8Axis Mutual Fund has crossed a shareholding limit in Neogen Chemicals that must be reported. The change has now been disclosed to the stock exchange under the takeover rules.

8Asked by the exchange to explain the sharp move, the company says it is purely market-driven. It adds that management has no control over, or knowledge of, the reason.

8The company has received the last part of its insurance claim for the November 2023 fire. With this, it says all the losses from the accident are now fully covered.

8The Japanese tyre maker says its exports from India are nearing $1 billion a year and is planning matching investment. A new plant is coming up in Odisha, expected to start by FY28.

8The company’s subsidiary will buy 5 MW of renewable power for 15 years for its Dahej plant. It will also invest in the company that supplies the power, tying the site to clean energy.

8Mancozeb has climbed to Rs 230 a kg in Mumbai, up Rs 52 over three months. Prices have eased a little from last month but remain well above early-year levels.

8Rubber Accelerator TMTD is up Rs 140 a kg and PBR rubber up Rs 114 a kg from three months ago. The sharp rise adds fresh cost pressure for tyre and rubber makers.

8The chemical has fallen to Rs 31 a kg, well below the Rs 55 seen a month ago. The one-month drop of Rs 24 a kg points to clearly weak demand.

8VAM at Hazira has dropped to Rs 109 a kg, falling Rs 18 in a single week and Rs 62 over the past month. The sharp slide shows how weak the market has turned for the chemical.

8Israeli and Iranian strikes have hit petrochemical plants and pushed Brent crude back above $97 a barrel. Indian chemical and packaging makers, who lean on imported oil and naphtha, now fear costlier raw materials and tighter supply.

Solvents and aromatics
8Acetone market rebounds sharply: What’s driving the latest price recovery?
8Chloroform market firms up slightly: What’s behind the latest price rise?
8Phenol market holds weak: What’s keeping prices under pressure?
8Toluene market pushes higher: What’s driving the latest price gain?
8Benzene market edges higher: What’s behind the latest price uptick?
Petrochemical intermediates
8Maleic anhydride market edges higher: What’s behind the latest price uptick?
8Acetic acid market firms up slightly: What’s behind the latest price rise?
8Ethylene glycol/DEG market jumps higher: What’s driving the latest price rebound?
82-Ethylhexanol market climbs higher: What’s driving the latest price gain?
8Ethylene oxide market holds near recent lows: What’s keeping prices under pressure?
8Adipic acid market slides lower again: What’s behind the continued price drop?
8Aniline market tries to stabilise: What’s behind the latest price pause?
8DOP market remains weak: What’s keeping prices under pressure?
Inorganics and industrial chemicals
8Phosphorus yellow market turns higher: What’s behind the latest price uptick?
8Soda ash market slips lower: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Sulphuric acid market extends its slide: What’s behind the latest price drop?
8Titanium dioxide market firms up slightly: What’s behind the latest price recovery?

8Find out why that is so

8This is not just a PPA supply tender. IOCL is effectively asking vendors to guarantee VG40 performance tank by tank, while absorbing correction-dosing exposure if the first treatment does not work. For executives, the bigger story is whether refinery chemical contracts are moving from supply-based pricing to certified-output risk.

Building & Betting Big
8Kuwait's PIC invites bids to study a new downstream polypropylene project
8India's Praj Industries explores an ethanol plant in Mexico
8Kamdhenu Paints opens a premium experience centre in Delhi
8Sasol to invest €60 million to expand its Brunsbüttel plant in Germany
Deals & Tie-Ups
8Elessent Clean Technologies ties up with Hyderabad's Thermal Systems
8Toray to sell its stake in Soda Aromatic to South Korea's Samyang
Reading the Room
8India's big packaging makers stay upbeat on FY27 despite the West Asia squeeze on costs
8Goldman Sachs warns of a deeper downturn for Europe's chemical industry
8Japan's chemical industry struggles with high costs and weak demand
8Dow and Celanese pull back in the West as China expands
From the Lab
8Researchers find a low-cost way to turn waste plastic into jet fuel
8Singapore's NTU develops a solvent-free way to recycle mixed plastic
Off the Beaten Track
8Thieves steal $150,000 worth of farm chemicals in the US
8Goodyear to build the tyres for NASA's return to the Moon

We have found requirements for 37 chemical products in bulk which you can sell:
Inorganic Chemicals
8Silica Gel
8Caustic Soda
8Toluene
8Isopropanol
8Hexane
8Acetic Acid
8Sodium Sulfite
8Non-Oxidizing Biocide
8Benzoic Acid
8Acetone
8Hydroquinone
8Morpholine
8Liquid Nitrogen
8Perchloric Acid
8Chlorobenzene
8Hydrated Lime
8Alumino Ferric
8Sulphuric Acid
8Ethanol
8Sodium Hydroxide (48%)
8Caustic Soda Flakes
8Ammonia Solution (25%)
8Liquid Chlorine
8Sodium Hypochlorite
8Dry Chemical Powder
8Alumina Castable Refractory
8Poly Aluminium Chloride
8Di-Ammonium Phosphate
8De-watering Polyelectrolyte
Industrial & Specialty Gases
8CO2 Gas
8N2 Gas
8UHP Argon Gas
8Oxygen Gas
8Nitrogen Gas
8Argon Gas
Petrochemicals, Catalysts
8Pre Reformer Catalyst
8High Temperature CO Shift Catalyst
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8LNG
8Crude
8Fertilizers
8LPG
8Ammonia
8Coal & Coke
8All tankers
8Bulk and Dry cargo

8PP (SR20NC) prices in Chennai hold steady near the current market range
8PP (SR100NC) prices in Delhi remain firm around prevailing levels
8PP (H110MA) prices in Delhi stay supported at current market levels
8HDPE (F5400) prices in Mumbai hold firm near the current market range

Rubber chemicals and elastomers
8TMTD market reclaims lost ground: What’s behind the return to firmer trading levels?
8SBS LG411 market rebounds from earlier lows: What’s driving the latest recovery?
8PBR rubber market slides lower: What’s behind the drop below earlier quarter levels?
Fibres and yarns
8Spun rayon market hits a recent high in Ahmedabad: What’s driving the steady climb?
8Nylon yarn DTY market pushes toward recent highs: What’s keeping the uptrend intact?

Alcohols and solvents
8Methanol prices keep falling in India, down Rs 15 a kg over the past month
8Isopropyl alcohol holds steady in India after a sharp fall over the past month
8Benzene prices fall in India after a brief jump, but hold firm over the longer run
8Palm Wax prices keep rising in Ahmedabad, up Rs 13 a kg over the month
8C5 prices drift slightly lower in Mumbai but hold most of their recent gains
8Stearic Acid dips slightly in India but stays higher than two weeks ago
8Glycerine prices keep sliding in India, down Rs 29 a kg over the month
8Monostearin drifts lower in Delhi, down Rs 12 a kg over the month
8Ethyl Acetate steadies in India but stays well below last month's level
Intermediates and specialty chemicals
8Acrylamide slips slightly in India but stays close to its recent high
8Paraformaldehyde recovers in Ahmedabad after a sharp fall, but stays below last month's level
8Nitrobenzene edges up in Delhi but stays well below last month's level
8Heavy Soda Ash holds in a narrow range in Mumbai, little changed over the month
Polymers and engineering plastics
8Polypropylene edges up in Chennai and is sharply higher than a year ago
8PBT steadies in Ahmedabad after a sharp Rs 35 fall over the month
8ABS holds steady in Mumbai and is sharply higher than a year ago

8&F and TQ grades see a sharper hike, while other PP grades witness a moderate increase

8IOCL has announced a price revision effective June 6, 2026
8Mixed trend observed as PP strengthens and PE remains unchanged

8PP prices move up, led by a stronger revision in TQ segment

8HPL increases select PP grades while keeping PE prices unchanged, effective June 6, 2026

It is easy to get month-old import data but it is difficult to solicit forthcoming shipment information in India. We go through a laborious process of data collection to get you full import information, including company-wise, quantity-wise, port-wise, vessel-wise cargoes which are coming into India in the next 15-to30 days.
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8LNG
8Crude
8Chemicals
8Fertilizers
8LPG
8Ammonia
8Coal & Coke

Petchem tech & feedstock strategy
8BASF debuts at CIPPE 2026 with full petchem technology and catalyst showcase in Shanghai
8APIC 2026 Fukuoka: Middle East conflict is forcing Asian petrochemical industry to restructure feedstock strategy
Circular chemicals & bio-based disruption
8Ruby Bio's yeast-fermented emulsifiers target palm oil and petrochemical additives by 2026
8BASF deepens Encina tie-up with advisory rights and equity option in circular benzene project
8Bio-based isosorbide NIPUs outperform toxic isocyanate adhesives with 909% elongation and low activation energy
Chips, gases & advanced materials
8Air Liquide lands €200 million SK hynix chip gas mega-deal for HBM packaging fab in Cheongju
8Toray to open India's first in-house PPS compound plant at Sri City Andhra Pradesh by early 2027
8Fly ash epoxy composite coating delays ice formation 496 seconds using photothermal carbon black
India manufacturing & boardroom moves
8MRPL appoints Dr Seema as government nominee director effective June 4 2026
8Beckers Group opens 9,000 tonne renewable resin plant in Nagpur through Berger-Becker joint venture
Trade pressure & rubber markets
8Vietnam rubber exporters ride nine-year price high but EU deforestation rules threaten market access
Circular packaging & waste-to-value
8Dow's Marian Gmenta on why circularity is now a supply chain resilience strategy not just sustainability
8Chemco Group wins FSSAI approval for food-grade rPET from its Gujarat bottle-to-bottle recycling plant
8Emirates recycles 88,000 kg of cabin plastic into new onboard products in closed-loop programme
8India's ReFiber launches Mumbai textile waste upcycling initiative targeting a $9 billion circular opportunity
Enforcement & corporate control
8ED seizes Rs 1.3 crore in Mumbai and Gujarat chemical factory raids targeting Dawood aide Dola's drug network
8LOTTE Chemical Pakistan bids to acquire 56% controlling stake in Engro Polymer the country's only PVC maker