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Plant status: China’s Sinopec Shanghai to shut PP units in Nov and Dec
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sinopec Shanghai PC Location: Jinshanwei, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 (Line 1); 150,000 (Line 2); 200,000...
Plant status: Japan’s Nippon Steel SM to maintain SM line 2 in 2026
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Nippon Steel SM Location: Oita, Japan Product: Styrene monomer (SM) Capacity (tonnes/year): 230,000 Event start: H2 Feb 2026 Event finish: H2...
Plant status: China’s PetroChina Dagang to shut PP unit in April
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: PetroChina Dagang PC. Location: Dagang, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 Event start: 1 April Event finish: 13...
Understanding fuel cell catalysts
Researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have unveiled fundamental new insights into the working principles of fuel-cell catalysts. Their study, published in Nature Communications, reveals how multiple steps during the
Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere developed at the University of Helsinki
A new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki's chemistry department. The method developed by Postdoctoral Researcher Zahra Eshaghi Gorji is based on a compound of
AI reveals ‘invisible chemical reaction map’
Professor Joongoo Kang's team from the Department of Physics and Chemistry at DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) and Professor Sohee Jeong's team from the Department of Energy Science at Sungkyunkwan University developed a technology that visualizes
GAS ALERT: Turkey to import 2.25bcm/year from Azerbaijan starting 2029
LONDON (ICIS)---Turkey will import a total of 33 billion cubic meters (bcm) from Azerbaijan starting from 2029 for a period of 15 years under a new deal reached, Turkey’s energy minister Alparslan...
Key 2025 LNG trade flows and what to expect in 2026
Record December LNG production ends strong year Weaker Asia demand supports European flows Similar production rise expected in 2026 LONDON (ICIS)--Global LNG production hit 434 million tonnes in...
Europe styrene January contract gains again
LONDON (ICIS)--The European styrene January barge contract price was assessed at €1,230/tonne on Monday, a €21/tonne increase from December and the contract's second consecutive monthly gain...
INSIGHT: No quick turnaround for Venezuela oil
LONDON (ICIS)--There is little scope for an immediate recovery for Venezuela’s crude industry despite the prospect of substantial investment from US oil majors, due to the extensive work needed to...
European ethylene oxide January price falls from December
LONDON (ICIS)--The Europe ethylene oxide (EO) January contract price was assessed down by €21/tonne following the settlement of the upstream ethylene contract. The European ethylene contract...
Methanex Europe Q1 methanol posted price issued at €535/tonne
LONDON (ICIS)--Canadian producer Methanex has issued its European posted methanol contract price for Q1 at €535/tonne, a rollover from Q4. The Methanex European Posted Contract Price (MEPCP) is...
Europe CX January contract gains with feedstock, despite lower Q1 delta
LONDON (ICIS)--The European cyclohexane (CX) January contract price has settled at €870/tonne, up by €28/tonne from December, following an increase in upstream benzene costs, and despite a...
Plant status: China’s Shandong Jinghai runs cracker normally after restart
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shandong Jinghai Petrochemical Location: Shandong, China Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 450,000 for ethylene; 230,000 for...
Syensqo completes sale of oilfield chemicals business to France’s SNF
LONDON (ICIS)--Syensqo has completed the sale of its oil and gas business to SNF Group for an enterprise value of €135 million, it said on Monday. The business, which produces oilfield stimulation...
Plant status: China’s Sinopec Hainan to shut BD plant for turnround
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sinopec Hainan PC Location: Hainan, China Product: Butadiene (BD) Capacity (tonnes/year): 110,000 Event start: Late Jan 2026 Event finish:...
The future of total synthesis
From structure confirmation to methodology improvements, making complex natural products has driven innovation in organic synthesis for decades. Nina Notman looks at its current state, with threats from funding to academic pressures
Europe January PO contract price decreases on propylene settlement
LONDON (ICIS)--The European propylene oxide (PO) contract price for January has decreased following the upstream propylene (C3) settlement. The agreement came after the January contract reference...
Isomer MX South Korea export prices down on overall upstream losses
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Isomer grade mixed xylenes (MX) spot prices started the week on a softer note on 5 January, indicating declines from the last published prices by ICIS on 24 December. The assessed...
India extends ADDs on PET imports from China for three months
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--India has extended the antidumping duties (ADDs) imposed on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin imports from China for three months. The ADDs are set to expire on 26 March 2026,...