o Selection of Base Oil
o Extraction/Refining
o Blending with Essential Oils & Herbal Extracts
o Addition of Active Ingredients
o Emulsification and Stabilization
o Packaging
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Indian Hair Oil Industry was valued at Rs 13,361 crores as on Mar-22 having 3,09,219 tons Vol as per MAT Data
Industry is now very close to the pre-pandemic performance of FY-19-20
Household penetration levels of hair oil holding steady at 93-94% over the last 3 years
Agrochemical is an important industry for India as we have the largest population to feed to
Last 2 yrs were bad for industry with pricing challenges and excess supply from China
Many stocks are down 50% from highs...have they bottomed out
Some industry details👇
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Agrochemicals are chemical substance used in agriculture to enhance crop production, protect crops from pests, diseases and weeds and promote agricultural productivity
It refers to pesticides, including fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and nematicides
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Types of Agrochemicals:
Pesticides-Includes fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and nematicides & others.
Fertilizers- Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus etc
Others- Biopesticides, Plant growth regulators, Soil Conditioners, Defoliants and Desiccants etc.
I was recently looking at few Edible Oil stocks...simply because some have fallen quite a lot and Promoters seem to be adding to their stake
Here are some details on Edible Oil Industry🧵
India is world's largest importer of edible oils
GOI has launched National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm to boost domestic production
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Edible oil refers to any oil that is suitable for human consumption and is used primarily in cooking & food preparation
These oils are extracted from various plant sources such as seeds, nuts, fruits, grains, animals and marine oils
Types of Edible Oils
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Key raw materials for edible oil production include crude vegetable oil, phosphoric acid, caustic soda, bleaching earth, water, beta-carotene, antioxidants, and essential oils
Crude oils from oilseeds like coconut, cotton, soybeans, and palm are used
Recently I was reading about Rain Industries which manufactures Calcined Petroleum coke (CPC)
Industry seems highly cyclical and here's a brief 🧵on the same
CPC is used as raw material for aluminum, graphite electrodes & steel Industry
~ 85% of global CPC supply is dedicated to aluminium sector
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What is Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC)?
CPC is produced from Green Petroleum Coke, a by-product of Crude Oil Refining, through a process known as "Calcining" that removes moisture and volatile matter from GPC at high temperature
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CPC is available in 2 primary qualities:
1) Anode-grade CPC-for aluminum smelting process
2) Industrial grade CPC used in manufacturing titanium dioxide and others
Anode-grade CPC represents more than 75% of global CPC production