# Indian refiners are now supplying key inputs like propylene, ammonia, and methanol.

*biotech · news · 2026-04-09 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Indian refiners are now supplying propylene, ammonia, and methanol to the pharmaceutical sector.
- Customs duties on 40 petrochemical products have been removed to lower input costs for drug makers.
- Quality norms for morpholine have been temporarily relaxed to improve supply for medicine production.
- Aluminium packaging supply constraints are easing and expected to normalize within a week.

**Companies:** Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd, Assam Petrochemicals, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers & Chemicals
**Countries:** India

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