India dominates the guar gum industry, commanding about 80 per cent of global production, followed by Pakistan.

Kedia said exports in the current financial year may not cross last year’s figure of 3.65 lakh tonnes.

Alternative fracking agents such as slick water and friction reducer from China are posing stiff competition to Indian guar gum.

Guar gum futures prices fell by Rs.81 per quintal.

India’s guar gum industry is facing the heat as North America’s oil and drilling sector has reduced offtake of the commodity by almost half.

After a gap of two years, guar gum demand from the food sector has brought back cheer to the domestic guar gum industry.

Chinese, American and European buyers have renewed their interest in Indian guar gum with prices having crashed by more than 50%.

Ace Derivatives and Commodity Exchange Ltd (Ace) announced commencement of futures trading in guar seed and guar gum effective from today.

Futures trading in guar gum resumed more than a year after the controversial contract’s spectacular rise prompted the regulator to forbid t...

Guar gum has emerged as India’s top farm export overtaking traditional heavyweights rice and cotton.

India produces 20 million tonne of guar seeds annually from which 6 lakh tonne of guar gum is extracted.

The price of guar gum, grown in arid Rajasthan and used internationally to prise out natural gas from shale rock, has crashed from a peak o...

Guar gum exporters heave a sigh of relief as commerce ministry withdraws its notification on permissible chemicals content.

The guar splits and guar powder attract a duty of 7% and 15% respectively. China accounts for 25% to 30% of the total exports of guar gum s...

Food-grade guar gum export to the EU is set to take a hit as the commerce min has directed exporters there should be no pesticide in the pr...

Guar gum has seen a 75% jump in export as the largest producer, India, is currently the only supplier to the world market.

Diminishing export demand coupled with high input cost has forced 90% of the Guar Gum processing units in Jodhpur to down their shutters do...