India weighs extending 40-product import duty exemption beyond June 30 amid West Asia tensionsThe government will decide on extending import duty exemptions for 40 products after June 30. This decision hinges on the evolving situatio...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Key petrochemical products get 3 month import duty reliefIndia has waived customs duty on key petrochemical imports until June 30. This move provides relief to sectors like pharmaceuticals, chemic...
03 Apr, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
Centre waives duties on key petrochemical products amid supply disruptions due to Iran warIndia has waived import duties on crucial chemicals like ammonium nitrate, methanol, and PVC for three months, starting April 2nd. This mov...
02 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
INEOS Styrosolution plunges 15%; promoter plans to offload 14% stake via OFSINOS Styrosolution India’s share price plunged to a low of Rs 907 as against the previous close of Rs 1,078 on the BSE.
19 Apr, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
IOC plans to invest Rs 4,500 crore in petrochemical facility in HaryanaIndian Oil’s board has given "stage - 1" approval for implementation of India's maiden styrene monomer project with a capacity of 387,000 m...
30 Jun, 2021, 09.31 PM IST
Andhra police arrest LG Polymers’ top executives in styrene gas leakage accidentThe styrene gas leakage at the South Korean firm’s unit on early hours of May 7 killed 15 persons and affected over thousand people in the ...
08 Jul, 2020, 06.40 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh High Court orders seizure of LG Polymers' premises, bars directors from leaving IndiaThe court has also barred the company directors from leaving the country without its permission, while ordering authorities not to release ...
24 May, 2020, 07.53 PM IST
LG Polymers will not be allowed to function as it used to in the past at same location: AP CMSpeaking through video conference with officials and some of the victims, Reddy blamed the previous N Chandrababu Naidu-led government for ...
18 May, 2020, 04.36 PM IST
LG completes removal of deadly Styrene Monomer gas from Vizag, ships back to KoreaLG Polymers on Monday said it has completed transportation of its inventory of deadly Styrene Monomer (SM) from Visakhapatnam to South Kore...
18 May, 2020, 02.44 PM IST
LG Polymers India set to shift styrene monomer to South KoreaThe Korean firm said it has begun the transportation of styrene monomer inventory within the plant as well as the styrene tank at the Visak...
15 May, 2020, 10.53 AM IST
Protesters demand closure of LG Polymers plant after toxic gas leakToxic styrene gas spewed out of the plant near the city of Visakhapatnam on Thursday, killing at least 11 people.
10 May, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
LG Polymers says vapour leak caused accident at Vizag plantThe unit of South Korean chemical giant LG Chem said it is committed to working closely with the concerned authorities to investigate the c...
09 May, 2020, 09.40 PM IST
Glitch in regfrigeration unit led to gas leak: OfficialAfter the leak, the gas spread to the surrounding villages of Venkatapuram, Padmanabhapuram, BC Colony and SC Colony, with Venkatapuram bei...
07 May, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
Vizag gas leak: Spread of poisonous vapours depends on wind speed, officials sayA major leak from a chemical plant of LG Polymers near here in the wee hours impacted villages within a five-km radius, leaving eight peopl...
07 May, 2020, 01.18 PM IST
10 mid-cap stocks raring to go on budgetary boostOver the weekend, brokerages have identified some stocks that could benefit gradually from the announcements in Budget 2015.
02 Mar, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Budget 2015: A mixed bag for oil and gas sectorSAD on naptha, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride monomer and styrene monomer for manufacture of excisable goods has been halved to 2%.
28 Feb, 2015, 07.52 PM IST
Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical to take control of Taiyo Nippon SansoThe takeover will help consolidate Mitsubishi Chemical's position in the US petrochemicals sector, which is flourishing thanks to an abunda...
13 May, 2014, 02.43 PM IST