8When Reliance Industries ventured into the telecom business several years ago, the common notion was that the company's Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani was making a play at capturing data, the new oil of the 21st century.

8Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday stressed on the need to divert excess sugar stock for ethanol manufacturing as provision of subsidies on exports of sweetener will not be permissable after December 2023 under the WTO regime.

8Fuel prices are going to pinch harder, with international oil prices topping $83 a barrel on Monday amid supply crunch and rising demand on global economic recovery.

On October 13, 2021, Petrochem sources confirmed that C9 solvent prices had risen in the Kandla port.

On October 13, 2021, Naphtha prices were registered to drift down in NW Europe owing to sluggish demand trends in the region.

On October 13, 2021 the international crude oil price of Indian basket was quoted at around $82.45 per barrel on October 13, 2021.

Petrochem sources in Kolkata have reported a rise in ortho-xylene prices.

VAM prices have escalated in the Ahmedabad market, today.

A fall in methylpropanediol prices in the imported market of Kandla was noticed on October 13, 2021.

Acetic acid prices have increased in the Kandla port.

Butyl acrylate monomer climbed higher in Kandla port, today. 

On October 13, 2021, the Hazira market witnessed a rise in styrene monomer prices. 

A fall in MEK prices in the imported market of Mumbai was noted on October 13, 2021.

On October 13, 2021, Petrochem sources reported a fall in ethyl acetate prices in the domestic market of Mumbai.

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

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