8PS (HIPS) prices in Mumbai hold steady near the current market range
8PS (GPPS) prices in Mumbai remain firm around prevailing levels
8PP (H350EG) prices in Ahmedabad stay supported at current market levels
8LLDPE (F19010) prices in Chennai hold firm near the current market range

8RSS3 market gives up more ground: What’s behind the continued slide from recent highs?
8Precipitated silica market pulls back: What triggered the retreat after weeks of gains?

Alcohols and solvents
8Octanol market weakens in Kandla: What’s behind the latest price drop?
8Acrylic acid market surges in Kandla: What’s driving the sharp weekly rise?
8Benzyl alcohol market nears a yearly high: What’s fueling the latest price rally?
8Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate market slips lower: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether market rallies near recent highs: What’s driving the strong upward move?
8Aniline market eases in Delhi: What’s behind the latest price softening?
8Toluene market slips in Hazira: What’s behind the latest weekly dip?
8Pine oil market moves higher: What’s driving the latest weekly rise?
8Cyclohexane market weakens in Mumbai: What’s behind the continued price decline?
8Cyclohexanone market holds steady: What’s keeping prices near current levels?
8Methyl ethyl ketone market drops sharply: What triggered the steep weekly fall?
8Methyl isobutyl ketone market shows a mild recovery: What’s behind the latest price rebound?
8Phenol market softens in Hazira: What’s behind the continued monthly decline?
8Refrigerant R404A market surges in Mumbai: What’s driving the latest sharp price rise?
8Wet slurry market trends lower: What’s behind the recent price decline?
Polymers
8EVA market steadies in Chennai: What’s keeping prices from falling further?
8HIPS PS market extends its decline in Ahmedabad: What’s behind the latest price slide?
8PVC market reclaims higher levels in Ahmedabad: What’s driving the latest price recovery?

Solvents and aromatics
8Maleic anhydride market slips slightly: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Acetone market cracks lower again: What triggered the latest price fall?
8Chloroform market eases slightly: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Phenol market pushes higher: What’s driving the latest price recovery?
8Toluene market edges higher again: What’s behind the latest price uptick?
8Benzene market slips again: What’s behind the latest price decline?
Petrochemical intermediates
8Acetic acid market drops further: What’s behind the continued price slide?
8Ethylene glycol/DEG market firms up slightly: What’s behind the latest price recovery?
82-Ethylhexanol market eases slightly: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Ethylene oxide market holds near recent lows: What’s keeping prices under pressure?
8Adipic acid market falls further: What’s behind the latest price drop?
8Aniline market remains under pressure: What’s behind the continued price weakness?
8DOP market stays weak: What’s keeping prices under pressure?
Inorganics and industrial chemicals
8Phosphorus yellow market extends its retreat: What’s behind the latest price drop?
8Soda ash market turns lower: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Sulphuric acid market holds weak: What’s keeping prices under pressure?
8Titanium dioxide market slides further: What triggered the fresh price drop?

8RIL announces a PP price hike effective June 6, 2026, while deemed export prices remain unchanged

Investment & industrial diplomacy
8Andhra Pradesh courts Russian firms for petchem plant, semiconductor unit and smart city contracts in Moscow
8Lokesh pitches Ruschem Group on Vizag-Kakinada PCPIR chemical hub and east coast logistics network
Circular chemicals & mega petchem
8BASF deepens Encina tie-up with advisory rights and equity option in landmark circular benzene project
8Kuwait greenlights $10.5 billion Zour petchem complex to produce 945,000 tonnes of polypropylene a year
Deals, stakes & divestments
8Mikusu India lifts Daikaffil Chemicals stake to 48.55% with fresh open market purchase of 4,200 shares
8Saint-Gobain sells HKO high-temperature insulation textile business to DUBAG Group in Lead and Grow push
8Sandvik sheds metal powder additive manufacturing unit to Swedish firm Mimir to sharpen its focus
8K+S pays €350 million for Qemetica's Poland and Germany evaporated salt sites to crack CEE specialty market
Sustainability & circular economy
8Epsilon Carbon earns Responsible Care recertification through 2029 covering its 435,000 tonne Karnataka complex
8India's retreading sector saves Rs.25,000 per truck tyre but policy blind spots keep 70% of retreaders informal
Advanced materials & electronics
8Dow's new DOWSIL TC-3120 thermal gel delivers 12 W/m·K conductivity for 800G optical and AI electronics
Trade wars & policy risk
8EU's existential threat warning puts Chinese chemicals in the crosshairs of a sweeping new trade defence

8What is going on with this mind-bogglingly crazy project?
8Which direction is this highly controversial projects is going?

Pharma packaging capacity
8Amcor commissions new line at Sira for injectable vials and ophthalmic containers: Fourth India pharma-packaging plant now upgraded
Recycled PP breakthrough
8Recycled PP clears the living-hinge test: PureCycle and StackTeck open a new application window for post-consumer polypropylene
Lens-material supply crunch
8Mitsui Chemicals to build new MR™ plant at Omuta for H1 2029 start: Global lens-material supply tightens further before relief arrives
Pigments to battery materials
8LANXESS's iron oxide centenary reveals a new frontier: Krefeld pigments being developed as EV battery precursor material

8The government is pushing next-gen bio-based agri-inputs, while global suppliers are already marketing validated nitrogen and phosphorus efficiency claims.
8India’s next regulatory challenge may be separating real nutrient-use gains from marketing language.

8For the first time the pressure on India may ease
8But for the worst possible reason

8The trading house's fertilizer book nearly tripled
8And was its only profitable segment

8Time Technoplast delivered lifetime-high revenue, EBITDA and profit after tax in FY26, while cutting net debt by Rs 409 crore through QIP proceeds — leaving net borrowings of roughly Rs 60 crore and a clear path to debt-free status within 12-18 months. The CNG composite segment grew 22% and a new fully automated plant at Vapi is now operational.

8Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has signed a contract worth Rs 2,000-2,500 crore to supply eight gas turbine generator packages to Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals' polypropylene plant in Nigeria — a near-term commissioning milestone for what would be West Africa's first large-scale integrated polypropylene facility.

8CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials have signed the definitive agreement for a joint venture to construct a 50,000-tonne PET biorecycling plant in Haining, Zhejiang, with commissioning targeted for Q1FY27. The deal grants CARBIOS exclusive rights to license its enzymatic depolymerisation technology across Asia for three years.

8HDPE in Mumbai, LLDPE in Hyderabad and LDPE in Ahmedabad are posting modest weekly gains and trading near recent highs, but the pace of movement has slowed materially. The West Asia polymer cost shock has found a settled floor — buyers now face structural repricing, not ongoing volatility.

8Melamine in Mumbai has shed a large portion of its earlier-year gains in under six weeks, falling sharply over the past month and continuing to decline this week. For laminate manufacturers, MDF producers and agrochemical resin formulators, the correction opens a meaningful procurement window.

8Anupam Rasayan India delivered 65% revenue growth in FY26, backed by a Rs 14,646 crore letter-of-intent pipeline and the Jayhawk Fine Chemicals fluorine chemistry consolidation. But the announced acquisition of a 43-48% stake in Bliss GVS Pharma has triggered rating watch actions from both CRISIL and Ind-Ra — and the two agencies have reached different conclusions.

8Polybutadiene rubber grade 1220 has declined sharply over the past month, surrendering a meaningful portion of its earlier gains. Carbon Black N220 and TMTD are also easing, softening the broader rubber raw material basket for tyre manufacturers and precured tread rubber producers.

8Trimethylolpropane in Mumbai has posted one of the largest percentage gains on the IndianPetrochem price board over the past three months, with prices now close to the recent high. For coatings formulators and alkyd resin manufacturers, the cost environment has reset materially and forward cover is a priority

8Hindustan Organic Chemicals has idled its Kochi hydrogen peroxide plant with effect from 3 June 2026, citing a significant rise in raw material prices and low market demand occurring at the same time. As the only government-owned H2O2 producer in India, HOCL's exit is a live supply signal for paper, textile and water treatment buyers.

8China's environmental compliance measures are curtailing dye-intermediate output and lifting Indian realisations, while the EU is moving toward industry-level trade defence against Chinese chemical exports. For Indian producers with compliant supply chains, these two structural forces are pointing in the same direction.

8Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is expected to approve the full budget for the Zour petrochemical complex within the current fiscal year, locking in 945,000 TPA of polypropylene and 1.4 million TPA of paraxylene for future Asian export. For India, a significant PP and aromatics importer, this is a medium-term supply signal that demands attention now.

8Monoethylene Glycol in Kandla posted a large weekly surge, accelerating what was already a firm monthly and three-month recovery. With PTA also firm, polyester yarn spinners and PET resin producers are caught in a simultaneous double feedstock squeeze.

8Methyl Methacrylate in Kandla has roughly doubled from its earlier-year low and is trading near a multi-month high — the steepest three-month recovery on the IndianPetrochem price board this week. Buyers who deferred procurement are now facing a structurally reset input cost, not a temporary spike.

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