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GPCA ’25: GPCA 2026 Annual Forum to be held in Dubai – source
MANAMA, Bahrain (ICIS)--The 20th Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Annual Forum will likely be held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), next year, a GPCA source with direct...
US CX December contract hits nine-month high on feedstock, energy gains
LONDON (ICIS)--The US cyclohexane (CX) contract price for December increased by 12% from November, to the contract's highest level since March. The US CX contract price is calculated by formula,...
Plant status: China’s Ningbo Fund shuts MTO plant for annual maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Fund Energy (Ningbo) Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Product: Methanol-to-olefin (MTO) Capacity (tonnes/year): Ethylene 300,000 + propylene...
The Antarctic manganese mystery
RRS Sir David Attenborough scientists are trying to measure the potentially crucial role of ocean manganese, finds Andy Extance. But how do you do cutting-edge science in the inhospitable Southern Ocean?
Europe CX December contract gains with feedstock
LONDON (ICIS)--The European cyclohexane (CX) December contract price has settled at €842/tonne, up by €37/tonne from November, following an increase in upstream benzene costs. The CX contract is...
GAS ALERT: TotalEnergies and NEO NEXT to merge UK offshore assets
LONDON (ICIS)--TotalEnergies UK and NEO NEXT announced on 8 December they have reached an agreement to merge their UK upstream businesses – renaming the company NEO NEXT+. Following the...
Europe xylenes spot premiums soften as demand falls
LONDON (ICIS)--The European mixed xylenes (MX) spot premium range fell again in the week ending 5 December. Market players noted that the recent increase in demand for MX has gone, and interest...
Europe butac prices ease at low end amid sluggish demand
LONDON (ICIS)--Spot prices in the European butyl acetate (butac) market were assessed in a wider range, with softening at the low end. Demand remains sluggish in early December, constrained by...
NH3 Clean Energy, Itochu sign deal for Australia clean ammonia bunkering
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Australian NH3 Clean Energy Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese Itochu Corp to collaborate over the next two years in developing clean ammonia bunkering...
China’s domestic spot urea drops on softer futures
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s domestic spot urea prices softened due to declined futures prices. Urea futures prices at Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) dropped on Monday, undermining spot market...
Air Products, Yara plan tie-up on US, Saudi Arabia ammonia projects
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Industrial gases supplier Air Products is partnering with Oslo-listed crop nutrition and ammonia company Yara International on ammonia projects in the US and Saudi Arabia, the...
European toluene demand stabilises
LONDON (ICIS)--Spot premiums for European toluene fell again throughout the week ending 5 December. Demand for toluene has returned to levels seen around October time. Market players noted that this...
Europe toluene December contract price assessed at decrease
LONDON (ICIS)--The European toluene December contract price has been assessed at a $25/tonne decrease from November. The December contract price was assessed at $840/tonne on a FOB (free on board)...
ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 8 December 2025
- The weather is generally expected to be very mild, especially across northern and central Europe. This widespread warmth, combined with low wind speeds forecast for Italy, the Alps, and the...
BLOG: One door opens as another closes for the chemical industry
LONDON (ICIS)--Click here to see the latest blog post on Chemicals & The Economy by Paul Hodges, which suggests President Trump’s trade war means chemical companies need to move to...
China Nov crude import increases 4.9% to 50.9 million tonnes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s crude import reached 50.9 million tonnes in November, the second highest after March this year, data from China Customs showed on Monday. The volume represents a 4.9%...
China acetic acid run rate down on plants shutdown
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China acetic acid plants’ average run rate fell due to shutdowns at Celanese and Sinopec Great Wall. But Sinopec Great Wall is in the process of restarting its plant on 8...
Intra-Asia C3 arbitrage hampered on south China expansions
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Intra-Asia propylene (C3) movements from southeast Asia to northeast Asia will be hampered in 2026 amid greater length in the south China region. Southeast Asian supply pressure to...
Plant status: China’s Ningbo Huanyang to restart ECH units in H1 January
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Ningbo Huanyang New Material Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Product: Epichlorohydrin (ECH) Capacity (tonnes/year): 30,000 + 30,000 + 30,000...
Arkema and Semcorp sign a strategic partnership in battery separators
Arkema and Semcorp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating innovation in battery separator technologies and supporting Semcorp in its international expansion. As part of this strategic