Fevicol becoming expensive due to Iran war:Other adhesives like Dr Fixit, FeviKwik M-Seal can also get more costlier

Fevicol maker Pidilite Industries is considering another round of price hike due to inflation in raw materials from the ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, the company’s Managing Director, Sudhanshu Vats, said, according to news agency, PTI. The company, which owns popular brands such as Fevicol, Dr Fixit, FeviKwik and M-Seal, had announced a price hike in April, followed by a second round in May. Raw materials become 40-50% expensive The company’s raw material basket, which comprises commodities manufactured using crude oil, has seen a weighted-average increase of around 40-50% due to geopolitical tensions in West Asia, Vats said. The West Asia crisis, like for many other businesses, has had an impact on our business as well. It came towards the end of the quarter. So therefore, we were able to manage a bit of it, and I think it did not reflect in the numbers, but I think moving forward, our raw material prices have gone up indeed. So we are going to look at absolute rupee terms there, and we will continue to pass that on in a calibrated fashion to the market. -Pidilite, MD, Sudhanshu Vats Fevicol already expensive over 13x The adhesive maker has already raised Fevicol prices by 1,215% or over 13 times, citing surging input costs. Demand won’t be affected if war stops this month: Pidilite MD Vats also expressed optimism that an intermittent settlement or pause in the West Asia crisis could materialise this month, which, he said, would help ensure demand is not significantly affected. However, he cautioned that a prolonged geopolitical conflict and sustained inflation could eventually weigh on consumer demand. If the crisis continues for long, the inflation could have an impact on demand, but if the crisis is contained, let’s say in this month itself or something, I personally feel demand will remain intact and inflation will be quite manageable. -Vats Pidilite March 2026 quarter results Pidilite Industries Ltd has reported an increase of 36.63% in consolidated net profit to ₹584.15 crore for the last quarter of FY26. Its revenue was up 13.24% at ₹3,648.16 crore. In FY26, its total consolidated income rose 11% to ₹14,867 crore.