On May 27, 2021, Petrochem sources reported a fall in acetonitrile prices in the Mumbai chemical market.

IOCL has rolled over PP and PE prices, wef May 27, 2021.

A major producer from Taiwan is heard to have offered its PVC in the Indian market.

PVC is being offered by a producer from Taiwan in India.

A South Korean producer has offered its PVC in the Indian Market.

Major Indian polymer producer, Reliance India Ltd, is heard to have offered its PP and PE in Nepal.

A major India producer is heard to have announced its offer for PP and PE  in Nepal.

Panipat refinery PP unit is coming up
8So there are developments in it
8And everyone is going through the fineprint

67 lakh tonnes of chemical imports are lined up
8This is as much as 33% less than the normal 1 MMTPA of imports lined up on an average day in a post-COVID, post-cyclone days
8A whole lot of less chemicals are coming into the country as of now

Heavy-duty, 6.5 MMTPA of crude oil is stationed up for unloading at Indian ports
8This is a lot of crude for India's COVID-infested, lockdown prone POL demand centres
8So what really is happening?

IOC is bringing in one cargo of LNG
8One at Dahej and the other at Cochin
8Mundra has a cargo too
8Dahej is busy but not as much as it was before the lockdown and now the cyclone

8Get the latest fertilizer import data, here
8Find out who is importing how much
8This is a daily import matrix that our team collects from different ports

8Get the latest update on the cyclone here

8Indian ports, Infested by COVID and assaulted by a new cyclone, are trying to cope at best as they can
8Here is the latest port-wise update

8In a big blow to HOEC, its big investment in an offshore field seems to have run into a spot
8The cyclone and the rough seas on account of the monsoons have delayed output by an entire season

8Will we have a turncoat amongst those accused in the IFFCO, IPL FIR?
Find out more

8At a crucial time in the KG-DWN-98/2 program, there is a crucial change of guard
8Find out what it is, and also know more on when first gas is expected from two more wells which are getting drilled

At current rate of vaccination, we are more than two years from herd immunity
8At thrice this rate, we will still be 9 months away
8China and some others are far ahead of us
8Business leaders must take this into account while planning ahead

8Two industrial giants have teamed up to explore, develop and implement green technologies with the aim of contributing to sustainable fertilizer production

8What is all the fuss about a Japanese company importing ammonia to fire up a power plant?
8The ammonia will replace coal

Ammonia Storage Tank Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 2773 crore
DAP Greenfield Project
8Cost - Rs 200 crore

The Haldia terminal brings in cargoes for MCPI, Birla Carbon, IVL Dhunseri and Indorama
Here is an assortment of chemicals coming in:
8Paraxylene
8Butadiene
8Phosphoric Acid
8LAB
8MEG
Read for full details on who is importing how much and their arrival dates

8FACT and GSFC are each getting in 2 ship loads of phosphoric acid
8Indorama and Coromandel International are bringing in one each
8IFFCO is also importing a huge cargo

8Birla Carbon India to land a big carbon black feedstock cargo at Haldia
8Find out where it is from and what is the quantity

8Someone is bringing in a 17000 tonne caustic soda cargo at Vizag
8And also one smaller cargo of sulphuric acid