acetate » Climbed to Rs 108 — strong upward price streak continues

Synthetic Rubber – Breakouts & Recoveries
8PBR | Ahmedabad » Jumped to Rs 199 — up Rs 47 this week, strongest short-term move in the series
8SBS | Ahmedabad » Reclaimed Rs 212 — late-month surge lifted market above prior March levels
8Butyl Rubber | Ahmedabad » Firm at Rs 224 — gains modest, but domestic tone remains steady and positive

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Feedstocks & Energy
Naphtha, butadiene and crude oil register gains
8Naphtha: Japan CFR moved to 1135 from 1120; Europe moved to 942.5 from 922.5.
8Butadiene: Korea rose to 2550 from 2300; China rose to 2600 from 2350; Rotterdam moved to 1550 from 1390; South East Asia remained at 2300; US Gulf remained at 58.25.
8Crude Oil: Europe (Brent) moved to 106.71 from 99; US Gulf (WTI) moved to 93.56 from 89.5.
Polyethylene
NW Europe and US Gulf move higher across key PE grades
8HDPE Injection: NW Europe rose to 1750 from 1500; US Gulf rose to 1455 from 1425.
8HDPE Blow Moulding: NW Europe rose to 1600 from 1445; US Gulf rose to 1355 from 1270.
8HDPE Film: NW Europe rose to 1690 from 1470; US Gulf rose to 1555 from 1465.
8LDPE Film: NW Europe rose to 1920 from 1600; US Gulf rose to 1500 from 1410.
8LLDPE Film: NW Europe rose to 1630 from 1500; US Gulf rose to 1380 from 1290.
Polypropylene
Selective gains seen in copolymer, block copolymer and injection grades
8PP Copolymer: US Gulf rose to 1545 from 1370.
8PP Block Copolymer: NW Europe rose to 1720 from 1450.
8PP Injection: NW Europe rose to 1590 from 1360; US Gulf rose to 1500 from 1325.
Vinyls, Styrenics & PET
Downstream markets strengthen in Europe and US Gulf
8PVC Suspension: NW Europe rose to 965 from 900; US Gulf rose to 1000 from 900.
8PS GPPS: NW Europe rose to 1700 from 1500; US Gulf moved to 1465 from 1460.
8PS HIPS: NW Europe rose to 1800 from 1600; US Gulf moved to 1520 from 1515.
8PET Bottle Grade: NW Europe rose to 1400 from 1200; US Gulf rose to 1535 from 1520.
Olefins & Chlor-Alkali Chain
Ethylene declines in key regions, while EDC and VCM post gains
8Ethylene: India fell to 1400 from 1450; North East Asia fell to 1400 from 1450; South East Asia fell to 1400 from 1450; NW Europe FD fell to 1415 from 1460; NW Europe CIF fell to 1280 from 1320; US Gulf FD rose to 30.75 from 28.75.
8Propylene: China rose to 1280 from 1250; Korea rose to 1230 from 1200; US Gulf FD declined to 48.25 from 48.75.
8EDC: Far East Asia rose to 420 from 350; South East Asia rose to 420 from 350; US Gulf rose to 310 from 225; NW Europe remained at 270.
8VCM: South East Asia rose to 1000 from 970; US Gulf rose to 675 from 575; Far East Asia remained at 920; NW Europe remained at 590.