LPG crisis threatens AC industry amid supply disruption: Report

Ongoing Middle East war is triggering LPG crisis, compelling government to prioritise households, leaving consumer durables sector to grapple with a shrinking pool of available fuel, according to Nuvama report. Air conditioner manufacturers, who rely on LPG for heat exchanger brazing, have switched to oxy-acetylene. But this also presents risks as its production relies on imports from West Asia.