CPMA (Chemicals & Petrochemicals Manufacturers’ Association) is the apex forum in the country representing the Indian Chemicals & Petrochemicals Industry. Established in 1993, the Association offers its members a podium to collectively present their ideas, voice their concerns and offer suggestions on industry issues. It provides a linkage between the industry, the Government and the society at large. It is dedicated to the development of petrochemical industry in India and works in close liaison with its members, associated industries, national industry forums (FICCI, CII etc) and Govt of India.
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CPMA is the apex forum representing the Indian Petrochemical Industry.
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The Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) was incepted by Japan, Korea and Taiwan in 1979 and was known as the East Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (EAPIC).
The Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) was incepted by Japan, Korea and Taiwan in 1979
The Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) was incepted by Japan, Korea and Taiwan in 1979
The Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) was incepted by Japan, Korea and Taiwan in 1979
Conference Theme
Ushering in a Sustainable Future
On 18th May:
Economy Energy and Feedstock Outlook
-Kurt Barrow, Vice President, Oil Markets, Midstream - Downstream
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...Read MoreThe government informed the Rajya Sabha that it is taking steps to make India a USD 5 trillion economy earlier than the International Monetary Fund's forecast year of 2026-27. The IMF's World Economic
...Read MoreGlobal economy's maximum long-term growth rate, without causing inflation, is set to decline to a three-decade low by 2030, according to a new report from the World Bank. The report shows that nearly
...Read MoreThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has kept its 2023 growth forecast for developing Asia at 5.3% but trimmed its forecast for next year amid rising risks in global financial conditions. For 2024, t
...Read MoreIndia's economic growth is projected to decelerate to 6 per cent in 2023 from 6.6 per cent in 2022, according to the United Nations.The UN Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD) in its latest Trade
...Read MoreAfter declining for two straight years till FY23, India’s debt-to-GDP ratio is set to follow an upward trajectory for next four financial years starting FY24, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) p
...Read MoreIndia Inc is likely to report a halving of revenue growth in the fourth quarter of FY23, a credit rating agency said on Thursday, as companies start reporting their financials. The revenue growth will
...Read MoreIndia's wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation eased to 3.85 per cent in February on an annual basis from 4.73 per cent in January, stated provisional data from the Commerce Ministry on Tuesday
...Read MoreIndia’s foreign currency reserves rose by $6.3 billion to $584.75 billion in the week ended April 7, the highest level during the past nine months or so. The reserves were higher, at $588 billion, i
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...Read MoreChina will be the top contributor to global growth over the next five years, with its share set to be double that of the US, according to the International Monetary Fund. The nation’s slice of glo
...Read MoreIndia is set to become the most populous country in the world with 1.429 billion people by the middle of 2023, surpassing China at 1.426 billion, according to the latest report released by the Unite
...Read MoreThe finance ministry on Tuesday said that downside risks to the official GDP growth forecast of 6.5% in 2023-24 dominate upside risks, given the hardening of oil prices, troubles in the global finan
...Read MoreThe Dalmia Bharat Group, with interests in cement, refractories, power and sugar, and an affiliate company of stressed assets aquirer Pawan Ruia are in the race to buy Kolkata-based Birla Tyres
...Read MoreThe ninth round of India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations concluded with detailed discussions across a range of policy areas, the UK government said. A joint outcome statement issued by th
...Read MoreIndia's foreign exchange reserves experienced a continuous increase for the third week in a row, reaching $599.53 billion as of May 12. This level represents the highest amount since earl
...Read MoreCommerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that India’s free trade agreements (FTA) will help generate surpluses and that the country is “comfortable” for the next five-six
...Read MoreTyre maker Bridgestone is looking to expand its retail footprint in India by 20-25% this year and is aiming to grow higher than the industry's growth, a top company executive has said. Bridgestone I
...Read MoreBeating analyst estimates, India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 6.1 per cent in the last quarter of the previous fiscal. Further, the Centre now estimates the overall growth rate of FY23 to
...Read MoreThe World Bank said India would remain the fastest-growing economy in terms of both aggregate and per capita gross domestic product (GDP) among the largest emerging market and developing economies.
...Read MoreThe Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has marginally raised its 2023-24 (FY24) growth forecast for India to 6 per cent, from 5.9 per cent estimated earlier, while maintai
...Read MoreIndia will soon take a final call on joining the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) amid growing feelings within the government that it may be losing out on shaping the negot
...Read MoreThe Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, on June 8 decided to keep
...Read MoreThe index of industrial production in India rose 4.2 per cent on an annual basis in the month of April from 1.1 per cent in March and 6.7 per cent in April 2022. India's industrial production gro
...Read MoreIndia's consumer price index (CPI) inflation eased sharply to 4.25 per cent in May hitting a 25-month low and coming under the Reserve Bank of India's upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent for the thi
...Read MoreIndia's gross domestic product (GDP) has touched the $3.75 trillion-mark in 2023 so far from around $2 trillion in 2014, said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on June 12. FM Sitharaman
...Read MoreIndia's exports in the month of May declined 10.3 per cent to $34.98 billion while imports fell 6.6 per cent to $57.1 billion, government data showed Thursday. Exports have now contracted for the
...Read MoreYokohama Rubber Company, a Japan-based manufacturer, has revealed its plans to bolster its passenger car tyre capacity in India. The company is set to invest 671 crore rupees ($80 million) in
...Read MoreGoldman Sachs Group Inc became the latest bank to cut their forecasts for China’s economy, citing limited options to boost stimulus. Analysts at Goldman lowered their estimates for China’s gros
...Read MoreS&P Global Ratings retained India’s GDP growth forecast at 6 per cent saying it will be the fastest growing economy among Asia Pacific nations. The GDP growth forecast for the current and the ne
...Read MoreIndia's current account deficit (CAD) narrowed to USD 1.3 billion or 0.2 per cent of GDP in the January-March quarter of FY23, mainly due to moderation in the trade deficit and a robust increase in
...Read MoreGrowth in the eight key infrastructure sector remained stable in May, although electricity generation, crude oil and natural gas production contracted.Data released by the commerce and industry minist
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...Read MoreIndia’s tyre demand is expected to grow 6-8 percent in Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24) due to replacement and the needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEM), said rating agency Icra in a recent r
...Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday revised India's growth forecast for FY24 to 6.3 per cent, a change of 10 basis points, attributing it to erratic monsoon patterns that are likely to affec
...Read MoreThe boards of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) and ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of MRPL, have approved the scheme of amalgamation of MRPL with MR
...Read MoreThe government on Wednesday said the export of biofuel from special economic zones and export-oriented units are allowed for fuel as well as non-fuel purposes without any restriction, if the biofuel i
...Read MoreIndia's imports of crude oil in February rose about 8% from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, as fuel demand hit over 2-decade highs in the world's third-biggest oil importer and co
...Read MoreThe Cabinet Committee on Investment Promotion under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in a meeting held on Tuesday at Mantralaya, gave approval to the revised proposal regardin
...Read MoreThe Supreme Court of India on Thursday ordered the government of India to implement the findings of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The c
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...Read MoreThe Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which operates under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, has recommended that the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to certifying
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...Read MoreIndia is exploring all possible options to deal with the European Union’s (EU’s) proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and has initiated sector-wise analysis of the carbon border ta
...Read MoreIndia’s polymer demand has risen by 12 percent in the financial year 2022-23, due to a sharp pickup in consumer activities after over two years of the pandemic-induced economic slowdown. Also, mode
...Read MoreThe supreme court of India has recalled its own interim order, which was pronounced two weeks ago, allowing the government to levy anti-dumping duty (ADD) on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and rest
...Read MoreIndia has cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 4,100 rupees ($50.14) per tonne from 6,400 rupees per tonne, effective from Tuesday, according to a government notification.The government left the
...Read MoreIndia has cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to zero from Rs 4,100 ($50.13) per tonne. The cut will be effective Tuesday onwards, a government notification stated. Earlier in May, the windfall
...Read MoreThe Gujarat Government signed an agreement with Deepak Chem Tech as part of the state government’s commitment to help India in achieving self-reliance in the petrochemical intermediates sector. U
...Read MoreThe west Indian state of Gujarat is looking to become a frontrunner in renewable hydrogen, launching a policy that defines conditions for leasing out land to hydrogen project developers. The state g
...Read MoreIndia will become a major green hydrogen hub in all aspects – production, consumption and exports – by 2040, petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at a CII event. “By 2040
...Read MoreIndia's ethane imports from the US are on course to increase significantly in the coming years as new ethane-fed ethylene projects open and existing plants switch from natural gas liquids (NGL) stri
...Read MoreThe growth in demand for oil in India will overtake that in China by 2027, said a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). 'Oil 2023', the multilateral agency’s outlook for the next five y
...Read MoreSourcing cheaper crude oil from sanction-hit Russia has opened new doors for boosting exports for India while it seems to have alienated traditional buyers of processed petroleum products from the cou
...Read MoreState-owned REC Ltd on Tuesday said it will provide a loan of Rs 4,785 crore to HRRL's project in Rajasthan. HRRL is a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Rajasthan
...Read MoreThe government will provide 350 acres of land for the expansion of Panipat refinery, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said. He said the expansion of the refinery would generate jobs for Haryana yout
...Read MoreIndia is considering the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for chemicals and petrochemical sector, said union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Sitharaman also said that the country has se
...Read MoreChemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday asked chemicals and petrochemicals players to focus on quality and become competitive in the global market to make 
...Read MoreThe Bureau of Indian Standards, a quality monitoring body under India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has introduced minimum quality standards for the manufacturing and import of polypropyl
...Read MoreNayara Energy, a downstream energy company, said it is on track for entry into the petrochemicals sector with most of the work being completed on a propylene recovery unit. Nayara, which operates a 20
...Read MoreIndia’s largest oil company, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), is planning to establish green hydrogen plants at all its refineries in a Rs 2 lakh crore green transition plan to reach net-zero emissions
...Read MoreOil marketing PSU Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is keen to develop its existing refinery in West Bengal's Haldia into a petrochemicals complex for “sustaining operation
...Read MoreIndian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest oil refining and fuel marketing company in India, has established a new subsidiary to expand its low carbon, clean and green energy business, reports PTI.The
...Read MoreIndia's Odisha state on 9 March approved financing for state-controlled refiner IOC's 580bn rupee ($7bn) dual-feed Paradip cracker project. The funds will give it a stake in the plant, proportional to
...Read MoreIndia's top oil company IOC will invest Rs 61,077 crore in building a petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha - its largest ever investment at a single location - as it doubles down on its transiti
...Read MoreChief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved a revised proposal of Rs 43 crore to Rs 50,000-crore for the expansion of Bina Refinery of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and setting up of a
...Read MoreThe Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is planning to invest Rs one lakh crore by 2030 towards expansion of its petrochemicals manufacturing capacity. This will include setting up new facilities
...Read MoreIndian Oil Corp. is planning to build a Rs 1,000 crore ($122 million) sustainable aviation fuel plant as global supplies run significantly short of what’s needed by airlines to meet decarbonization
...Read MoreTamilnadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL), part of the petrochemicals division of Singapore headquartered AM International Holdings (AMIH) and among India's leading manufacturers of industrial intermedi
...Read MoreTamilnadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL), part of the petrochemicals division of Singapore-headquartered AM International Holdings (AMIH) and among India's leading manufacturers of industrial intermedi
...Read MoreGAIL (India) Ltd, the country's top gas supplier, plans to build a 400-billion-rupee ($4.89 billion) ethane cracker near its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import plant in Western India, two sources wi
...Read MoreChemplast Sanmar Ltd. has announced that its custom-manufactured chemicals division has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with a global agrochemical innovator to manufacture an advanced intermediate.T
...Read MoreBharat Petroleum on Wednesday announced Rs 49,000 crore petrochemical and capacity expansion project at its Bina Refinery. One of the main components of the expansion projects is the Ethylene Crack
...Read MoreIndia's largest gas firm GAIL has infused Rs 2,100 crore in insolvent private-sector chemical company JBF Petrochemicals Ltd that it had acquired in bankruptcy proceedings. The
...Read MoreAfter a four-month suspension, Adani Group has revived its investment plan for India's largest polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant, Mundra Petrochem Ltd, Mint reported on Wednesday. For this, it
...Read MoreIndia’s Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. shelved a planned refinery expansion to focus on boosting its petrochemical production capacity, which may cost as much as Rs. 47,000 crores ($5.
...Read MoreIOC, the nation's largest oil firm, has walked away with half of the natural gas that Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp of the UK offered in the latest auction of the fuel Indian Oil Co
...Read MoreBillionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd. climbed eight spots to the 45th rank, the highest for an Indian company on Forbes' latest Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide..Billion
...Read MoreThe company is looking at an investment of about 23 billion rupees ($280.1 million), S.M. Vaidya said on the sidelines of an industry event in New Delhi.The refiner is also running a pilot project for
...Read MoreONGC, which produces two-thirds of the nation's oil that is refined into fuels like petrol and diesel and more than half of gas that is used to make fertilisers and turned into CNG, already has two
...Read MoreBillionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance industries is the most valuable private company in the country, as per Hurun India's 2022 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 list. The list, which was relea
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...Read MoreAccording to ADNOC Gas, the agreement, valued in the range of $7 billion to $9 billion over its 14-year term, signifies a major step forward in the partnership between the two parties. Furtherm
...Read MoreThe Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a mini-Ratna CPSE PSU refinery based in coastal Karnataka and a subsidiary of ONGC, has become the single largest PSU-refinery (single locat
...Read MoreBPCL plans to invest ₹1.5 lakh crore in the next five years to diversify operations as it targets net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2040, BPCL chairman G Krishnakumar told ET's Kalpana Pathak.
...Read MoreMangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has said it would make calibrated investments in petrochemicals to embrace long-term changes. In its annual report for 2022-23, the company said this
...Read MoreReliance Industries (RIL) is laying down infrastructure for disbursement of green hydrogen from its proposed plant in Gujarat as it prepares to begin production of the fuel by 2025, three officials
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