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Higher realization in chemical business and strong demand for fertilizer could double GNFC's earnings in FY17GNFC’s performance was under pressure largely due to loss in the toluene diisocyanate (TDI) division, key chemical used in foams and mattre...
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Government expects neem-coated urea supply to rise in coming monthsEarlier, fertiliser firms were allowed to produce neem-coated urea upto 35 per cent of total capacity of their plants.
01 Jul, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
- Neem-coated urea helps in increasing the yield: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh asked farmers to use 'neem-coated' urea as it helps in increasing the yield with its minimum use.
09 Jan, 2015, 09.11 PM IST
Edible oils fall on sluggish demand, global cuesEdible oil prices fell up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market on sluggish demand against adequate supplies amid...
06 Jan, 2014, 02.44 PM IST
Neem-based pesticide market growing at 7-9% annually: ReportWith growing awareness about benefits of neem as a natural pesticide, the estimated Rs 100 crore neem-based pesticide market in the country...
02 Sep, 2013, 10.57 AM IST
- Select edible oils fall for third day on weak demand
Neem oil in the non-edible section also eased on lack of demand from consuming industries.
26 Jun, 2013, 05.03 PM IST
Select edible oils strengthen on millers buyingTraders said sustained buying by vanaspati millers to meet the rising demand amid a firming global trend on speculation that exports from M...
17 May, 2013, 03.32 PM IST
- Sesame, palmolein oils trade up on fresh buying
Neem oil in the non-edible section, also found scattered buying support from consuming industries and ended higher.
17 Apr, 2013, 03.36 PM IST
- Edible oils strengthen on millers' buying, global cues
Edible oil prices strengthened up to Rs 100 per quintal in the wholesale oilseeds market on increased offtake by vanaspati millers.
30 Jan, 2013, 02.56 PM IST
- Edible oils decline on sluggish demand
Edible oil prices fell in the oils and oilseeds market during the past week as demand from local parties declined.
01 Sep, 2012, 01.41 PM IST
- Select edible oils remain weak on subdued demand
Select edible oils remained weak with prices falling further up to Rs 100 per quintal on the oils and oilseeds market today due to subdued ...
09 Jun, 2012, 02.20 PM IST
- Edible oils strengthen on millers buying
Select edible oils strengthened up to Rs 50/quintal in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on the back of sustained buying by vana...
19 Mar, 2012, 04.36 PM IST
- Select edible oils rise on fresh buying, global cues
Wholesale prices of select edible oils firmed up in the national capital during the week ended today on emergence of buying by stockists in...
31 May, 2008, 01.16 PM IST
- Non-edible oil price rises up to Rs 200 per quintal
The wholesale prices of non-edible oils, neem and castor rose up to Rs 200 a quintal here on the back of increased demand from soap and oth...
29 Apr, 2008, 04.26 PM IST
- Edible oils remain in negative zone
Downslide in edible oils continued unabated in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market on Friday.
17 Aug, 2007, 02.26 PM IST
- Select edible oils remain weak on increased selling
Neem oil in the non-edible section, went up on increased industrial demand.
05 May, 2007, 02.30 PM IST