Chemicals Companies

SRF's chemicals biz leads Q2 growth; analysts stay bullish; check targets

Brokerages maintained a positive stance on SRF, highlighting continued margin strength, steady volume growth, and the company's strategic capex expansion.

Gujarat Fluorochemicals: Analysts raise target, see 39% upside; do you own?

Globally, Gujarat Fluorochemicals operates with a capacity of 21,000 tonnes per annum, accounting for about 8-9 per cent of world share.

Should you buy, sell or hold SRF shares post Q1 results? Find out here

SRF's revenue for the quarter rose 10.3 per cent Y-o-Y to ₹3,819.6 crore, while Ebitda surged 37.8 per cent Y-o-Y to ₹831 crore, improving margins from 17.4 per cent to 21.7 per cent.

Chemical giants weigh Europe exits amid soaring energy costs, Asian rivals

Sabic, Dow, Shell and others are reviewing European assets as high energy costs global competition and expansions in Asia and West Asia strain the continent's chemical sector

Navin Fluorine, SRF, GFL, UPL tumble upto 6.5%: Top reasons behind the fall

The decline in chemical stocks followed the announcement of new tariffs by US President Donald Trump, who imposed a 27 per cent tariff on all imports from India

Budget 2025 boost, strong Q3 lift UPL share price 6% to 52-week high

UPL share price rose after a rating upgrade by Investec, which revised the stock's outlook to 'Buy' from 'Sell', alongside a strong performance in Q3FY25 and announcements from the 2025 Budget

RCFL Q1 results: Net profit down 84% at Rs 11 cr on higher finance cost

State-owned Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCFL) on Monday posted 84 per cent fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 10.80 crore for the first quarter of 2024-25 on higher finance cost. Net profit stood at Rs 67.79 crore in the same quarter previous year, according to a regulatory filing. Total income increased to Rs 4,396.06 crore from Rs 4,042.95 crore in the year-ago period. Expenses rose to Rs 4,409.93 crore from Rs 4,009.02 crore. RCFL said the government has reduced rates of Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) since October 1, 2023, which has adversely impacted profitability of phosphatic and potassic fertilizers. Shares of the company on Monday settled down 1.40 per cent at Rs 200.35 apiece on the BSE.

Tanfac Industries shares rally 13% on pact with Japanese chemical firm

On Thursday, shares of Tanfac Industries, an Indian speciality fluoride chemical manufacturer soared by 13.1 per cent at Rs 2,399 a piece intraday on the BSE

GFL share price jumps 6% after unit incorporates step-down subsidiary

GFCL EV is a newly incorporated company for business development. It is being set up to manufacture high purity metal sulphate and complex metal phosphate

UBS gives Buy rating to PI, Navin; initiates coverage on 4 chemical stocks

Owing to the growth potential in the Indian chemical companies UBS has initiated coverage on four firms including PI Industries and Navin Fluorine International with 'Buy' ratings

SRF gains 2% as street pins hopes on chemical business recovery in H2FY25

The rise in stock came on hopes of recovery in the chemical business, which will pick up pace in the second half of FY25

BASF to slash another 1 bn euros in Germany, flags earnings rebound

CEO Martin Brudermueller, who will quit in April to become non-executive chairman of carmaker Mercedes-Benz, cited high competitiveness of the group outside of Germany under challenging conditions

ADNOC's $30 bn chemicals deal with Austria's OMV stalls over disagreements

"We are in ongoing and open-ended negotiations and cannot comment further," OMV said in a statement

JB Pharma CEO attributes 3.5% of company's growth to new introductions

"We are growing at 16 per cent, compared to the Indian Pharma Market (IPM) growth of 8 per cent, and a 12 per cent growth of the market which we cover," Chopra said

GFCL EV to invest Rs 6,000 crore in indigenous EV battery supply chain

Vivek Jain, chairman of INOXGFL Group, said the investment highlights its pivotal role in shaping the future of the EV and ESS battery industry

Deepak Chem inks pact to invest Rs 9,000 cr in Gujarat in chemical sector

Deepak Chem Tech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deepak Nitrite, on Wednesday said it has inked an agreement with the Gujarat government to invest around Rs 9,000 crore to establish projects at Dahej. Under the memorandum of understanding, the company will invest Rs 9,000 crore to set up units to manufacture chemicals at Dahej, expected to commence operations in 2027, Deepak Chem Tech (formerly Deepak Clean Tech) said in a regulatory filing. This investment is likely to create about 1,300 direct and indirect employment opportunities, it added. Earlier, the company had expressed its intention to invest around Rs 9,000 crore during Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 held on January 10-12. The proposed investment will help the country reduce its imports, the company said.

India defends quality control orders imposed across various sectors at WTO

US, Canada, 17 other members raised 35 specific trade concerns

Five sectors fuel emissions, half fumble on renewable energy in FY23

The data also revealed a concentration of other critical environmental factors, such as water withdrawal and waste generation

43% of India's exports to EU to be hit by green regulations: Report

Textiles, chemicals, certain consumer electronics products among trade categories that could be affected

Commerce ministry terminates anti-dumping probe on Chinese chemical imports

The commerce ministry has terminated an anti-dumping investigation into the import of a chemical, used in dying industry, from China following a request from the domestic industry. On September 30, 2022, the ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) initiated a probe into alleged dumping of 'sulphur black' from China, following a complaint by a domestic firm Atul Ltd. However on April 15 this year, the applicant has withdrawn its petition and has requested for termination of the investigation citing certain reasons. "The authority hereby terminates the investigation...against the imports of Sulphur Black originating in or exported from China," the DGTR has said in a notification. It is mainly used for dying cellulose fiber, viscose staple fiber and yam. Anti-dumping rules have a provision for termination of a probe in certain situations which include withdrawal of application by the affected domestic industry at whose instance the investigation was