Petrochem sources have reported a huge fall in VAM prices in the Mumbai market.

8Numerous companies – such as Vinati, Deepak Nitrite, Atul, Tagros, Laurus, Deccan Chemicals, PI Industries, and Astec – have been doing well in investing in R&D as well as adopting better processes. However, certain complex chemistries, such as ozonolysis, cyano compounds, and amoxidation, are still not being tried in India on a large scale
8How to get around this problem?

8Permission has been given for a new DAP plant
8Project cost: a whopping Rs 914 crore

8He is a man of experience

INEOS Styrolution India Limited (SIL), a Gujarat-based ABS, SAN and polystyrene manufacturer.
8It has an established track record of operations along with its leadership position in the Indian Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN) co-polymer markets
8Its speciality production and diversified give it strength

8Coromandel International Ltd's raw material costs have escalated beyond imagination
8So margins are expected to remain under pressure

8Get the latest monthly production data of key chemicals for July-October, 2021

Bhopal tragedy in 1984 was a gruesome tragedy
8And yet Union carbide had refused to appear before the courts every since
8The last summon was sent less than two years ago, again with no representative showing up

8Suggestions are sought for ceiling rates for RoDTEP for AA/EoU/SEZ exports
8Further, you can point out errors or anomalies in rates

8Major accident at Gujarat Fluorochemicals
8Why did an ISO certified complex have such an accident?

8Tata Chemicals wins India’s top 25 Most Innovative Companies by CII for the third consecutive year
8Find out more on this

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8Yara gets a massive grant for green ammonia

8The Plastic Waste Makers Index has identified the top 20 polymer producers which are responsible for over half of the production of polymers which end up as single-use plastic (SUP) waste globally
8What is of great interest is that these companies’ profit margins peaked five years ago, return on capital declined over the last decade while financial gearing is headed in the opposite direction, and free cash flow has plummeted  and annual capex is below depreciation
8Has the industry itself become cautious about investing?
8Are Indian companies in this index?
8Eventually if damages are brought against them, these companies may even face liquidation

8As the demand for recycled plastics grows, so does the size of the machines
8This applies to the processing of polyolefins as well as to PET recycling

8This company has announced that it has started to carry out a life cycle assessment (LCA) of its carbon fibers to calculate their total carbon emissions
8The company contends that this is an industry first

8The global silicone industry is protected by high entry barriers
8And this company stands out

8This company gets a carbon certificate for renewable styrenic block copolymers

8A global technology provider gets the contract

8Cookware, water bottles, and hundreds of other items made from recycled plastic worldwide may contain toxic chemicals harmful to human health, a new study has found

8Bamboo fibres offer strong, 'green' manufacturing alternatives
8Find out how

Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd is going strong.
8Find out what the reasons are

8A fourth Polyethylene producer has joined the aggressive and collective push by resin producers to increase North American contract prices

8Mitsubishi has filed a lawsuit
8Find out why