Petrochem sources in Mumbai have reported a significant lift in aniline prices. 

On October 22, 2021, Petrochem sources reported a huge fall in acetic acid prices in the Mumbai market.

MEK prices witnessed a huge fall in the Kandla market today.

Styrene Monomer prices have been reduced at Hazira.

On October 22, 2021, Petrochem sources confirmed that hexane prices had risen in the Kandla port.

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

Cyclohexanone prices in the Mumbai market have registered a fall today.

8Indian rubber production may suffer due to heavy rains in Kerala

8Get the latest rubber prices in Bangkok
8As also in Kuala Lampur
8Also, Singapore

RM3.50 per kg will prevent smallholders from switching to other commodity crops
8This was claimed by the Malaysian Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid

8Mechanical recycling is currently the simplest and most commonly used solution to transform plastic waste into new products. It generated nearly 4 500 patents from 2010 to 2019, with an increasing focus on addressing the quality degradation issues when recycling plastic waste that is collected post consumer
8However, with more than 9 000 patents over the same period, it is chemical and biological recycling methods that stand out in terms of the number of patents

8China’s largest tyre manufacturer has claimed that it is using a 5G Smart Factory platform which will “promote data network platform innovation and data-driven production process reengineering”

8There is this paper that says that recycling of residual polymers reinforced with natural fibers is a sustainable alternative

8McDermott has signed a Letter of Guarantee to deliver engineering and procurement for the ethylene cracker of the Gas Chemical Complex (GCC) project - the largest polyethylene integration project in the world - with China National Chemical Engineering and Construction Corp. Seven Ltd (CC7)

8Respol will supply technology for this 2 lakh tonne ethylene vinel acetate plant

8The American Petroleum Institute (API) has published a new standard to drive the adoption of additive manufacturing — 3D printing — to optimise natural gas and oil component design for drastically reduced lead times and drive efficiency, safety and technological advancements across all segments of the industry

8South Korea's naphtha imports hit a 20-month high in September amid firm demand for petrochemical products and healthy cracker cash margins

8Leading analysts globally are talking of oil at $100 by the end of the year
8Some are even speculating that oil may even touch $200/bbl sometime next year
8These movements will have serious implications for the chemical and petrochemical industries down the line

8Here are some important inputs on naphta vs ethylene and butadiene spreads
8Also the spreads between synthetic rubbers
8Also get the latest prices prevailing in Singapore

8The Biesterfeld Group, Hamburg, has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based GME Chemicals
8By acquiring a stake in GME Chemicals, one of the leading distributors of specialty chemicals and polymers in South-East Asia, Biesterfeld is in a scorching expansion spree

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8Looks like there are bigger corporate interests are at play, and it is unlikely to come up

8It looks like Megha Engineering did a mistake in the calculation process for the CDU/VDU package in NRL or its ranking would not have been L-6