Entries from India Chemicals Blog tagged with 'ethylene'

No immunity from credit crisis

There is no way that Indian chemical companies can escape from the global financial crisis. Tough times lie ahead as companies will be hit on all fronts - high cost of credit, falling demand as the global economy slows down...

Pipes spur PVC demand

India’s construction boom continues and pipe manufacturers are steadily expanding capacities. Finolex Industries has plans to double its pipes capacity at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, in phases to 200,000 tonnes/year over the next three years. The first phase will see an expansion...

Jumbo Jamnagar

News about the configuration of Reliance Industries' cracker at Jamnagar is finally trickling in. The plan is to use the offgases from the refineries as feedstock to produce 1.5m tonnes/year ethylene, reports ICIS news. This would make it the world's...