Chemicals News Today

India's Rossari Biotech is exploring the Turkmenistan market to supply specialized chemical products to state oil and gas corporations, aiming to study technical requirements and provide product samples for testing.

Middle East petrochemical projects face delays due to supply-chain disruptions rather than cancellations, while China's surging production capacity ensures that current price spikes remain temporary.

India's air pollution debate overlooks agricultural nitrogen fertilizer emissions. Ammonia from farms combines with vehicle and coal emissions to form PM2.5, creating a complex environmental challenge requiring better measurement and policy coordination.

Global urea benchmarks rose 4-8% in October due to tight supply, disruptions, and higher freight costs, though the US Gulf weakened as cooling demand tested affordability limits.

Indian petrochemical makers are shifting toward specialty chemicals and engineering plastics to curb import reliance, driven by upcoming policies, feedstock discussions, and joint ventures discussed at India Chem 2026.

Indian petrochemical producers are shifting focus to specialty chemicals, seeking technology partnerships and joint ventures to reduce import dependence, despite feedstock challenges and supply risks.

IOCL's heavy capital push into petrochemical expansion faces profitability hurdles, global oversupply, and margin pressures, risking public capital and national energy security amid high crude import reliance.

India's DGTR recommended provisional countervailing duties of $83.72-143.82 per tonne on Chinese polyvinyl chloride suspension resin imports, following findings that subsidized imports caused material injury to domestic producers.

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies has recommended a definitive countervailing duty ranging from 8.58% to 15.66% on clear float glass imports from Malaysia for a period of five years.

European polyethylene markets face turbulence in November due to US midterms, geopolitical tensions, crude oil hikes near $116/bbl, and declining demand causing converters to adopt cautious, hand-to-mouth purchasing strategies.