Shuchi Nahar's Weekend Blog!

A Agrochemicals - The rising trend for the chemical sector Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar The Indian economy has transformed substantially, from being a ship-to-mouth economy since its independence to become one of the largest economies in the world. Agriculture continues to be a dominant element in the Indian economy. Along with major economic reforms, Government programs, such as the Green Revolution have played a critical role in transforming the country’s agriculture sector and paved the way towards economic growth of the country. Agrochemicals specifically have played an important role in preventing crop losses to pests and improving overall productivity. Proper and scientific usage of agrochemicals may lead to approximately 20–30% improvement in productivity. Currently, the usage of agrochemicals in the Indian agriculture sector is amongst the lowest in the world. India is one of the leading producers in the world. Be it food grains, horticulture crops, oilseed production...

Hospital sector - The upcoming gem of the Healthcare Sector Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing emerging economies over the last two decades, receiving large FDI inflows, which have grown from USD 2.5 Billion in 2000-01 to USD 50 Billion in 2020-21. The healthcare sector, in particular, has received heightened interest from investors over the last few years. In the hospital segment, the expansion of private players to Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations, beyond metropolitan cities, offers an attractive investment opportunity. According to Invest India’s Investment Grid, there are nearly 600 investment opportunities worth USD 32 Billion (INR 2.3 Lakh Crore) in the country’s hospital/medical infrastructure sub-sector. Indian Government initiatives towards development of hospital sector With respect to pharmaceuticals, India can boost domestic manufacturing, supported by recent Government schemes with performance-linked incentives, as part of the Aatm...

Rapid Increase in Ethanol Production Capacity Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar Two Different types of processes  to produce Ethanol To produce 684 crore liters of ethanol by the sugar industry by 2025-26, sugarcane equivalent to 60 LMT of surplus sugar would be diverted to ethanol. In the current sugar season, 2020-21 more than 20 LMT of sugar is estimated to be diverted. To produce 666 crore liters of ethanol/ alcohol from food grains by 2025-26, about 165 LMT of food grains would be utilized. At present damaged food grain availability is around 40 lakh tons in the country. In 2020-21 approximately 20 lakh ton maize is surplus FCI Rice is also sufficient in stock (266 LMT) and it will continue to remain robust as procurement of paddy/rice at MSP continues at expected levels. The country is producing sufficient food grains and sugar to meet the requirement for ethanol. Molasses-based distilleries have also been offered interest subvention to convert them to dual feed, to convert b...

Recent disruption in China - Impact on Indian Chemical Companies Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar Specialty Chemical Article: https://myweekendspot.blogspot.com/2021/07/speciality-chemicals-market-size-demand.html Government scheme to boost: https://myweekendspot.blogspot.com/2021/07/government-initiatives-to-boost-growth.html Indian specialty chemicals companies are poised to ride tailwinds from macro drivers including ‘China+1’, import-substitution, growing costs within China (capital, operational, compliances), and currency benefits.  Recent disruptions in China will cause medium-term challenges for downstream producers while benefiting base chemical suppliers. More importantly, these frequent supply disruptions in China further strengthen the case for quality Indian players in the chemical domain. Growing import substitution by local industry makes a case for strengthening volume growth for base chemical/intermediate suppliers.  Recent disruptions in China (electricity s...

Medical Device Market Size, Demand and Investments by Government to boost Growth Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar   Indian medical devices market stood at Rs. 77,539 crore (US$ 11 billion) in 2020. The market is expected to increase at a CAGR of 35.4% from 2020 to 2025, reaching Rs. 352,450 crore (US$ 50 billion). Moreover, it is growing at a faster annual rate of 15% than 10-12% growth was seen in the Healthcare sector in its entirety. A rise in the number of hospitals and the increased requirement for healthcare facilities creates a need for sophisticated devices and equipment, which can provide accurate treatment to individuals. The Medical Equipment industry is quite wide with > 14,000 different products types, as per the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN). The products range from wound closure pads to stents and IVD machines of medical devices. Further, it can be reasonably said that Medical Electronics is an area, where Electronics and Information Communication Techn...