Methanol jump is fading, but acetic acid and ethyl acetate are now rising instead.
8Methanol steadies after a sharp Monday jump
8Acetic Acid firms on stronger bulk import offers, pulling ethyl acetate up
8Ethyl Acetate extends recovery across the western domestic market
8VAM holds firm after last week's strong rally

Maleic anhydride is rising on resin demand, but DOP has not followed, so makers' margins are widening.
8Maleic Anhydride extends a sharp weekly rally on resin restocking
8DOP holds flat while maleic anhydride firms around it
82-Ethylhexanol steadies after its mid-month gains
8Phthalic Anhydride edged up in thin trade

All these products fell together in June. Now they are moving apart — benzene up, styrene stuck, xylenes weak.
8Benzene firms for a third straight week as import parity rebounds, tightening styrene margins
8Styrene stays weak while feedstock benzene climbs
8Toluene slips to a discount against benzene, reopening conversion economics
8Mixed Xylene lags the whole complex on soft gasoline-blending demand
8Orthoxylene keeps falling even as phthalic anhydride firms
8Paraxylene pulls away from raw xylene on steady polyester demand

8India's fertilizer chain runs right through it
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8NRL has assigned 68% of the grouped package value to the agitator system and only 32% to the reactor vessel. That weighting signals that mixing performance, drive reliability, sealing and control integration matter more than the pressure shell alone. The commercial split could determine which global suppliers are genuinely capable of leading the package.

8The real competition will begin only after EIL tests whether all four bidders can carry the package’s execution burden.

8An eastern-coast hub is positioning itself against the established western bases.

8A tiny acquisition turns out to be the scaffolding for a much larger strategic step.

8The Murugappa parent of Coromandel took a large impairment and passed its dividend.

8A trade-policy step that landed last edition now reads directly against a heavy import line-up.

8A rating cut on both the parent and its battery-materials arm puts a number on the EV-chemistry delay.

8A tribunal order carves the bio-pharma and spirits-biofuel arms out of the core green-chemistry business.

8The Bhavnagar bulk-chemicals maker backed a strong quarter with a sulphur-dioxide capacity addition.

8The specialty-chemical exporter backed a strong quarter with a large capacity and borrowing-headroom decision.

8India's only solar-glass maker delivered its fourth straight high-margin quarter and detailed a large capacity build.

8The Bhilwara textile and synthetic-fibre maker filed three material decisions in one board outcome.

8The country's leading styrenics maker opened the season with a strong quarter and a debottlenecking due on stream by autumn.

8Aromatics remain the firmest corner of the market, with the export benchmark leading the domestic move.

8The anhydride is one of those cases where the weekly board and the month-end series point in opposite directions.

8Vinyl acetate monomer has recovered strongly toward the top of its recent range after a long slide from last quarter's highs.

8Isopropyl alcohol is the week's most strongly corroborated mover, firming on both the spot board and the monthly benchmark.

8The alcohol has snapped back off its recent low in a single week, though the monthly picture still reads softer.

8The first wave of June-quarter results shows top lines rebounding across resins, fluorochemistry and surfactants, even as margins and balance sheets tell a less uniform story.

US feedstocks reshape India’s import map
8US Gulf cargoes dominate India’s chemicals, LNG and LPG import line-up
8Reliance draws twin US ethane cargoes into Dahej while exporting benzene
West coast chemical traffic builds
8Hazira and Mumbai lead bulk chemical arrivals as methanol and base oils rise
8Vadinar LPG congestion deepens as imports, transfers and re-exports converge
Fertiliser feedstocks tighten
8India trades sulphuric acid both ways as smelters export and fertiliser makers import
8Coromandel leads ammonia imports as Haldia berth shutdown strands cargo
Gas sourcing shifts westward
8US LNG captures an unusually large share of India’s terminal line-up

Corporate Results & Earnings Watch
8Rossari posts record revenue as acquisition costs weigh on margins
8Jain Irrigation slips into loss despite double-digit revenue growth
8Insecticides India faces profit squeeze as debt and receivables climb
8Mysore Petro returns to profit amid UK liquidation overhang
8Goodyear seeks shareholder approval to resolve pay-governance breach
8Prima Plastics strengthens earnings but rating uncertainty remains
8Nilkamal maintains rating strength while rewarding shareholders
8SRF earnings kick off a crucial quarter for chemical majors
Deals, Expansion & Strategic Investments
8Time Technoplast wins HPCL composite LPG cylinder order
8DCM Shriram locks in captive renewable power for Bharuch chemicals
8Adani enters low-carbon formic acid partnership with Dioxycle
8Nuberg pitches India as a future green methanol bunkering hub
8Tulon raises capital to convert plastic waste into specialty chemicals
8TVS Srichakra expands into EV drivetrain technology
Operations, Governance & Risk Watch
8Chemplast plant fire puts PVC feedstock chain on alert
8Vamshi Rubber plans strategic exit from tyre-retreading business
8Camlin Fine Sciences faces European liquidation and pollution scrutiny
8Galaxy Surfactants flags governance shifts and product recalls
Trade, Policy & Market Landscape
8India-UK FTA begins while PET duties remain firmly in place
8Pratishtha Spirits secures ethanol rating backed by oil-marketer offtake
Innovation & Manufacturing
8UFlex strengthens packaging portfolio with patented reclosable technology