Chemicals News Today

Balrampur Chini Mills is launching an 80,000-tonne PLA facility in India to drive bio-based, compostable flexible packaging using BOPLA, partnering with farmers and industry leaders.

Indian start-up Without scaled its innovative chemo-mechanical recycling process, growing to 50 employees and opening its Pune plant in October 2025 to transform hard-to-recycle plastic and textile waste into valuable resources.

Syensqo is investing in a new compounding line for high-performance aromatic polymers at Panoli, India, aiming to double capacity by Q1 2028 and support the growing automotive sector.

President William Ruto ordered the Ksh10 billion firm Tata Chemicals Magadi to leave Kenya, accusing it of exploiting local resources for over a century without benefiting residents, and announced a new investor.

An inquiry commission searched two chemical manufacturing units co-owned by dissident TMC leader Firhad Hakim in New Alipore, investigating complaints regarding a factory plot and business propriety.

China's nitrogen fertilizer sector features diverse manufacturers supplying liquid UAN 32 and granular ASN products to support precision agriculture, efficient nutrient management, and modern crop nutrition programs globally.

Latest feedstock offers update: Naphtha C&F Japan is at $860. Propylene, ethylene, styrene, PTA, and MEG prices show varied regional movements across the USA, Europe, and Asia as of September 3, 2026.

China Bazaar futures opened with mixed trends on September 3, 2026. PP opened lower at 8508 RMB/MT, LLDPE lower at 8275 RMB/MT, and PVC higher at 4890 RMB/MT.

On September 3, battery-grade nickel sulphate prices remained stable amid sluggish spot trading, weak downstream inventory demand, and elevated producer inventories, with market activity expected to stay subdued.

India's kharif pulses acreage rose 1.68% to 111.46 lakh hectares, driven by urad, tur, and moth bean growth, despite erratic rainfall putting crop yields under pressure.