EARNINGS & INDUSTRY RECOVERY
8Chinese chemical majors post a strong first half
M&A & STRATEGIC MOVES
8Olin and Huntsman clear a US regulatory gate
8Aquatech buys a Gulf water-chemicals firm
8Mitsubishi completes its US shale-gas acquisition
POLICY, TECHNOLOGY & TRANSITION
8China's new carbon plan tightens the screws on coal chemicals
8Japan weighs reviving naphtha stockpiles
8DuPont launches a direct-lithium-extraction toolkit
8PureCycle targets recycled polypropylene for Japan — weak India link
CAPACITY & SUPPLY WATCH
8Canfor to shut a major softwood-pulp mill
8A styrene tank incident hits a Brazilian producer

8LDPE 24FS040 prices remain steady in Delhi domestic market
8LDPE 16MA400 prices hold firm in Delhi domestic market
8PP M13530 prices remain stable in Delhi domestic market
8LDPE 16MA400 prices stay steady in Mumbai domestic market

8Nylon Cord Fibre hits fresh monthly high after extending steady Mumbai gains
8Polyester Chips reach fresh monthly peak as Ahmedabad market strengthens further
8PET Bottle Grade hits fresh monthly high after steady Ahmedabad gains
8Recycled Wool Noils reach fresh monthly high after strong Mumbai gains

Aromatics & Solvents
8Maleic Anhydride prices extend rally to fresh monthly high in China
8Acetone prices surge to strongest level in over one month
8Phenol prices hold firm near monthly highs in China market
8Toluene prices extend powerful rally across China FOB market
8Benzene prices rally to strongest level in over one month
8Aniline prices surge to fresh monthly high in China market
Industrial & Inorganic Chemicals
8Phosphorus Yellow prices extend recovery but remain below monthly levels
8Soda Ash prices remain subdued amid weak China market demand
8Titanium Dioxide prices retreat as broader market weakness persists
8Sulphuric Acid prices hold firm above recent monthly levels
Plasticizers & Chemical Intermediates
8Adipic Acid prices extend recovery across China FOB market
8DOP prices continue rally across China FOB market
82-Ethylhexanol prices extend strong rebound across China market
Feedstocks & Oxygenates
8Ethylene Glycol DEG prices hold near fresh monthly highs
8Acetic Acid prices remain firm near fresh monthly high
8Ethylene Oxide prices rebound but remain below monthly benchmark levels
Chlor-Alkali Chain
8Chloroform prices edge higher as China market maintains steady recovery

8The notice changes timing but does not revise the multidisciplinary construction scope. The commercial significance lies in what contractors must now resolve before pricing.

8NRL has removed the project’s explicit build-own-operate-transfer description without changing the 25-year operating framework. The correction shifts attention from the project label to the fine print governing ownership, financing and termination. The real story is whether the contractor still carries BOOT-like risk without BOOT-style clarity.

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8The proposed benzol processing unit was expected to convert crude benzol into high-value aromatics

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8Di-Sodium Phosphate
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8Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)
8Liquid Nitrogen
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8Demulsifier
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8Cetane Improver
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8Trisodium Phosphate
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8Petroleum Hydrocarbon Solvent
8Butylated Hydroxytoluene
8Sodium Oleate
8Zinc Nitrate
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8Firmer food and crude prices are feeding back into the cost base for chemical buyers

8Even after the pullback the detergent feedstock sits far above where it began the year.

8The rebound follows a steep three-month descent from far higher levels.

8The slide leaves the caustic-soda solution near the bottom of its recent range

8The bounce interrupts a softer stretch for the polyester-resin feedstock

8The gain extends a run that has lifted the alcohol well above where it traded at the start of the year.

8The clearance opens the world's largest bulk-drug market to one of the company's mainstay molecules.

8The reshaping leaves the company with a diluted but still-controlling stake in its storage business.

8The group's first overseas plant pairs it with a marquee Gulf property name.

8The phased mandate would reshape demand for recycled PET and HDPE across the packaging chain.

8The draft order would pull one of the country's most-used weedkillers off the market pending public feedback

8The move localises a specialty fluid that the country's power and data-centre build-out increasingly needs.

8The specialty-chemicals maker is pushing deeper into electronic chemicals as it looks beyond agrochemical intermediates.

8The project would give India its first fully integrated polycarbonate chain, long the preserve of a handful of global producers.

8The result caps three straight loss-making years for the specialty-PVC maker.

8The Hyderabad company is moving to close the gap between India's rare-earth reserves and its near-total dependence on imported magnets.