An elevated trend is noticed in VAM prices these days.

We have the largest daily coverage of daily metal prices in India (450 prices are gathered daily)
Daily market prices are now given for:
8Copper: copper scrap (13 grades), electrolytic copper rod, copper rod (4 grades), copper bar, copper late
8Aluminium: aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide, bauxite, aluminium alloy ingot (three grades), aluminium plate (5 grades). aluminium bar (four grades)
8Lead: lead ore, lead scrap (three grades)
8Nickel: electrolytic nickel (two grades), nickel salt, nickel scrap
8Scrap metal: zinc scrap (two grades), tin scrap (two grades), nickel scrap, scrap molybdenum
8Tungsten: We have 20 different grades
8Molybdenum: 10 different grades
8Vanadium: 7 grades
8Titanium: 10 grades
8Silicon: 8 grades
8Noble metals: rate earth/tombarthite (9 grades), palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium,
8Rare metals: Indium, Forrocolumbium
8Mg-Ni: magnesium (two grades)
8Zinc: Zinc alloy, zinc oxide
A total of 140 prices are available for Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad

8Copper Milbery Wire Scrap; Price; 5.950$/MT CIF Awsp
Minimum order : 10.000MT 1 Year contract
Purity: 99.97-99.99%
8Chemical Composition:
Copper (CU) : 99.97% Min;
Lead : 0.005%(max);
Bismuth: 0.001%(max);
Total Impurities : 0.03% (max)
8Packing: Bundles palletized
8Min. Weight per container: 20MT Approx. / Gross Weight per container: 22.2 MT Approx.
8Origin - Russia
8Quantity: 10, 000 MTs x 12 months under annual contract.
8Payment: LC of full value from Prime world bank.
8Require LOI and BCL
8Valid till January 25, 2022
8PBG . 2%

8High sulphur fuel oil 3.5%
8Low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) 1.0%
8Ultra low sulphur fuel oil 0.1%
8Min. Contract × 12months Quantity: 50,000 Metric Tons - Max. Quantity: 300,000 Metric Tons Monthly
8FOB Price: USD 245/MT Gross
8Gasoline octane 72, 76, 91, 93, 95
8Min. Contract × 12months Quantity: 50,000 Metric Tons - Max. Quantity: 300,000 Metric 8Tons Monthly
8FOB Price: USD 235/MT
Bitumen
8Min. Contract × 12months Quantity: 50,000 Metric Tons - Max. Quantity: 300,000 Metric Tons Monthly
8FOB Price: USD 255/MT
8Diesel fuel EN 590 10PPM/50PPM
8Diesel D2 GAS OIL L-0.2-62 GOST 305-82
8Min. Contract × 12months Quantity: 50,000 Metric Tons -
8Max. Quantity: 300,000 Metric Tons Monthly
8FOB Price: USD 265/MT

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8Turning plastics back into petrochemicals is a big goal
8And teams are working on the remaining challenges for recycling of single-use plastic packaging by upcycling them into petrochemicals

8There are some failed experiments in recycled plastics as well
8Recycling of Sachet waste was a failure
8The quiet closure of this Unilever backed is a reminder that chemical recycling technologies that major plastic polluters tout as the solution cannot solve the plastic pollution crisis
8Those technologies routinely fail and cause vast financial and environmental damages, and are distracting us from pursuing genuinely sustainable solutions

8There is a conference coming up on Advancements in Polymeric Materials

8Know more on what the plant is all about

The recycle industry has instituted a set of awards now. The following awards are given:
8Business Breakthrough Award
8Rubberised Asphalt Award
8Best Casing & Tyre Disposal Services Provider
8Industry Achievement Award
8A time will come when these awards can perhaps be instituted in India

8Sun Chemical continues to build its color library with its mobile-based application, PigmentViewer App, featuring the company’s newest launch, Lumina Royal Sparkling Blue, a high chroma, blue-shade effect pigment with intense color
8It joins the popular Lumina Royal family of products, all of which are included in PigmentViewer App’s comprehensive color library

8Dow Chemical is looking at raising PE prices going ahead

8Many high MW hydrogen plants are coming up, particularly in the Middle East
8Even as project economics are getting worked out, new project are getting announced on a regular basis

Since the product launch in 2011, Evonik has delivered gas separation membranes in more than 1,000 reference plants worldwide as of the end of 2021.
8Within just one decade, the specialty chemicals company has become a globally recognized technology leader in polymer-based SEPURAN® membranes for efficient gas separation

8Pooja Printers is a small plastic packaging manufacturer
8And it is refusing to cooperate with the rating agencies

8Australia has announced some restrictions on chemical imports

8China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released on its website a list of 11 chemicals that are going to have to adhere to more stringent norms

8This company is the sole melamine producer in Southeast Asia
8It will come on stream in 2024

8Saudi-listed Yanbu National Petrochemical Co., known as Yansab, reported a 126 percent jump in net profit in the fiscal year 2021, due to higher product selling prices

8This Thai company has tied up with Toyo to produce recycled plastics which is as good as new

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On January 20, 2022, Petrochem sources reported a fall in butyl acetate prices in the Mumbai market.

8The website carries here our weekly outlook for concentrated nitric acid
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Market sources reported an increase in cyclohexanone prices at Hazira today.