India's GAIL (India) Limited and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly establish a gas-based urea plant in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, the state-owned gas transporter said in a stock-exchange filing on 29 July.
India’s government has set out a package of measures to strengthen domestic fertilizer production, diversify raw material and import sources, and ensure uninterrupted availability of fertilizers despite global supply disruptions and price volatility.
HyOrc Corporation says that it has secured financing for the first module of its 8 t/d (2,650 t/a) waste-to-methanol facility in Porto, Portugal. Manufacturing is actively underway for an initial modular unit capable of producing up to 1 t/d of green methanol, targeted for shipment in September 2026. The plant uses municipal waste as a feedstock, gasifying it and converting it into syngas for downstream methanol synthesis. HyOrc has previously completed a 25 t/d gasifier in Coimbatore, India, and a 3 t/d waste to methanol unit in Assam, India (May 2026).
JSW Steel says that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bharatia and Carbon Iceland International to develop a 300,000 t/a green methanol facility. The plant will capture carbon dioxide emissions from JSW Steel’s existing Raigad facility in Maharashtra state, and combine them with hydrogen produced from water electrolysis using renewable electricity. Under the […]
The International Finance Corporation, Siemens Financial Services and Fullerton Carbon Action Fund have signed definitive agreements for a total equity investment of $105 million in Hygenco Green Energies. The investment will support the development of multiple commercial green hydrogen projects which Hygenco aims to deliver as part of India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission. Hygenco broke […]
Uniper Global Commodities has signed a long-term binding offtake agreement with AM Green Ammonia India for up to 500,000 t/a of renewable ammonia certified as a Renewable Fuel of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO). The agreement, the first of its kind for an Indian company, was signed by Michael Lewis CBE, CEO of Uniper, and Anil Kumar […]
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore has won a “significant” EPC contract from Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd (BCGCL) for a coal to ammonium nitrate complex in Odisha, India, with Casale now confirming its role as ammonia technology provider on the same project. L&T will deliver the lump sum turnkey Package 3 ammonia synthesis unit, while […]
Strait of Hormuz disruptions linked to the Iran war have choked off fertilizer shipments from the Middle East and pushed prices sharply higher, prompting a wave of emergency support and trade measures as governments try to shield farmers ahead of key planting seasons.
India's cabinet approved a proposal to spend $4.49 billion to subsidise phosphate and potassium fertilizers for the Kharif 2026 season, according to an 8 April government statement. The allocation represents an increase of approximately $460 million over the Kharif 2025 season budget, reflecting adjustments for recent trends in international prices of fertilizers and inputs including urea, DAP, MOP, and sulphur.
India is said to be considering a proposal to restrict sulphur exports after industry lobby groups raised concerns about soaring prices and disruption to supplies from the Gulf, according to local news reports. Export restrictions could add to upward pressure on global sulphur prices, as supplies from the Middle East are disrupted by the Iran war and with China also set to restrict sulphuric acid exports from next month. India exported 800,000 tonnes of sulphur in 2025.