New Delhi, March 6 -- The ongoing conflict in West Asia is likely to disrupt logistics for India's fertiliser imports and could significantly impact the agrochemical sector due to its dependence on petroleum-based inputs, said Nand Kishore Aggarwal, Chairman of the Chemical and Plastic Committee at PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of Crystal Crop Protection.

Speaking about the immediate impact of the conflict, Aggarwal said the main concern at present is logistics rather than raw material costs.

"The war is definitely (impacting) because of logistics. Most of our fertiliser imports are from the Middle East, Uzbekistan and Russia. So, because of this war, there will be logistical problems and disturbances," he said, talk...