Phenol prices moved higher today in the Delhi chemical market.

Acetic acid prices witnessed a fall in the Mumbai market.

8The government is setting up Centres of Excellence in the petrochemical sector
8Check which ones are they

8What are the ten drivers of global polyethylene demand in 2022

8A new ethylene cracker, its associated facilities and downstream units

8Will the massive CCI penalty on the tyre industry impact their cash flows?

8Boipolymers are interesting materials, and surely they are what the future will be made of
8So how do they apply to the textile indusry?

Tata Chemicals Ltd produces soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, cement, salt, marine chemicals and crushed refined soda. Specialty chemical consists of solution towards agro chemical through Rallis and other specialty solutions such as nutritional products and HDS.
8Better prices can push for better margins for the company

8A lab-scale version of a thermoplastic processing composite technology designed to help companies develop new materials and material combinations to manufacture prepregs and tapes is newly available from Cygnet Texkimp, an export-led British fiber handling and converting technology specialty manufacturer

8A specialty film coating described as a type of diamond-like coating (DLC) from Oerlikon Balzers has been shown to reduce the coefficient of friction (COF) of sliding plastic as well as ceramic and metallic components to nearly zero, which increasing wear resistance

8Find out what the launch was all about

8Here is a company which plans to produce formaldehyde and resins

8Here is another company that plans to set up capacities for chlorinated products and inorganic salts

BASF and Heraeus have agreed to form a joint venture (BASF: 50%; Heraeus: 50%) to recover precious metals from spent automotive catalysts
8The new company named BASF HERAEUS (China) Metal Resource Co., Ltd will be set up in Pinghu, China
8The founding of the legal entity is targeted in Q1 2022, following the approval of the relevant authorities
8Construction is planned to begin in 2022, with start of operations in 2023

8Goodyear India's mother company has performed well
8Sustainability is the new motto

8The University of Birmingham has licensed the rights to a ‘supercritical water’ technology to Stopford, to develop a novel process for recycling mixed plastic packaging that it says delivers ‘a greater proportion of high value recycled plastic with less emissions’

8Honeywell announced that it has introduced a new solution for producing renewable naphtha for petrochemical production using the commercially proven Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology

8Uno Minda's revenues increased by 7% Y-o-Y and 3% Q-o-Q to Rs 2,181 Cr for the quarter in spite of supply side constraints adversely impacting auto industry volumes

8South Korean authorities have ordered a production halt at one of petrochemical company Yeochun NCC’s (YNCC) three naphtha crackers after a blast killed four people and injured four

8Saudi petrochem Chemanol, GDI signs methanol deal, to explore future collaboration

8Tripura: Deforestation, rubber plantations rise leads to primate habitat changes, conflicts with humans, says study

8Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd's distillery segment reported strong growth in turnover during the quarter and nine-month period of 45% and 31% to  Rs 156.13 crore and Rs 506.88 crore respectively as compared to the previous period

8Ratnamani pipes has reported that strong demand from CGD players is driving the CS pipe segment (a low margin business), while muted demand for SS pipes (high margin business) from refiners affected profitability

Bodal Chemicals Ltd has posted its best performance ever.
8The point is that rising end-user demand and structural demand shifts as a result of global supply-side tightness have also helped Indian manufacturers like this company to gain ground

8Fertilizer companies are doing well
8And Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd is no exception. Nine month profits are good