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China’s August ABS exports rise to 15,609 tonnes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China exported a total of 15,609 tonnes of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) in August 2023, increasing by 29.2% month on month, according to the ICIS Supply and Demand...
China’s August ABS imports rise to 95,344 tonnes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported a total of 95,344 tonnes of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) in August 2023, increasing by 4.9% month on month, according to the ICIS Supply and Demand Database....
Singapore Aug inflation eases to 4%, risks from higher oil prices remain
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Singapore's headline inflation fell to 4% year on year in August from July's 4.1% but upside risks remain, including from fresh shocks to global energy prices, official data showed...
Plant status: S Korea’s Lotte Chem to shut Yeosu MEG No 3 unit in mid-Oct
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Lotte Chemical Location: Yeosu, South Korea Product: Monoethylene glycol (MEG) Capacity (tonnes/year): 160,000 (No 3 unit) Event start:...
Plant status: China’s Levima Advanced Materials Technology restarts PP unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Levima Advanced Materials Technology Location: Tengzhou, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 220,000 Event start: 18...
Plant status: China’s Bora Lyondellbasell restarts PP units
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Bora Lyondellbasell PC. Location: Panjin, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event start: 31 July Event finish:...
China’s August PO imports more than double month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s propylene oxide (PO) imports more than doubled month on month to 48,668 tonnes in August 2023, according to the ICIS Supply & Demand Database. The August PO imports...
Plant status: China’s Bora Lyondellbasell restarts HDPE unit and LLDPE unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Bora Lyondellbasell PC. Location: Panjin, China Product: High density polyethylene (HDPE); linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) Capacity...
Plant status: Saudi’s SHARQ to shut cracker in Oct for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: SHARQ Location: Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 1.3m ethylene, 200,000 propylene Event start:...
China’s average run rate of PO plants rises further to 66.4%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s propylene oxide (PO) plants posted an average run rate at 66.4% in the week ended 22 September, ICIS data showed. Shandong Daze Chemical has shut its PO lines, but Wanhua...
Plant status: China’s Zhongjin Petrochemical to shut PX plant in November
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhongjin Petrochemical Location: Ningbo, China Product: Para-xylene (PX) Capacity (tonnes/year): 1.6m Event start: Mid-November 2023 Event...
Plant status: China’s Yisheng Petrochemical to shut No 4 PTA plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Yisheng Petrochemical Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Product: Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 2.2m Event start: 9...
Plant status: China’s Yisheng Petrochemical to shut No 3 PTA plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Yisheng Petrochemical Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Product: Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 2m Event start: 30...
China’s average MTBE plant run rate drops slightly
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The average run rate of China’s methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) plants stood at 52.8% in the week ended 22 September, ICIS data showed. It was slightly lower compared with the...
Molybdenene – the “Metallic” Relative of Graphene
Two-dimensional materials like graphene show fascinating properties such as superconductivity, extraordinary strength and exotic quantum phenomena. Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich, together with partners from the Indian Institute of Technology in Patna and the Australian University
At present, Europe is not making sufficient use of its hydrogen potential
To reach climate neutrality, Europe’s industry will need large quantities of carbon-neutral hydrogen in the future. Many European countries, including Germany, are planning large investments to develop and ramp up the hydrogen industry needed for
China’s average PX plant run rate rises to 77%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The average operating rate of China’s para-xylene (PX) plants stood at 77% in the week ended 22 September, ICIS data showed. It was higher week on week. The increase came because...
China’s average PTA plant run rate rebounds to 80%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The average operating rate of China’s purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plants reached 80% in the week ended 22 September, ICIS data showed. It was higher week on week, partly as...
China’s PO import market range widens amid mixed sentiment
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Sentiment in China’s import market for propylene oxide (PO) was mixed and resulted in a widening of the price range at which discussions took place, in the week ended 22...
Plant status: China’s Liaoning Kingfa shuts ACN plant for planned maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Liaoning Kingfa Science and Technology Location: Panjin, Liaoning, China Product: Acrylonitrile (ACN) Capacity (tonnes/year): 260,000 (two lines...