8The fertilizer industry had a good year, even under COVID
8Get a full low down on the industry here

India imports a wide variety of chemicals
8From paraxylene to acetic acid to benzene to butadiene to methanol to sulphuric acid to hexane to base oil to caustic soda to styrene monomer to ethanol
8And as of today evening we are tracking 1.05 million MT of chemical imports

8Our website carries a daily port operation status and crew change update

8Get the daily dry bulk line up report for all imports
8Portwise data is carried here

8Here is a daily update on tankers that are bringing in assorted chemicals into India
8Data is available on nearly a 100 shipments

8Know more about the total weekly imports of fertilizers, in an easy-to-refer format

8Our website carries the latest Ammonia imports as of today evening
8Find the ports where the shipments will be delivered

8Large quantities of LPG coming into India
8Get the latest LPG shipments into the country spread over the next few days

On September 7, 2021 Naphtha prices were registered to drift down in Japan and Europe owing to sluggish demand trends in the region.

8About 5.54 million tonnes of crude is expected to come in over the next few days
8RIL has lined up roughly 2.13 MMTPA of crude imports into India in the coming days

PVC prices in the international market remain unaffected, with prices remaining unchanged.

As of September 7, 2021 Butadiene (BD) prices have been reported to be steady in South Korea, South East Asia, Rotterdam, and US Gulf due to stable demand patterns in the respective countries.

The international crude oil price of Indian Basket was quoted at around $70.54 per barrel on September 7, 2021. 

On September 7, 2021, formaldehyde prices increased in the Kolkata market. 

There have been some changes in the LNG import schedule
8For reasons not known yet, one cargo at Mundra had to be diverted to Dahej
8More interestingly, one entire cargo out of Cove Point was cancelled

Acetic Acid prices registered a sharp fall in the imported market of chennai. 

8Get a complete roundup of petrochemical price movement today, across all products and all markets
8Find out which prices have changed

8Get a complete roundup of chemical price movement today, across all products and all markets
8Find out which prices have changed

8Find out our weekly analysis, price charts and projections on cyclohexanone price movements for the coming week

8The website carries here our weekly outlook for octanol
8Find out how prices are going to behave ahead

Styrene Monomer prices have increased in the domestic market of Chennai.

ONGC can boast of getting among the lowest day rates for vessels and rigs in the world
8But sometimes rates go down so low, that others are not willing to match the L-1 rates
So despite a high participation rate in these tenders, ONGC will still be a few vessels short
Find out more on the latest update on vessel rates

8This new ONGC director has all it takes to make a success of his tenure

Phosphoric Acid & Sulphuric Acid Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 1800 crore
8Project Event: The company has got a DFR through a noted consultant for a 600 MTPD phos acid, and 1800 MTPD sulphuric acid.
 Final decision by the company is yet to be taken. FInd out who has done the DFR
Also when RFQs are expected
Ammonium Sulphate Expansion Project
8Cost - Rs 9 crore
8Project Event: The company will execute the project on its own, without involving any external technology supplier and it shall be using its available in-house expertise and resources. The public hearing has been completed, the proposal for the environmental clearance is likely to be granted in September 2021. RFQ for the EPC contractor is likely to be released in Q3 FY 2021.

Acrylonitrile prices registered a sharp fall in the imported market of Ahmedabad.