Wednesday, August 5, 2026

India’s Guar Gum Producers Are Riding the U.S. Frac Boom

From Financial Express Guar gum, an extract of guar seeds, was used primarily as just a stabilizing agent in ice creams and personal care products a decade ago. Then the shale boom took place and giant US corporations like Halliburton and Schlumberger gobbled it up in massive volumes to exploit its value as a thickening agent, to be used in