Gas Crisis Hits Auto, Chemicals: Costs Soar, Supply Chains Falter Amid Shortages

• Gas supply disruptions are causing rising costs and shortages in the auto components and specialty chemicals sectors.
• Vinnie Mehta (ACMA) and Umasankar Mahapatra (ISCMA) confirm severe impacts on their respective industries.
• Industries face shortages of gas, aluminium scrap, packaging materials, and acids.
• Petrochemical price spikes and gas shortages are primary drivers of the crisis.
• Logistics delays and increased freight costs further strain production and exports.