8A quiet top-up hints at how fast a from-scratch unit has been scaling.

8The herbicide ticks up from a recent low while its regulatory cloud persists.

8The epoxy precursor bounces off the lower end of its recent range.

8A high-value refrigerant gives back a little even as the gas complex stays firm.

8The ester's sharp weekly gain stands out on an otherwise mixed solvent board.

8The solvent's run is being read as another sign of tightening aromatics supply.

8The world's largest chemical maker is more optimistic on profit and more cautious on feedstock at once.

8A capital raise arranged for the promoter side ran into the market.

8A Middle East supply-chain knot briefly reached an Indian fluorochemical unit, and has now loosened.

8A long-running enforcement inquiry has reached the top of a listed specialty-polymer maker.

8India's aviation-fuel ambitions gain another engineering foothold on the west coast.

8A sharp recovery in annual earnings frames the pay questions shareholders will vote on next month.

8A supply pullback in one country is quietly resetting margins across the Indian sector.

8The state refiner's return to profit is the number everyone will see first.

8The carbon and speciality maker is spending into the materials that batteries, coatings and electronics will need.

DIVIDENDS & FINANCIAL WATCH
8Grasim to put its annual dividend to a shareholder vote
8Bayer CropScience flags a GST penalty order
8Kanpur Plastipack's annual report and AGM notice are out
8Vinyl Chemical's Results dates cluster into early August
INSOLVENCY & MARKET ACCESS
8Vikas WSP's rescue plan goes back before the tribunal
8India Pesticides clears an EU technical-equivalence hurdle
LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
8National Peroxide's chief information officer resigns
8DCW's chief executive retires after a five-decade career
8Southern Gas's CFO resigns, to exit in mid-August
PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY
8Shalimar Paints launches a premium exterior emulsion
8Nippon Paint showcases coil-coating technology at a CSIR forum
8Tata Chemicals backs a Gujarat drip-irrigation network
8Galaxy enters the UTV and ATV tyre segment

MONOMERS & INTERMEDIATES
8Methyl Methacrylate holds after a steep monthly slide
8Monoethylene Glycol edges up in Kandla
8Mixed Xylene Isomer climbs in the Kandla market
8NBA steadies after a sharp fortnightly drop
8PTMEG grinds higher in Mumbai
8TEG slips in Ahmedabad but keeps its monthly gain
8Trimethylolpropane extends its pullback
8Hydrochloric Acid firms off a low base
POLYURETHANES & PLASTICISERS
8Polymeric MDI slips in Mumbai
8Dioctyl Adipate drifts lower in Mumbai
8TOTM declines amid thin trade
POLYETHYLENE WATCH
8HDPE steadies after a fortnightly drop
8LLDPE flat in Mumbai
8LDPE steady in Mumbai

EARNINGS & INDUSTRY RECOVERY
8Chinese chemical majors post a strong first half
M&A & STRATEGIC MOVES
8Olin and Huntsman clear a US regulatory gate
8Aquatech buys a Gulf water-chemicals firm
8Mitsubishi completes its US shale-gas acquisition
POLICY, TECHNOLOGY & TRANSITION
8China's new carbon plan tightens the screws on coal chemicals
8Japan weighs reviving naphtha stockpiles
8DuPont launches a direct-lithium-extraction toolkit
8PureCycle targets recycled polypropylene for Japan — weak India link
CAPACITY & SUPPLY WATCH
8Canfor to shut a major softwood-pulp mill
8A styrene tank incident hits a Brazilian producer

8LDPE 24FS040 prices remain steady in Delhi domestic market
8LDPE 16MA400 prices hold firm in Delhi domestic market
8PP M13530 prices remain stable in Delhi domestic market
8LDPE 16MA400 prices stay steady in Mumbai domestic market

8Nylon Cord Fibre hits fresh monthly high after extending steady Mumbai gains
8Polyester Chips reach fresh monthly peak as Ahmedabad market strengthens further
8PET Bottle Grade hits fresh monthly high after steady Ahmedabad gains
8Recycled Wool Noils reach fresh monthly high after strong Mumbai gains

Aromatics & Solvents
8Maleic Anhydride prices extend rally to fresh monthly high in China
8Acetone prices surge to strongest level in over one month
8Phenol prices hold firm near monthly highs in China market
8Toluene prices extend powerful rally across China FOB market
8Benzene prices rally to strongest level in over one month
8Aniline prices surge to fresh monthly high in China market
Industrial & Inorganic Chemicals
8Phosphorus Yellow prices extend recovery but remain below monthly levels
8Soda Ash prices remain subdued amid weak China market demand
8Titanium Dioxide prices retreat as broader market weakness persists
8Sulphuric Acid prices hold firm above recent monthly levels
Plasticizers & Chemical Intermediates
8Adipic Acid prices extend recovery across China FOB market
8DOP prices continue rally across China FOB market
82-Ethylhexanol prices extend strong rebound across China market
Feedstocks & Oxygenates
8Ethylene Glycol DEG prices hold near fresh monthly highs
8Acetic Acid prices remain firm near fresh monthly high
8Ethylene Oxide prices rebound but remain below monthly benchmark levels
Chlor-Alkali Chain
8Chloroform prices edge higher as China market maintains steady recovery

8The notice changes timing but does not revise the multidisciplinary construction scope. The commercial significance lies in what contractors must now resolve before pricing.

8NRL has removed the project’s explicit build-own-operate-transfer description without changing the 25-year operating framework. The correction shifts attention from the project label to the fine print governing ownership, financing and termination. The real story is whether the contractor still carries BOOT-like risk without BOOT-style clarity.

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8The proposed benzol processing unit was expected to convert crude benzol into high-value aromatics