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
Click on Details for all 37 chemical requirements, along with who wants to buy them

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
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.
Get the daily updates for :
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

8Sudarshan's management said on the June 1 earnings call that the destocking triggered by Heubach's insolvency is completely over. Customers who had stocked up against supply insecurity have started buying again, and the acquired group's Q4 improvement was directly linked to this normalisation.

8No transformer-oil shipments reached Saudi Arabia or Kuwait in March or April. APAR's management has named its contracted suppliers and described a supply chain that came to a grinding halt — the details are sharper than the headline numbers suggest.

8While TCNA buckled under a 10%-plus price slide, Tata Chemicals' India operation delivered a landmark year — record soda ash output and its best-ever EBITDA. The two halves of this filing tell opposite stories.

We have found requirements for 20 chemical products in bulk which you can sell:
Inorganic Chemicals
8MEA Solvent (Mono Ethanol Amine)
8MDEA Solvent (Methyl Diethanolamine)
8Hydrochloric Acid
8Liquid Chlorine
8Poly Aluminium Chloride
8Tri-N-Hexylaluminum
8Algaecides & Biocide (Cooling Water Treatment)
8Hydroxy Ethylidene Diphosphonic Acid
8Ready to Press Alumina
8Sulphuric Acid
8Phosphoric Acid (Food Grade IS:10508)
8Ammonia Solution (25%)
Industrial & Specialty Gases
8CO2 Gas (99.9% Purity)
8Refrigerant Gas R134A
8SF6 Gas (99.9% Purity)
8Hydrogen Gas
Petrochemicals, Catalysts
8Desulphurizer Catalyst
8Guard Bed Catalyst
8Inert Ceramic Balls (3mm, 6mm, 19mm)
8GTU Catalyst (Graded & Active)
Click on Details for all 20 chemical requirements, along with who wants to buy them

Feedstocks and energy
8Phthalic anhydride market holds flat in Asia: What’s keeping prices locked at current levels?
8Naphtha market slides further in Japan and Europe: What’s behind the latest regional price fall?
8Butadiene market weakens again: What’s behind the latest global price softening?
8Crude oil market turns lower: What’s behind the fresh drop in Brent and WTI?
8Ethylene market weakens in the West: What’s keeping Asian prices unchanged?
8Propylene market turns volatile: What’s behind sharp swings across regions?
8EDC market holds flat in Asia: What’s behind Europe’s latest pullback?
8VCM market slides lower across regions: What’s behind the latest broad price drop?
Polyethylene markets
8HDPE HM market holds steady across Asia: What’s keeping prices unchanged?
8HDPE raffia market stays flat: What’s keeping regional prices frozen?
8HDPE injection market remains mixed: What’s driving fresh gains in some regions?
8HDPE blow moulding market turns flat: What’s keeping most prices unchanged?
8HDPE film market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind the fresh weakness in the West?
8HDPE pipe market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged?
8LDPE lamination market stays frozen: What’s keeping prices locked in place?
8LDPE heavy duty market holds flat: What’s keeping regional prices unchanged?
8LDPE injection market stays steady: What’s keeping prices frozen across regions?
8LDPE film market splits by region: What’s behind Europe and US weakness while Asia stays flat?
8LDPE milk pouch market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged?
8LLDPE rotomoulding market holds steady: What’s keeping prices frozen?
8LLDPE injection market holds flat: What’s keeping regional prices unchanged?
8LLDPE metallocene market stays locked: What’s keeping prices flat across key hubs?
8LLDPE film market holds flat in Asia: What’s behind the latest Western weakness?
Polypropylene markets
8PP copolymer market firms up in the US Gulf: What’s driving the latest price rise?
8PP raffia market stays flat: What’s keeping prices frozen across regions?
8PP BOPP market holds steady: What’s keeping regional prices unchanged?
8PP random copolymer market holds flat: What’s keeping prices locked in place?
8PP block copolymer market turns mixed: What’s behind Southeast Asia’s uptick amid flat global prices?
8PP film market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged across regions?
8PP injection market turns mixed: What’s behind Europe’s uptick and US Gulf strength?
Vinyls and styrenics
8PVC market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind the fresh weakness in Europe and the US?
8PS EPS market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged?
8PS GPPS market holds flat in Asia: What’s behind the fresh US Gulf slide?
8PS HIPS market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind the latest US Gulf drop?
Engineering plastics and performance materials
8EVA market holds flat: What’s keeping prices frozen across key regions?
8ABS market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind Europe’s slight dip?
8SAN market holds flat: What’s keeping prices unchanged?
Polyester and downstream packaging
8PET bottle grade market holds steady in Asia: What’s behind Europe’s latest dip?

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