Overview
- Government officials said key inputs are now allocated to drug makers on a pro‑rata basis, with BPCL supplying propylene used to make ibuprofen intermediates.
- Plants can produce pharma‑grade methanol, yet distribution is held up by the long haul from Assam Petrochemicals to hubs in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh.
- The industry needs about 500 tonnes of methanol each day, and imports that once covered roughly 90% of this demand have been disrupted by the West Asia conflict.
- To cut costs and widen supply, the government removed customs duty on 40 petrochemical products through an April 1 notification and temporarily eased quality rules for morpholine.
- Officials said retail drug prices remain largely stable, aluminium foil for blister packs is returning to normal, and fuel supplies for plants are adequate as case‑by‑case support continues.