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Guar Market & Indian Southwest Monsoon Update

Hello all It has been quite a while since our last Guar Market Update! The price movement for Guar splits from the beginning of 2015 is depicted in the chart below. As the North American Rotary Rig Count declined steeply from the beginning of Jan-15, Guar splits prices followed. There was a brief respite for […]

Swati Vaidya retires after more than 31 years at Premcem!

Swati Vaidya retires after spending over 31 years at Premcem! The occasion was celebrated with a farewell lunch where everyone spoke about their favourite moments with Swatiben. She has been a very important part of the “Premcem family” and we wish her the very best for the years to come!

IEA’s Medium-Term Oil Market Report released

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Medium-Term Oil Market Report on 10-Feb-15. Some highlights: Non-OPEC production more responsive to price swings and sets the stage for a relatively swift recovery US shale industry may be “stronger” in 2020 Light Tight Oil (LTO) the new swing producer Global demand to grow slightly faster than supply […]

Guar crop for 2014-15 season is 16% lower than last year

SHEFEXIL, the Export Promotion Council of the Govt. of India under which Guar exports are covered, has come out with the final estimates for the Guar Seed crop for the 2014-15 season. The crop survey was undertaken by the Nielsen Company, Mumbai, at the behest of SHEFEXIL, Kolkata. At an overall level, the government estimates […]

Guar Splits prices follow Crude Oil prices – down 14%!

Hello everyone In our last Guar Market Update on 19-Dec-14 (https://www.premcemgums.com/guar-splits-prices-at-a-4-year-low/) we had mentioned that Guar Splits prices were at a 4 year low. Since then Guar Splits prices have gone down nearly another 14% in Indian Rupee terms! The fall in USD terms has been slightly less (around 11.5%) as the Indian Rupee has […]

Guar Splits prices at a 4 year low!

Hello everyone Guar Splits prices are at nearly a 4 year low! Current prices for Guar Splits are US$ 0.84/lb or US$ 1846/mt; the last time prices were at this level in US$ terms was in Mar-2011. Please see the graph below to get a better perspective.                 […]