{"id":7075,"date":"2026-04-12T06:25:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/docs\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/industrial-raw-material-prices-soar-on-mideast-war\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T04:27:56","password":"","slug":"industrial-raw-material-prices-soar-on-mideast-war","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/docs\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/industrial-raw-material-prices-soar-on-mideast-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial raw material prices soar on Mideast war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Highlights:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Industrial production in Bangladesh is facing a severe cost-push crisis as the Middle East war drives up global fuel prices, shipping tariffs, and raw material costs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prolonged conflict could further drive up input costs, inevitably trickling down to consumers through higher commodity prices, warn industry leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">####\n \u00a0Keep updated, follow The Business Standard\u2019s Google news channel<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exporters, particularly in the garment sector, are already facing financial strain as they are forced to absorb higher raw material costs for orders that have already been confirmed. With global demand weakening, their ability to pass on increased costs to buyers has diminished, eroding profit margins and raising the risk of losses.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tbsnews.net\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/infograph\/public\/images\/2026\/04\/06\/p_1-iran-war-impact-on-bangladesh-industry.jpg\" alt=\"Infograph: TBS\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infograph: TBS<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Industry insiders say the uncertainty has also triggered panic buying among importers, who are placing larger orders to secure supplies, further fuelling price hikes. In some cases, buyers have even halted new orders amid volatility in global markets.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interviews with more than a dozen entrepreneurs in both the export and domestic sectors indicate that import costs for various raw materials and chemicals have surged by 10% to 183%.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key increases include prices of non-cotton fabric by around 19%, polyester filament yarn by 79%, cotton yarn by 18%, chemicals by 50% to 183%, steel raw materials by 17%, clinker by 34%, plastic resin by 67%, and pharmaceutical active ingredients by approximately 30%.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite no official increase in domestic fuel prices, transportation costs have already risen by nearly 30%, adding further pressure on production expenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights: Industrial production in Bangladesh is facing a severe cost-push crisis as the Middle East war drives up global fuel prices, shipping tariffs, and raw material costs.\u00a0 A prolonged conflict could further drive up input costs, inevitably trickling down to consumers through higher commodity prices, warn industry leaders. #### \u00a0Keep updated, follow The Business Standard\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[],"glossaries":[],"doc_tag":[],"knowledge_base":[],"class_list":["post-7075","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":233,"total_views":"2","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"muammar-shahrear-famous","author_nicename":"muammar-shahrear-famous","author_url":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/author\/muammar-shahrear-famous\/"},"doc_category_info":[],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7080,"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/7075\/revisions\/7080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=7075"},{"taxonomy":"glossaries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossaries?post=7075"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=7075"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge_base","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterdocs.msf.shahrear.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge_base?post=7075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}