India is now competing for gas it cannot physically replace
8The global system has no spare capacity to absorb India’s demand.
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Why are LNG ships still arriving if Ras Laffan is down?
8The tale of two cargoes, and how did they slip through?
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Mundra was built to reduce Gulf shipping distances: It was not built for a crisis like this one
8Why did an LNG cargo get diverted
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8Why is IOCL pushing such a tight deadline despite bidders' alarm?

Procurement & Supply
8Madras Fertilizers seeks urgent nitric acid procurement as fresh GeM bid opens for Chennai unit [MFL]
8HURL moves to import up to 50,000 MT of NPK fertilizer, targeting April-end delivery window [HURL]
8HURL rushes to secure 70,000 MT fertilizer supply, setting April 25 shipment deadline [HURL]
Mergers & Acquisitions
8Tata Chemicals completes Novabay acquisition through wholly owned subsidiary TCIPL [TCL]
8Coromandel receives NSE and BSE approval to remove Algavista Greentech from promoter group [Coromandel]
Board & Management Changes
8Kothari Industrial appoints Rafiq Ahmed Sulaiha Banu as additional non-executive director [KICL]
8Anya Polytech CFO Anurag Agarwal resigns with immediate effect, company informs NSE [Anya]
8Shareholding & Market Activity
8Nova Agritech promoter group member Atukuri Soujanya buys 1,047 shares via open market [Nova]

Energy & Fuels
8ONGC launches e-auction to sell gas from Padra field [ONGC]
8Gas Connect March 2026 [IGX]
Infrastructure & Markets
8IEX sets up investor meetings with Aequitas and Prusik next week [IEX]
8Deep Industries wins partial relief as key service suspensions are revoked [DIL]
Regulatory & Legal
8ONGC trims NCD rating exposure as ICRA reaffirms Rs. 8,500 crore programme [ONGC]
Corporate Actions
8Adani Ports targets JAL's aviation assets and Kanpur fertilizers stake [Adani Port]
8Veedol shareholders approve postal ballot resolutions with requisite majority [Veedol]

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8Caustic Soda Lye (NaOH)
8Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)
8Thinner for Painting (Solvent 145/205)
8Ready Mixed Paint – Red Oxide Zinc Phosphate Priming
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Aromatic & Solvents
8Tracking Maleic Anhydride prices in China
8Trendwatch: Toluene prices in China – Stay ahead of the curve
8Stay tuned for today’s Benzene prices in China
8DOP prices – Find out what China has to offer
Basic Chemicals & Acids
8Roundup of Sulphuric Acid prices in China
8China’s Acetic Acid market: Latest price roundup and trends
8Monthly round-up of China Soda Ash prices
Ketones & Chlorinated Compounds
8Latest Acetone prices in China
8How is the Chloroform market behaving in China today?
Intermediates & Specialty Chemicals
8A comprehensive roundup of China’s Adipic Acid prices
8Monthly trend of Aniline prices in China
82-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) prices in China
8The latest market round-up of China’s Phenol prices unveiled
Petrochemical Building Blocks
8China’s Ethylene Glycol/DEG prices: Hot off the market!
8Monthly trend of Ethylene Oxide prices in China
Inorganic & Elements
8Phosphorus Yellow market in China: Pricing insights today
8Today’s Titanium Dioxide prices in China

Breakouts & Surges
8MEK Rs 160/kg higher week-on-week. Clear phase of range expansion.
8VAM Up Rs 70/kg this week. Sharp upward move with strong monthly rise.
8Phthalic Anhydride Up Rs 30/kg week-on-week. Strong upward move into a higher band.
8IPA Up Rs 35/kg week-on-week. Strong upward move with widened price range.
8PTA Up Rs 7/kg this week. Continuing a clear upward streak.
8Ethyl Acetate Up Rs 6/kg this week. Recent high touched on weekly rise.
8Styrene Monomer Up Rs 15/kg this week. Continued weekly gaining streak.
8Acetone Up Rs 20/kg from last week. Reclaimed higher ground after steady phase.
8Acrylonitrile Up Rs 20/kg this week. Sharp weekly range expansion.
8Aniline Up Rs 10/kg this week. Extends upward move in weekly trade.
8Acetonitrile Up Rs 15/kg from last week. Builds steady upward weekly streak.
8Methanol Up Rs 3/kg this week. Extends upward streak with steady gains.
8MEG Up Rs 5/kg this week. Extends upward move to fresh highs.
8MIBK Up Rs 10/kg from last week. Maintains upward bias.
8HDPE Up Rs 4/kg this week. Slow upward drift continues.
8LLDPE Up Rs 8/kg this week. Reclaims higher levels.
8LDPE Up Rs 8/kg this week. Widens range after fresh increase.
Consolidating After Gains
8Dibutyl Phthalate Unchanged this week after a sharp rise over the past fortnight. Holding firm at elevated levels.
8C9 Solvent Unchanged this week after a month-long rise. Trend intact without sharp swings.
8Cyclohexanone Unchanged this week after a sharp upward streak. Consolidating at higher levels.
8Dioctyl Phthalate Unchanged this week. Market remains firm compared with a month ago.
8Formaldehyde Up Rs 1/kg this week. Stabilising after gradual multi-week rise.
8MMA Up Rs 25/kg compared with last week. Holding firm after a sharp monthly climb.
8n-ButanolUnchanged this week after firm gains over the past month.
8Orthoxylene Unchanged week-on-week, but holding near recent highs.
8PhenolUnchanged from a week earlier following gains seen over the past month.

Geopolitics & conflict
8Iranian missiles hit Haifa refinery complex: northern Israel's power grid goes dark
8Drone strike lights up Nevinomysskiy Azot: four fires, a chemical stench, and a governor's denial
8Iran war, debt crises, 30% freight surges: Latin America's petrochemical industry is running out of runway
Trade & policy
8India slaps $3,453/tonne reference duty on Chinese dye chemical: Deepak Nitrite drew first blood
8EU hits Chinese phosphorous acid with 122.8% anti-dumping duty: protecting an €18M market with surgical precision
8Korea's petrochemical giants merge Yeosu NCC operations: a last-ditch fight against China's oversupply
8Yeosu's NCC operators submit restructuring plan: force majeure declarations signal an industry in freefall
Markets & pricing
8BASF raises formic acid prices €250/tonne: effective immediately
8BASF hikes neopentyl glycol prices by €350/tonne: coatings and lubricants customers brace for impact
8Middle East conflict forces WACKER to hike polymer prices from April 1: Europe and Asia customers hit hardest
8Adnoc and OMV delay $60B Borouge listing: Middle East war volatility forces the hand
Sustainability & recycling
8Paris gets Europe's most ambitious plastics recycling plant: 15,000 tonnes of "unrecyclable" waste turned into feedstock yearly
8GreenDot buys France's RG Group: 35 kta LDPE capacity and a foothold in Europe's eco-modulation gold rush
8100 second-graders vs. a nation's recycling gap: how Pittsburgh kids are putting Pennsylvania's 25% can recycling rate to shame
8Aekyung Chemical ditches maleic anhydride to recycle its own waste gas: saving ?3 billion a year in the process
8From Hyderabad dorm room to Ras Al Khaimah factory: BioReform replaced 15 million plastic bags and it's just getting started
Innovation & technology
8Nuclear-powered petrochemicals: how a 932°F steam compressor could reshape the industry by 2027
8Sika backs ETH Zurich's Living Lab HIL: the bet to reinvent sustainable construction by 2035
8Clariant opens first US pharma-grade PEG plant in Clear Lake: shorter lead times, fewer supply chain nightmares for North American drug makers
Corporate moves
8GC keeps Thailand's plastics lines running: Middle East crisis tightens naphtha supply
8Archean Chemical merges two subsidiaries into one: simplifying the stack before building a 7 MMTPA salt jetty
8Himadri Speciality Chemical holds its ground: IND A1+ rating affirmed on Rs.100 crore commercial paper

Board & Structural Changes
8Primo chemicals limited sheds independent oversight as Kuldip Singh Suhag exits board on March 18
8Tata chemicals limited seals Novabay as Singapore subsidiary completes 100% equity takeover
8Coromandel International limited ejects Algavista Greentech after NSE and BSE grant no-objection
8Uttam Sugar Mills limited cements mandate as 6.50% and 10.00% NCRPS holders back redemption extension
8Gravita India Ltd. sheds two leaders as Pareek exits March 31 and Agrawal quits
8Kesoram Industries limited forces open physical securities window across three exchanges on March 19
Promoter Activity & Disclosures
8Smiti Holding and Trading Company Private limited files pledge update on Asian Paints equity
8ASALCBR-listed entity wrestles with threshold as Kedia family triggers dual SAST disclosures
8IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals limited absorbs second promoter disclosure as Mayadevi Polycot buys in
8Mayadevi Polycot limited doubles down with on-market purchase of 54,197 IOL Chemicals shares
Compliance & Regulatory Filings
8Asian Paints limited primes compliance engine with Geetanjali Trading plan approved March 19
8Ecoplast limited locks in trading blackout from April 1 ahead of FY2026 audited results
8GHCL limited slams trading window shut from April 1 ahead of full-year FY2026 results
8Premier Polyfilm limited ramps up compliance with trading window closed from April 1
8Vinyl Chemicals (India) Ltd. opens special dematerialisation window for physical securities holders
8Cosmo First limited targets physical securities holders with special dematerialisation window on March 19
Investor Meetings & Market Updates
8Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem limited courts OysterRock Capital in virtual one-on-one on March 24
8J. G. Chemicals limited marshals institutional interest with analyst meeting on March 24
8All Time Plastics limited engineers group analyst meeting in Mumbai for March 24
8Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd tackles BSE surveillance query attributing volume spike to market forces
8CEAT limited scores 71.9 ESG rating for FY2025 from SES ESG Research on voluntary basis

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8OPaL (ONGC Petro additions Limited) has announced a price revision for PP and PE grades, effective March 20, 2026

Pharma & Public Health
8West Asia War Puts India's Antibiotics and Insulin Supply at Risk
8MSME Drug Makers Could Shut Down Within Weeks as Petrochemical Supplies Dry Up
Energy & Regulation
8India Makes Real-Time Oil and Gas Reporting Mandatory for All Energy Players
8Government Names PPAC as Watchdog Over Every Barrel and Pipeline
Plastics & Manufacturing
8Middle East War Set to Push Up Prices of Toys, Bottles and Everyday Plastic Goods
8Maharashtra to Prosecute Wedding Halls Over Plastic Flowers
8Cupid Launches India's First Dual-Polymer Condom Plant to Break Global Monopoly
Road & Industrial Safety
8Tanker Driver Killed as Chemical Spill Triggers 200-Metre Highway Inferno
Global Petrochemicals & Supply Crisis
8Korea's Petrochemical Plants Face Shutdown with Just 15 Days of Naphtha Left
8Naphtha Prices Surge 60% — Half of Japan's Ethylene Plants Already Cutting Output
8Idemitsu's Production Cuts Signal a Systemic Naphtha Crisis Across Japan
8Iran's South Pars Oil Facilities Hit — Damage Unknown
8European Chemical Industry Braces for New Blow as Middle East War Escalates
Corporate & Strategy
8KBR Wins 7-Year Saudi Maintenance Deal at SATORP's Jubail Complex
8BASF Coatings Develops 1,300 Colour Concepts a Year — Here's How
8Incheon Launches $1.1 Million Fund to Close Pay Gap Between Contractors
8Hanwha Ocean and Greece's ONEX Team Up for Submarines and Mediterranean Contracts
8Korea Zinc Cracks Rare Earth Recycling and Eyes 320,000-Ton Sulfuric Acid Capacity
8LANXESS Cuts 550 Jobs and Warns Recovery Won't Come Before Late 2026
8Wanhua Crosses RMB 200 Billion Revenue But Profits Stay Stuck in the Cycle
8Yulong's 100,000-Ton MMA Plant Goes Live — Bold Bet or Overcapacity Risk?

Leadership & Board Changes
8Balmer Lawrie Gets New Government Nominee Director from Ministry of Petroleum
8Daikaffil Chemicals Company Secretary Jay Patel Calls It Quits
8Huhtamaki India Brings in Two New Whole-Time Directors
8Lords Chloro Alkali EGM Votes on MD Ajay Virmani's Five-Year Extension
Investor Meetings & Events
8Tata Chemicals Lines Up One-on-One with Morgan Stanley in Mumbai
8Fine Organic Industries Opens Ambernath Plant to Investors
8India Pesticides Invites Institutions for a Live Plant Walk at Sandila
Financial & Ratings Updates
8Motilal Oswal Trims Shaily Engineering Stake from 8.38% to 5.31%
8Anupam Rasayan Holds Firm — Crisil A+ and A1 Reaffirmed
8APAR Industries Pumps USD 5 Million into US Unit
8Grasim Industries Clears Rs 500 Crore Commercial Paper on Time
8India Glycols Declares Rs 7.50 Interim Dividend — Record Date March 23
8Godrej Agrovet Sells Two Surat Plots for Rs 35 Crore
Legal & Regulatory Actions
8JBF Industries' Only Resolution Plan Rejected by NCLT Ahmedabad
8Camlin Fine Sciences' Italian Arm Ordered into Judicial Liquidation
8Ester Industries Promoters Flag Inter-Se Share Transfer

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8EOR Surfactant
8Hydrochloric Acid (Well Stimulation)
8MDEA (Methyl Di-ethanol Amine)
8Lubricity Improver Additive (ULHSD)
8Hydrogen (99.999%)
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8The cost of 7 mmscmd of gas was very high. Find out how much.
And there is uncertainty on what is coming next

8Paradeep Phosphates appoints Marco Wadia as independent director for five years [PPL]
8PI Industries schedules one-on-one investor meetings with HDFC, Bajaj MF, and Canara Robeco [PIIL]
8FACT eyes up to 8,000 MT ammonia cargo for Kochi as import demand stays firm [FACT] 
8Nova Agritech independent directors review board performance and rate management information flow satisfactory [Nova]
8Deepak Fertilisers clears Shah share transfer claim; released IEPF shares to carry six-month lock-in [Deepak Fertilisers]

8While the pathway from CO? to ethanol is anchored to Synata-Bio Inc. USA technology, the subsequent steps to SAF remain open.

8Find out what is going on

8Find out why

8India's crisis has gone from bad to worse

Energy & Fuels
8India's Data Centre Boom Fuels Next Wave of Digital Power Demand [Essar]
8Pankaj Kalra's Bold Play: 100,000 boepd Through Growth and M&A [Essar]
8PESO Tightens the Valve on LPG Tanker Safety with New Guidelines [PNGRB]
8GAIL Deepens Green Bet with 49% Stake in Biogas Firm Leafiniti [GAIL]
8Petronet LNG Under the Lens: Board Acknowledges Exchange Penalty Notice [Petronet]
 Infrastructure & Markets
8IEX Eyes Coal Exchange Play Under Proposed 2025 Regulations [IEX]
8Afcons Marks March 24 as Record Date for Rs 30 Crore Paper Maturity [Afcons]
8Gujarat Natural Resources Calls Independent Directors to the Table [GNRL]
Regulatory & Legal
8Reliance Pushes Back on Rs 17.07 Lakh Customs Penalty in Classification Row [RIL]
8CPCL Sets the Record Straight: CRISIL Update Was Facility-Level, Not a Downgrade [CPCL]
8Omnipotent Industries Stares Down Rs 10.23 Crore GST Credit Battle [Omnipotent]
Board Room & Governance
8Deepak Gupta Steps onto Petronet LNG Board as GAIL's Nominee [Petronet]
8GE Vernova Hands Internal Audit Mandate to Grant Thornton for Three Years [GE Vernova]
8Veedol Shareholders Back Kulbhushan Malhotra's Appointment with 97.9% Mandate [Veedol]
8Great Eastern Shipping's Internal Audit Chief Ankit Dahanukar to Exit in May [GES]
Corporate Actions
8Sanmit Infra EGM Greenlights Capital Rejig, New Director and Subsidiary Buyout [Sanmit]
8Savita Oil Promoter Siddharth Mehra Discloses Fresh Stake Purchase [Savita]
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Here are the China petrochemical price updates grouped by chemical category:
Aromatic & Solvents
8Tracking maleic anhydride prices in China
8Trendwatch: Toluene prices in China — Stay ahead of the curve
8Stay tuned for today's benzene prices in China
8DOP prices — Find out what China has to offer
Basic Chemicals & Acids
8Roundup of sulphuric acid prices in China
8China's acetic acid market: Latest price roundup and trends
8Monthly round-up of China soda ash prices
Ketones & Chlorinated Compounds
8Latest acetone prices in China
8How is the chloroform market behaving in China today?
Intermediates & Spatiality & Chemicals 
8China's adipic acid market: A comprehensive roundup 
8Monthly trend of aniline prices in China
82-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) prices in China
8The latest market round-up of China's phenol prices unveiled
Petrochemical Building Blocks
8China's ethylene glycol/DEG prices: Hot off the market!
8Monthly trend of ethylene oxide prices in China
Inorganic & Elements
8Phosphorus yellow market in China: Pricing insights today
8Today's titanium dioxide prices in China

8Explore the latest bulk chemical prices from the Mumbai market, updated for today
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