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India withdraws import certification for seven more chemicals
MUMBAI (ICIS)--The Indian government has withdrawn quality control orders (QCO) for seven more petrochemicals, including two aromatics products, to continue easing the burden on domestic...
Roman-era ink reveals surprising chemical complexity
2000-year-old residue indicates the Romans wrote with iron-gall inks hundreds of years earlier than expected
Letters: December 2025
Readers highlight the cruelty of civet coffee, bid adieu to the Association of Public Analysts, and propose an alchemical Christmas gift
Azerbaijan fertilizers interactive trade map January-September 2025
LONDON (ICIS)--UN Comtrade has released Azerbaijan fertilizer trade data for January to September...
Urea sentiment weak as year-end buying slows
LONDON (ICIS)--Sentiment in the global urea market is set to remain weak through December despite tighter near-term supply after a recent Indian purchase, as buying activity has stalled in Europe and...
European toluene demand falls after recent hike
LONDON (ICIS)--Spot premiums for European toluene fell throughout the week ending 28 November. Premiums had been elevated in previous weeks on the back of increased demand, which has since died down....
China LDPE market to remain under pressure from supply-demand imbalance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The polyethylene (PE) market in China has been bearish recently. Among the grades, an accelerated decline was recorded for low density PE (LDPE), largely due to a worsening...
Turkish LNG demand to stay high amid cold weather outlook, Russia talks
Reporting by Lars Kjoellesdal and Aura Sabadus BOTAS to import up to 55 LNG cargoes this winter, traders said Cold weather expectations, Russia talks keep demand elevated BOTAS likely to renew...
Plant status: China’s ZPC restarts acetic acid plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) Location: Zhejiang, China Product: Acetic acid Capacity (tonnes/year): 1 million Event start: 15...
Europe MX demand stabilizes after recent peak
LONDON (ICIS)--The European mixed xylenes (MX) spot premium range softened at both ends of the range in the week ending 28 November. Market players noted that a recent peak in interest for MX from...
Plant status: S Korea’s Lotte-GS restarts Yeosu BD unit after brief outage
SINGAPORE (ICIS) – Here is a plant status report: Name: Lotte-GS Chemical Location: Yeosu, South Korea Product: Butadiene (BD) Capacity (tonnes/year): 90,000 Event start: 26 November 2025 Event...
India’s Reliance H1 Dec MEG contract nomination remains stable
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--India’s Reliance Industries announced its nomination for the first half of December monoethylene glycol (MEG) contract price at $460/tonne, a company source said. The price is on...
INSIGHT: China’s ethylene growth and NE Asia optimization heightens market volatility
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Over the next three years, the Northeast Asian ethylene market will enter a new phase marked by concurrent volume growth and structural upgrading, as new capacity comes onstream and...
ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 1 December 2025
- Temperatures in northwest Europe are forecast mixed for the week started 1 December with the Netherlands and the UK above seasonal averages and France and Germany below - MetDesk - Planned...
Chemistry and AI pushes biosignature detection for life back billions of years
Combining analytical chemistry with machine learning doubled the age of ancient rocks that can be examined for signs of primordial life
Plant status: China’s Satellite Chemical shuts 2-EH plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Satellite Chemical Location: Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China Product: 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) Capacity (tonnes/year): 180,000 Event start: 1 December...
India PVC prices hit fresh five-year lows amid heavy arrivals, tepid demand
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market came under renewed pressure in the week ended 28 November as sluggish demand and high stock levels continued to weigh on sentiment. December...
China extends ADDs on polyphenylene sulfide imports from four countries
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China will carry on its antidumping duties (ADDs) regarding imports of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) from Japan, South Korea, US and Malaysia while conducting sunset review on the...
No impact seen on recycling feedstock from SE Asia floods
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Recent heavy rains and flooding in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam have had no impact on the supply of post-consumer bottle bales, which are used for recycled...
China acetic acid run rate inches up on operational resumption
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China acetic acid plants’ average run rate slightly rose as Yankuang resumed normal operation. Celanese shut its acetic acid plant on 30 November. Guangxi Huayi has restarted its...