8Find out what happened

8With surplus ammonia from urea plants now steered toward P&K and NPK makers, Deepak is finding a new around

8A healthy first half gave way to a subdued second as phosphoric-acid and sulphur costs spiked and subsidy pass-through lagged.

Supply shock and sulfur squeeze
8Hormuz blockade and Russian refinery strikes send sulfur up 600% as China's ports hit a 20-year import low
Food-contact and specialty additives
8Clariant's rice bran Licocare wax wins FDA approval for rigid PVC food-contact use across all food types
8Lummus launches Thermacrack C5 to produce high-purity isoamylene from C5 streams with lower energy and capex
8Lummus extends its Thermacrack platform into C5 feedstocks targeting adhesives antioxidants and performance additives
Big plants and project funding
8EuroChem opens Kazakhstan's largest sulfuric acid plant at 800,000 tonnes as part of $1 billion complex
8Archean Chemical injects Rs 170 crore into Acume Chemicals via rights issue to fuel expansion and cut debt
8Century Plyboards' resin unit in Andhra Pradesh begins commercial production on 28 May 2026
Deals and distribution plays
8Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams weigh next steps after AkzoNobel rejects their joint €73 per share bid
8Univar wins exclusive Dow silicone additives distribution deal across Europe Middle East and Africa
8Sadhana Nitro Chem locks in Rs 108 crore two-year specialty chemical supply deal with Japanese MNC
Circular plastics and recycling scale-up
8PureCycle's Rayong PP recycling plant wins Thailand FastPass status speeding path to 2028 operations
8Woosh BlueAlp and Borouge close Europe's first industrial-scale diaper plastic loop using pyrolysis
8PepsiCo and Eastman turn old carpets and hard-to-recycle plastics into virgin-quality Gatorade bottles
Safety and sustainability recognition
8Tata Chemicals' Mambattu unit earns CII bronze for EHS excellence in workplace safety and environmental stewardship

8Camlin said it would decide the path of its diphenol plant soon.
8Vanillin volumes are expected to rise, but sourcing questions remain.

8GACL’s high-purity hydrogen peroxide project may add Rs 42 crore annual sales.
8The project targets semiconductor and advanced electronics applications in India.

8Aegis is adding 61,000 KL liquids capacity at Mumbai Port.
8First phase of JNPA liquid capacity is expected in H1 FY27.

8Camlin said it had around 3,000 tonnes of catechol inventory.
8FY27 vanillin utilisation guidance was discussed around 70% levels.

8Ganesha commissioned 22,500 tonnes brownfield rPET chips expansion at Warangal.
8Another 22,500 tonnes expansion and debottlenecking plan is also being pursued.

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8Liquid Ammonia / Liquor Ammonia
8Cooling Water Treatment Chemicals
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8Anti Foulant & Corrosion Inhibitor
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8Spent Caustic Liquid Oxidation Catalyst
8Antifoam (Non-Silicon Based)
8Potassium Permanganate
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Industrial & Specialty Gases
8Oxygen Gas
8Nitrogen Gas
8Hydrogen Gas (Refilling)
8Helium Gas
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Specialty & Treatment Chemicals
8Phenol Formaldehyde Resin
8Catalyst Liquid
8Acetone
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8Alumina Castable (45%)
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8GACL approved 5,000 TPA peroxide capacity.
8Niche electronics demand drives this project.

Big orders and expansion push
8Solar Industries lands Rs.1,076-crore defence export order for international supply over three years
8Triveni Engineering runs 70,500 TCD sugar crushing, 860 KLPD distillery and 50,000 MW global gearbox base across 23 facilities
8Aegis Logistics expands Mumbai liquid terminalling with 61,000 KL addition, posts record LPG distribution and logistics volumes
8UFlex posts Rs.40,973-million Q4 revenue as Dharwad BOPP line and rPET facilities scale across global footprint
Specialty chemicals growth
8Vinati Organics targets 15-20% growth in butyl phenols, FY27 double-digit growth in ATBS as Veeral Organics scales
8Gujarat Alkalies pushes into semiconductor and solar-cell specialty chemistries, expands its Ranoli production footprint
8Camlin Fine Sciences clocks 17% growth to Rs.1,723 crore as China unit moves to liquidation, blends business scales
8Deepak Nitrite channels Rs.120 crore from Phenolics arm into DCTL, fuelling fluorination, nitric-acid and hydrogenation capacity
Deals and portfolio reset
8Kiri Industries closes DyStar chapter, charts new strategic phase from its Vadodara dyes manufacturing base
8JK Tyre amalgamates Cavendish, leans on 11-plant footprint and Smart Tyre tech across radial and off-the-road segments
8Linde India allocates CO2 and HyCO-from-PST business to Praxair India under transparent industry-segment split
Green energy and recycling plays
8Vardhman Textiles to build 19 MW wind-solar hybrid plant at Ratlam for captive supply across its textile operations
8Ganesha Ecosphere lifts rPET chips capacity to nearly 1 lakh tonnes by FY27, leverages new regulatory clarity
Boardroom and governance desk
8Gujarat Fluorochemicals' battery-materials subsidiary brings in Walker Chandiok as new statutory auditor
8Polyplex Corporation, the global BOPET films major, closes FY26 with clean independent governance review
8Indo Rama Synthetics mourns sudden demise of independent director Dhanendra Kumar
8Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar appoints Dr. Anil Rishiraj as Additional Director amid sugar-cycle pressures
8Som Distilleries and Breweries refreshes internal auditor, takes on record related-party transactions for FY26
8Vishnu Chemicals notes Risk Management Committee already reconstituted via February circular resolution, addresses exchange notices
8Kiri Industries reappoints Vishal Khokhar as Internal Auditor for FY 2026-27 across its dyes and chemicals operations
Audit and compliance close
8Bhagawati Oxygen, the industrial gases producer with Jharkhand-Ballabgarh operations, posts clean FY26 audit
8Caprolactam Chemicals adopts FY26 audited results from its Mahad MIDC manufacturing facility
8Thirumalai Chemicals adopts FY26 audited results, schedules 53rd AGM for August across phthalic-anhydride operations
8Pentokey Organy adopts FY26 audited results with unmodified opinion from its pentaerythritol manufacturing base
8Supreme Petrochem, the polystyrene major, closes FY26 with clean independent governance review
8Modi Rubber adopts FY26 audited results with unmodified opinion from PNAM auditors
8Rossari Biotech, the specialty chemicals maker, closes FY26 with annual secretarial compliance certification
8Alufluoride, the Vizag-based aluminium-fluoride maker, closes FY26 with clean compliance certification
8Texmo Pipes, the Burhanpur-based polymer-pipe maker, completes FY26 secretarial compliance review
8Ameenji Rubber adopts FY26 results, confirms no IPO-proceed deviation as the recently listed rubber maker advances
8Biofil Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals adopts FY26 audited results from Indore manufacturing base with clean audit opinion
8Rex Sealing and Packing Industries adopts FY26 audited half-year and full-year results from Mumbai operations
8Srigee DLM, the Greater Noida-based electronics manufacturing services company, adopts FY26 results
8Nexxus Petro Industries, the recently listed petrochemicals company, adopts FY26 audited results from Ahmedabad base
8Laffans Petrochemicals, the petrochemicals maker, completes FY26 annual secretarial compliance certification
8Midland Polymers adopts FY26 audited results, brings in new internal auditor at Hyderabad-headquartered operations
8Flexituff Ventures International adopts FY26 audited results from its FIBC and woven-packaging operations
8Lords Chloro Alkali completes public disclosure of FY26 audited results through bilingual newspaper publication
8Megamont, formerly V.R. Woodart, completes FY26 secretarial compliance review under new corporate identity
8Nagarjuna Agri-Tech, the Kolkata-headquartered agri-business, adopts FY26 audited results
8Ishan Dyes & Chemicals, the Ahmedabad-based dyes maker, completes FY26 secretarial compliance certification
8CHD Chemicals adopts FY26 audited results from its BSE-listed chemicals operations
8SRD Industries adopts FY26 audited results, notes NFRA circular implementation across its operations
8Venlon Enterprises adopts FY26 audited results with unmodified opinion from Telangana operations
Dividends and cash returns
8Panama Petrochem recommends 150% dividend on FY26 specialty-petroleum performance from its Daman manufacturing base
8Prima Plastics receives USD 1.8 million dividend from its 90% Guatemala subsidiary Prima Union Plasticos
Audit flags and cautious payouts
8Asian Petroproducts and Exports adopts FY26 results with qualified audit opinion, reappoints senior director
8Ecoplast holds back FY26 dividend, prioritises ongoing projects at its Valsad, Gujarat operations

851-day extension, same tough gate
8NRL gives bidders time, not easier access to its polypropylene project.

8The owner is not merely buying baled paddy straw. It is pushing aggregation, depot safety, quality protection and plant-gate delivery into one accountable supply chain. The bigger signal lies in how India’s 2G ethanol projects may now price rural logistics risk.
8Further, an L1-L2 split for paddy straw may reshape competition in biomass supply

8Find out what the ever-intrusive regulator is trying to do now

8And not the shortage 

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8PP (H100EY) prices in Delhi hold steady near the current market range
8PP (H110MA) prices in Mumbai remain firm around prevailing levels
8PP (M13530) prices in Ahmedabad stay supported at current market levels
8LDPE (24FS040) prices in Delhi hold firm near the current market range
8LDPE (16MA400) prices in Chennai remain steady around prevailing levels

8Natural latex market bounces back: What’s behind the recovery after the recent pullback?
8RSS3 rubber market pulls back: What triggered the latest retreat from recent highs?

Alcohols and solvents
8Methanol market finds its footing: Is the recent slide finally losing steam?
8Dimethylformamide market stays under pressure: What’s driving the continued price drop?
8IPA market rebounds in Chennai: What’s behind the latest price bounce?
8Lauric acid market slips lower: What’s behind the latest weekly fall?
8Acrylamide market softens: What’s behind the latest price drift?
8Benzene market surges in Vizag: What’s fueling the strong price rally?
8Palm wax market jumps in Mumbai: What’s driving the sharp price rise?
8C5 market climbs near a one-year high: What’s powering the latest price rise?
8Ethyl acetate market slips further: What’s behind the continued price easing?
Intermediates and specialty chemicals
8Caustic soda flakes market pulls back: What’s behind the latest weekly drop?
8Maleic anhydride market explodes higher in Mumbai: What’s behind the stunning price spike?
8Vinyl acetate monomer market cracks lower: What’s behind the sharp price fall?
8Sulphuric acid market keeps climbing: What’s driving the ongoing price rise?
8Nitrobenzene market pulls back: What’s behind the latest drop after recent highs?
8Hydrogen peroxide market drops hard: What triggered the sharp weekly fall?
8Heavy soda ash market eases in Ahmedabad: What’s behind the latest price dip?
Agrochemicals and crop inputs
8Mancozeb market retreats in Ahmedabad: What’s behind the sharp latest drop?
Polymers
8PP market holds steady in Mumbai: What’s keeping prices locked in place?
8ABS market edges higher in Ahmedabad: What’s behind the latest price uptick?

Solvents and aromatics
8Acetone market weakens again: What’s behind the latest price dip?
8Chloroform market holds firm: What’s keeping prices at elevated levels?
8Phenol market stays under pressure: What’s behind the continued price weakness?
8Toluene market firms up slightly: What’s behind the latest price recovery?
8Benzene market remains under pressure: What’s behind the latest price slide?
Petrochemical intermediates
8Maleic anhydride market extends its slide: What’s behind the latest price drop?
8Acetic acid market softens further: What’s behind the latest price decline?
8Ethylene glycol/DEG market weakens further: What’s behind the latest price fall?
82-Ethylhexanol market stays flat: What’s keeping prices near recent levels?
8Ethylene oxide market holds flat: What’s keeping prices near current levels?
8Adipic acid market slides lower: What’s behind the latest price drop?
8Aniline market breaks sharply lower: What triggered the fresh price collapse?
8DOP market slides again: What’s behind the latest price drop?
Inorganics and industrial chemicals
8Phosphorus yellow market pulls back: What’s behind the latest price dip after the rally?
8Soda ash market holds steady: What’s keeping prices near current levels?
8Sulphuric acid market holds strong: What’s keeping prices elevated?
8Titanium dioxide market holds firm: What’s keeping prices near recent highs?

8PP and PE prices move upward, alongside revised freight rates and location-specific adjustments

8PP sees a sharper hike, while PE grades witness a modest increase under OPaL’s latest revision

8GPPS and HIPS prices reduced, effective June 1, 2026

8PVC prices remain unchanged as RIL announces rollover effective June 1, 2026