Dibutyl phthalate prices have moved lower in the Mumbai market.

IPA prices are cut at Hazira.

On December 14, 2021, the Chennai market witnessed a rise in C9 solvent prices.

Aniline prices witnessed a huge fall in the Kolkata market.

Prices for butyl acetate have been reduced at Hazira.

Petrochem sources have reported a huge fall in dibutyl phthalate prices in the Chennai market.

High acetic acid prices were recorded in Mumbai today.

8The year 2022 is the deadline set by the government to phase out single-use plastic
8Not much has been said on how this will be achieved, though in August the government notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021

8The prospect of this 500 TPD methanol plant has gone all awry
8There has been a delay in commissioning  as well as debt funding tie-up for the cost over-run
8Even so, the future looks better than the past

8This chemical company has 10,000 people working only in its R&D division
8That is very large by any standard

8There is a big shortfall in rubber production in comparison with consumption

8India's petrochemical growth story remains intact despite rising crude or gas prices
8Why is that so?

8Coatings and Coatings (India) Pvt. Ltd.manufactures wood coatings, foundry coatings, alkyd and formaldehyde resins and ethyl alcohol (spirit)
8But it is refusing to cooperate with its rating agency

8A fertilizer maker is collaborating with a chemical producer for green petrochemicals
8Find out how it will work

8DuPont Clean Technologies has announced that the STRATCO alkylation unit at the Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Co. Ltd (FREP) refinery in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China, has successfully started up and completed the performance test, certifying that the unit is meeting performance guarantees

8There is a discussion on over the change in product specific rules in the context of Rules of Origin

8Be warned of online sales of chemicals
8Bulk of the products have carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic substances, according to an inspection report

Gulf region petrochemical industry needs to get more sustainable
8Here this argument further

8Sabic picks a authorized distributor for Americas for some of his projects

The plastics economy will return to a state of oversupply. Prior to the pandemic, the industry added new cracker capacity across the globe.
8Producers faced a future of low margins and low capacity
8Coming out of the pandemic, those basic trends are expected to reappear

8Get a complete analysis of what are the reasons behind Chinese competitive advantage in analysis
8This can help Indian entrepreneurs understand what they need to do better

8Asia’s gasoline crack ended the week with over 51% gains on hopes of incremental supplies from India, while easing omicron concerns boosted demand sentiment

Enzymes are capable of degrading synthetic polyisoprene. The specific conditions for that have now been created and exploited by researchers at Martin Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
(IPB).
8Polyisoprene is the principal component of natural rubber and of many types of rubber also used in car tires, for example
8Up until now, it has only been possible to degrade polyisoprene, with a composition similar to naturally occurring rubber

8Here is a paper that analyses the sustainability of Cascade Recycling in plastic manufacturing

8Combustion of syngas from waste and biomass gasifier for electricity production is an important waste-to-energy pathway
8Chlorine compounds, such as hydrogen chloride (HCl) and alkali metal chloride vapors, are common gaseous impurities causing severe corrosion of plant equipment, especially a steam boiler
8A process has been developed for simultaneous syngas combustion and HCl removal from gas