On April 7, 2021 benzene prices were assessed higher in Asia.

On April 8, 2021, in spite of strong crude and gasoline values, toluene prices remained unchanged in Asia.

8Get here the bulk chemical prices of Mumbai as of today

8A round up to today's chemical prices in Mumbai

On April 8, 2021, VAM prices increased in the Kandla port.

Butyl Cellosolve prices went down in the Kandla market today.

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8Thousands of prices are monitored every day and daily changes are carried out wherever needed
8Here is today's grade wise coverage of polymer prices

8The Indian chemical industry will reach volumes of 304 billion dollar by 2025
8That is a very large figure indeed

8NOCIL complaint leads to anti dumping investigation on rubber chemicals
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8Are PE prices going to move up?
8They could because of heavy turnaround in China

8Anti dumping duty has been imposed on Chinese PET

8An experienced management and a growing market is where the hope is

8Tijaria Polypipes Limited, a manufacturer high-grade HDPE, PVC, MDPE and LDPE plastic pipes seems to be in a bit of a spot
8It has a debt trap problem, it seems

8Vessel operations at this jetty will be suspended on 12th and 13th April

8Among the exports are: paraxylene, benzene and orthoxylene
8Get the full chemical vessel line-up matrix for the coming week

8The current cargo load at Vizag is made up of 14000 tonnes of methanol brought from Sitra
8There is also 10000 tonnes of sulphuric acid and some acetone and toluene

8A joint cargo of acetone and toluene is coming from Thailand
8It is being imported by Trident

8Butadiene is being shipped in by HPL
8The cargo is coming from Malaysia

8Shell Hazira is notching up some cargoes for next week but they are essentially coming from two main customers only
8It has to wait till May when the seas go rough and Dabhol shuts down and GAIL has to divert cargo to Hazira
8This week there are no cargoes
8Here is a full-fledged LNG terminal where the multinational has got the model all wrong. For now. And the highly experienced team that manages materials here needs to be told to pull up their socks

We are currently tracking about 5.3 MMTPA of crude cargoes
8Have the volumes come down because of COVID?
8We will analyze the data and let you know over the week

Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday on the prospects for stronger global economic growth amid increased COVID-19 vaccinations and a report that crude inventories in the United States, the world's biggest fuel consumer, fell.

The thorny Cambay PSC has finally had a settlement, it seems
8Though the whole process was a frightful waste of time

Is the government being discriminatory in the treatment of new fertilizer plants?
8Apparently yes

8India has been doing some good work on the hydrogen front
8Find out more on what is actually getting done here, and what does the future hold for hydrogen in India