08-October-2026
India's import dependence projected to rebound to 33% by FY31 Capacity additions lag demand growth despite growing project pipelineIndia consumed 16.8 million tonnes (mnt) of commodity polymers in Financial Year (FY) 2025, against domestic productio...
14-September-2026
Crude rises 10% w-o-w amid supply disruptions Propylene gains 9%, outpacing ethylene and naphthaThe global petrochemical feedstock complex strengthened sharply in the week ended 11 September as Middle East supply and shipping disruptions tightened c...
09-September-2026
900 TPD integrated polyester facility planned at Bhadrak JV structure targets 300 KTA annual yarn capacityMCPI Private Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) have signed a joint venture agreement to develop a 5,000-crore integrated polyes...
04-September-2026
Government reports 19.7 mnt recycled since 2022 Self-reported data complicates EPR accountabilityIndia's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system has reported recycling 19.697 million tonnes (mnt) of plastic waste since the regime came into for...
03-September-2026
ONGC plans to drill 8 wells in FY'27, targets 87 wells through FY'31 Govt's Samudra Manthan scheme supports offshore explorationOil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to invest about INR 1 lakh crore over five years to drill 87 deepwater and u...
19-August-2026
Speciality chemicals lead projected export opportunity Production needs to rise at 14% CAGR to meet demandIndia's chemical exports could reach $76-81 billion by 2030, with speciality chemicals, inorganic chemicals and petrochemicals driving the expa...
06-August-2026
Manali refinery capacity to rise 33% to 280,000 bpd Refining, petrochemical integration supports polymer value chainChennai Petroleum Corporation Limited's (CPCL) plans to expand the crude processing capacity of its Manali refinery by 33%, from 210,...