8The active cosmetics ingredient market is forecast to reach $9.9-bn by 2025
8A report estimates the global market for aroma chemicals in 2020 to be around $5-bn and expected it to grow at a CAGR of 3.8% to $6-bn by 2025
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Despite what is believed, the petrochemical industry in the Gulf region may be on the decline.
And there are many reasons for this
Find out why

The Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has put on hold a planned specialty petrochemicals plant for producing polyols at its Kochi refinery in Kerala.
This is being done as BPCL prefers to wait for the outcome of the privatization process currently underway before proceeding on the Rs 11,130 crore project.

Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has classed a Suezmax tanker as ammonia-ready, the first ship to receive this categorization.
The tanker, ordered by Greek shipowner Avin International, is the first of three potential ammonia-powered vessels under construction at New Times Shipbuilding in China.
International Maritime Organization (IMO) plan for a 70pc reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 compared with 2008 levels.
And ammonia-ready ships are part of this effort.

As of January 20th, 2021, our sources have confirmed that Propylene glycol prices have slipped in the Kandla market.

Prices for MEG have been revised by Aegis.

A revision in DEG prices has been announced at Dahej.

A revision in benzene prices has been announced at Vizag.

Our analysts after talking to various market executives have given the price predictions for HDPE, LLDPE, LDPE and PVC.

Fresh Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Offers In India.

What is the latest on the Nayara refinery-cum-petrochemical project?
8There was a flurry of activity, and it is a little quiet now
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IOCL sources its crude cargoes for Paradip refinery from across the world.
Our forward-looking crude tracker shows that crude being delivered to the refinery consists of the following places
8Agbami
8Zirku Island
8Labuan terminal
8Ras Tanura
8Jebel Dhanna
8Aegina
8Turkey
8Basrah
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Tata Projects had bagged two sets of projects of consequence in the oil & gas downstream industry.
8In one, it has failed.
8In the other, it is lucky to have a solid manager which will beat it into shape.
8Eventually, quite by default, the company has learned how to survive in this business segment.

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The focus on nitrogen emission is not dying down anytime soon.
8At 300 times the potency of carbon dioxide, and persisting for 100 years in the atmosphere, this gas has a profound shaping effect on climate change.
8What are the ways in which we can bring down these emission levels?
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A new airport is coming up in Delhi
8And it looks like the ATF supply there will be one company's monopoly
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As of yesterday evening data shows that the next LNG cargoes at Shell's 5 MMTPA Hazira terminal are slated for delivery only in February.
8One cargo is coming on the 8th, and the other on the 23rd
8Till then the data is blank, but we will keep you updated on this on a daily basis
8Dahej on the other hand has a large lineup
8In Ennore, IOCL is getting in a cargo but only in February from Cameroon liquefaction terminal.
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8RCF finally yesterday opened the Price Bids of 20x4 lots of MAP/DAP (10-50/16-44)
8Also know more on what is the OCP offer for rock phosphate for  Q-1, 2021 as also the DAP tender of RCF

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8A 13642 tonnes of phosphoric acid is set to land in Paradip tomorrow.

8Paradeep Phosphate is bringing it in

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8A cargo of heavy aromatics is being shipped in by Arham

8It has landed at Mundra

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8RIL has three shipments of paraxylene coming in

8This is coming in within a space of 4 days
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8A cargo of solvent naphtha lands in Kandla

8The quantity is 4207 tonnes

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8Agrifields DMCC is getting in 7000 tonnes of phosphoric acid
8Jorf Lasfer is bringing in another 7000 tonnes
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We are tracking a total of 7.5 million tonnes of crude imports
8Where is this crude coming from?
8Who is importing them and in what quantities?

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81689523 cubic metres of LNG imports coming in
8Get the full data here

8The website carries here the entire set of import that had taken place in the last week in an easy-to-refer format