Chemical Industry News

Revenue from operations rose 62% to ₹3,076.37 crore. The Phenolics segment earned ₹515 crore before interest and tax; Advanced Intermediates earned ₹48.76 crore on ₹810.82 crore of revenue.

Nine MoUs worth ₹51,443.51 crore and four investment intents worth ₹2,450 crore were signed during the Chief Minister's Mumbai visit on 22–23 October, with an estimated 20,210 jobs.

The wholly-owned project company, with authorised capital of up to ₹4,900 crore, will build the greenfield complex near Ramayapatnam Port in Nellore district.

The fertiliser maker plans a new chemical plant and a bio-fertiliser facility; the MoU was signed with the Odisha government at India Chem 2026 in Mumbai.

Finance Ministry notification 26/2026-Customs (ADD) of 24 October follows DGTR remand findings. Food, pharma, cosmetic, fibre-grade and nano grades are excluded.

Union Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated the 14th India Chem at NESCO, Mumbai on 22 October. The proposed scheme would back three dedicated chemical parks with port, rail, air and road links.

Consolidated revenue rose 35% to ₹4,904 crore. Fluorochemicals did well, while specialty chemicals faced weak global prices and Chinese overcapacity. The board approved a ₹600 crore battery-foil plant.

Consolidated revenue from operations rose to ₹217.32 crore from ₹123.52 crore a year earlier; the Ankleshwar-based specialty chemicals maker also grew strongly over the June quarter.

Funded by term loans and internal accruals, the expansion is expected to start commercial operations within 12 to 18 months.

Shut since a fatal gas leak on 15 August, the Mahad plant may resume general operations — but not tertiary butylamine or tetra butyl urea production.

The loan from the JICA-financed LEAP-2 fund supports converting a former gas-based ammonia-urea complex in Andhra Pradesh to renewable-powered green ammonia.

Consolidated total income reached ₹1,733 crore in the September quarter, against ₹1,107 crore a year earlier; first-half profit rose 28.9% to ₹462 crore.

The German fragrance and flavour maker is expanding production of its biodegradable macrocyclic musk in India to be closer to fast-growing Asian markets.

BPCL will revamp a 4,000 tonne-a-day kerosene hydrotreater to co-process 5% used-cooking-oil feedstock; commissioning is expected by the end of 2026.

The monsoon ended at 87% of its long-period average. The crop-protection body advises seed treatment, field scouting and buying only from authorised dealers.

The Gujarat fertiliser maker wants to make DAP and other phosphatic fertilisers from acids it produces itself, cutting its reliance on imported raw materials.

The UN chemical review committee met in Rome on 15–18 September. PMFAI, which defended the three pesticides, calls the outcome a success for Indian makers.

The Indian specialty chemicals maker will invest through its subsidiary Avid Organics America Inc. up to 2035. Technical and cosmetic grades are planned first; the site is still being chosen.

Avaana Capital and Shastra VC co-led the round in the Bengaluru start-up, founded in 2026, which plans to scale its processes with Indian manufacturers instead of building its own plants.

The agreement pairs Aditya Birla’s Recyclamine epoxy technology with Organic Recycling Systems’ waste-processing know-how, targeting composite waste such as wind blades.

The Gujarat fertiliser maker is seeking a joint-venture partner with capital, technology and overseas buyers; it offers a coastal site with a jetty and ammonia storage.

A 10+ year partnership with a global specialty chemical company signals a continued focus on dedicated specialty chemical manufacturing in India.

The 2,800-tonne-a-year plant at Kathivadar, Amreli district, began commercial production on 12 October and will sell in India and abroad.

The sixth revision of the EU carcinogens directive, passed by 499 votes to 49, also sets a long-term exposure limit for isoprene. Member states get two years to apply it.

Conductex i carbon blacks, Nanocyl carbon nanotubes and blends target lithium-ion, LMFP, sodium-ion and solid-state cells.

The UltraPac-i, first of the Thermax-i series, adjusts itself to changing fuel quality and load; its control system can also be retrofitted to existing boilers.

ONGC Petrochemicals Marketing Limited, incorporated on 7 October, will market and trade petrochemicals and chemicals made across the ONGC Group.

The new unit at the company’s existing GIDC Ankleshwar site adds triacetin to its specialty chemicals range, for customers in India and overseas.

GAIL is in talks with three to four US liquefaction projects as it looks to diversify LNG supply after the Strait of Hormuz disruption.

Balaji Amines hit its 20% upper circuit as investors bet on better product prices; Elara sees the cleanest earnings momentum in Deepak Nitrite, Aarti and the fluorochemical makers.

India's trade-remedy authority has launched five new investigations. Three cover chemicals and an antibiotic API — importers should start planning now, not after a duty lands.

The ₹17,825-crore LuPech project is nearly complete; a 500,000 tonnes-a-year polypropylene unit is the last major facility to start.

CCFI asked for predictable registration timelines, harmonised OECD-GLP data requirements and incentives for green chemistry.

The building-materials major will more than double its yearly investment in India, shifting from selling products to selling energy-saving building solutions.

The 14th edition, themed 'Advantage Bharat: An Emerging Global Chemicals Hub', brings government, global CEOs and exhibitors to NESCO, Mumbai.

Prof. M. M. Sharma received a Lifetime Achievement Award; the council urged exporters to compete on innovation, quality and value addition.

Revenues and margins are improving across listed chemical makers, yet newly built plants run at just 20–30% utilisation, a new Equirus Capital report finds.

The Centre will put in ₹1,000 crore and each participating state at least ₹500 crore to build three chemical parks with shared infrastructure.

The Competition Commission of India has approved Crystal Crop Protection’s purchase of 100% of FMC India Private Limited.

Phase I of the new unit adds 5,000 MT a month of feed-grade DCP — a key phosphorus and calcium source for animal feed makers.

Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) is set to inaugurate its new ₹6,000-crore ($627 MM) phenol and acetone manufacturing facility on October 14, 2026, developed through subsidiary Adplus Polymers & Chemicals to expand domestic production and reduce India's reliance on imports.

A Gazette order of 29 September 2026 says LAB need not conform to the Indian Standard from 1 April to 31 December 2026, citing global supply-chain disruption.

The Deepak Nitrite subsidiary has started up a new chlorination and specialty chemicals facility in Gujarat, aimed at value-added downstream products.

The trade remedies authority found Chinese melamine was dumped and hurt GSFC, India’s only melamine producer. Duties now await the Finance Ministry.

Fujita (isoprothiolane 40% EC) is a systemic fungicide for leaf, nodal and neck blast in paddy, with preventive and curative action.