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WEEKLY POWER OUTLOOK: Well below average wind output in German likely to boost spot prices in week 51
LONDON (ICIS)--German power spot prices through week 51 could rise due to well below average wind output. This could also lead to an increase in German power imports from neighboring countries. On 11...
Plant status: China’s Grand Resource restarts PP units
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Grand Resource Science and Technology Location: Dongguan, Guangdong, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 300,000 each for...
Plant status: China’s Sinopec Guangzhou restarts PP units
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sinopec Guangzhou Petrochemical Location: Guangdong, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 50,000 ( No 2), 200,000 (No 4)...
Plant status: China’s Fujian Refining and Petrochemical restarts PP line 2
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Location: Quanzhou, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 360,000 (line 2) Event start:...
INSIGHT: French carrier to resume Suez route; pressure on Europe grows
BARCELONA (ICIS)--French container group CMA CGM plans to return to the Suez Canal route from Asia and the Middle East to the West, becoming the first major carrier to do so since the current...
German cabinet approves EU RED III
LONDON (ICIS)--The German cabinet has approved a comprehensive draft law to implement the EU's Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) into national law, signalling a significant overhaul of the...
Plant status: Thai’s Bangkok Synthetics to shut two of three Map Ta Phut BD lines
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Bangkok Synthetics Location: Map Ta Phut, Thailand Product: Butadiene (BD) Capacity (tonnes/year): 140,000 (No 1 and 2) Event start: H1 January...
Plant status: Indonesia’s Petrokimia eyes Anyer BD maintenance in Jan
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Petrokimia Location: Anyer, Indonesia Product: Butadiene (BD) Capacity (tonnes/year): 137,000 Event start: Around mid-January 2026 Event finish:...
Indonesia PP discussions muted on year-end lull amid tight local supply
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Discussions for imported polypropylene (PP) cargoes are relatively muted in Indonesia amid the seasonal year-end lull, although some converters remain concerned about tight local...
India’s Anupam Rasayan to acquire US specialty chems firm for $150 million
MUMBAI (ICIS)--Indian specialty chemicals producer Anupam Rasayan has signed an agreement to acquire US-based Jayhawk Fine Chemicals from global chemicals firm CABB Group, it said in a statement. The...
East China acetone inventories down by 4.08% to 23,500 tonnes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Acetone inventories at Jiangsu ports in east China have decreased to 23,500 tonnes in the week ended 12 December, ICIS data showed on Friday. The inventories were down by 4.08% from...
South Korea PP block copolymer prices weighed down by weak demand
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Spot prices for domestic polypropylene (PP) block copolymer with melt index (MI) 30-60 in South Korea continued to face pressure as a result of weak demand during the year-end lull....
Malaysia crude palm oil and palm kernel oil stocks up in November: MPOB
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) stocks were up 17.6% to 1.74 million tonnes in November, although its production fell 5.3% from October to about 1.94 million tonnes in November,...
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ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 12 December 2025
- Europe's LNG imports grew by 32% year on year in 2025 due to substituting Russian gas, and although gas consumption is forecast for a structural long-term decline, a short-term annual increase of...
PODCAST: Signs of more protectionist approach as global chemicals slide towards a 2028 trough, Europe and Asia fight for survival
BARCELONA (ICIS)--Remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron suggest a tougher approach to protecting Europe as global chemicals move towards a 2028 bottom of cycle. Ethylene, propylene capacity...
Kyon Energy and Saft drive the energy transition with 100 MW battery storage in Dahlem
Kyon Energy , Germany's leading developer of large-scale energy battery storage systems (BESS), EPCM (engineering, procurement, construction, and management) provider, and operator of large-scale battery storage facilities, is working with battery technology specialist Saft ,
Turning diaper waste into new value: BASF, Essity and TU Wien pioneer circular solutions
BASF, manufacturer of superabsorbent polymers (SAP), and Essity, a hygiene and health company, joined forces together with the Technical University of Wien to revolutionize recycling of absorbent hygiene products (AHP). The groundbreaking gasification pilot project
AkzoNobel completes sale of AkzoNobel India to JSW Group
Akzo Nobel N.V. announced the completion of the sale of Akzo Nobel India Limited (ANIL) to the JSW Group, one of India’s leading diversified conglomerates. The closing marks an important milestone in the execution of