Guar seed
- Guar gum is extracted from guar seed which is used by drilling companies to thicken water mixed with sand and pumped through shale rock cracks to extract gas.
- It is also used as thickening agent in products such as ice cream, bread, pasta, sausages and pastries.
- North American oil and gas industry are mostly uses guar gum from India.
- Increase in crude oil prices creates demand for guar in North America’s shale gas industry.
- Rajasthan, Haryana and parts of Gujarat are major guar producers in the country.