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Lower feedstocks pull down Europe C9 and white spirit spot truck pricing
LONDON (ICIS)--The European refinery solvents markets were absorbing the news that the US and Iran have reached a memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which is set to be...
Making South Africa’s mines more sustainable
Tighter environmental regulations are stimulating a move to greener extraction technology
Breakdown product of pesticides and refrigerants may be classed as reproductive toxicant by EU
Development might lead to phaseout of chemicals that release trifluoroacetic acid and puts substantial commercial interests at risk
ICIS Analysis: LNG supply and demand during Hormuz crisis
Russia, Canada, Nigeria and Oman among countries exporting more LNG since Strait of Hormuz crisis Russian exports hit all-time monthly high in May as Europe also absorbs previously trans-shipped...
Australia PE pipe prices under pressure on weak sentiment, price competition
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Polyethylene (PE) pipe grade import price discussions in Australia were under pressure during the current week, weighed down by weak demand and strong price competition. Offers and...
Plant status: China’s Sinopec Henan shuts PP unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sinopec Henan Refining & Chemical Location: Luoyang, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 140,000 Event start: 15 June...
Plant status: China’s Weifang Shufukang shuts PP unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Weifang Shufukang New Material Tech. Location: Shouguang, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 300,000 Event start: 15 June...
Plant status: China’s Zhongjing Petrochemical restarts PP line 2
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhongjing PC Location: Fuqing, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event start: Early June Event finish: 15 June...
Plant status: China’s PetroChina Daqing shuts PP unit for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: PetroChina Daqing Petrochemical Location: Daqing, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 110,000 (No 2) Event start: 9 June...
Plant status: Malaysia’s PRefchem cracker restarts successfully – sources
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) Location: Pengerang, Malaysia Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 1.2 million...
Softer feedstock costs, weak bottle demand to weigh on India rPET sentiment
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India's recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) market is facing growing pressure as softer feedstock costs and expectations of a weaker seasonal demand weigh on market...
India’s Grasim Industries inaugurates Phase 1 of chlorinated PVC facility
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s Grasim Industries has inaugurated a 50,000 tonne/year chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plant at its chemicals complex at Vilayat in the western Gujarat state. The...
Singapore May petrochemical exports fall 16.8%; NODX surges 38.4%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Singapore's petrochemical exports in May fell 16.8% year on year to Singapore dollar (S$) 805 million ($627.9 million), official data from Enterprise Singapore showed on Wednesday....
Plant status: India’s Deepak Nitrite restarts MIBK plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Deepak Nitrite Location: Dahej, India Product: Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) Capacity (tonnes/year): 40,000 Event start: 21 March (estimate)...
Plant status: China’s Guangxi Huayi to shut BPA plant for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Guangxi Huayi New Materials Location: Qinzhou, Guangxi, China Product: Bisphenol A (BPA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 Event start: End June...
Plant status: China’s Anhui Zhonghuifa to shut MIBK unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Anhui Zhonghuifa New Materials Location: Anhui, China Product: Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) Capacity (tonnes/year): 50,000 Event start: 19 June...
Argentina’s YPF to exit LAB and LAS to focus on core energy business
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Argentina’s Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF), the country’s largest state-supported energy company, plans to exit its linear alkylbenzene (LAB) and linear alkylbenzene...
SE Asia EPDM market dull with slower buying
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Discussions in southeast (SE) Asia for ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) imports are slowing down with seasonal demand lull and the chance of a near-term recovery seemingly...
Interpretable AI in materials discovery: Uncovering how models make predictions
A method to interpret artificial intelligence (AI) models used in materials discovery by analyzing their learned features has been developed by researchers from Japan. The method extracts key features from an AI model trained on
Efficient Manufacture of Hydrogen and Chemical Products
Green hydrogen is seen as a key technology for the decarbonization of industry. As yet, however, shortcomings in the areas of production efficiency, cost and scalability have prevented it from making a breakthrough. Mihails Kusnezoff,