8On October 17, three railway rakes carrying di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) were dispatched from Gujarat’s Mundra, Pipavav, and Kandla ports to Kanakpura, a station in Rajasthan catering to the mustard-growing areas of Jaipur, Tonk, Ajmer, and Sawai Madhopur districts.

8State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd will build India's largest green hydrogen-making plant as it looks to supplement ‎its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel. Speaking at India Energy Forum by CERAWeek, GAIL chairman and managing director Manoj Jain said the company has floated a global tender to procure an electrolyser.

The international crude oil price of Indian Basket was quoted at around $83.28 per barrel on October 22, 2021.

IPA prices were quoted lower in the Ahmedabad market.

Petrochem sources in Kandla have reported a rise in propylene glycol prices.

IPA prices in Hazira have fallen sharply.

Low MIBK  prices were recorded in the Kandla market. 

A huge fall in VAM prices in the imported market of Mumbai was noted on October 21, 2021.

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