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Plant status: China’s Shenhua Ningxia restarts BD plant after maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Location: Ningxia, China Product: Butadiene (BD) Capacity (tonnes/year): 65,000 Event start: Late May Event...
Asian PX higher, overnight gains in crude prices
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asian paraxylene (PX) prices were higher during the early trade session on 14 July, supported by overnight gains in the upstream crude oil markets. In the physical spot PX markets,...
Plant status: China’s Ningbo Huatai shuts cracker unexpectedly
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Ningbo Huatai Wealthy Polymer Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 800,000 for ethylene,...
Plant status: China’s Jiangsu Hongjing EVA units under maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Jiangsu Hongjing New Material Location: Xuwei, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China Product: Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000...
Plant status: China’s Jiangsu Sopo Chemical shuts No 3 acetic acid plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Jiangsu Sopo Chemical Location: Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China Product: Acetic acid Capacity (tonnes/year): 800,000 (No 3 plant) Event start: 14 July...
Plant status: China’s Levima Advanced Materials shuts EVA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Levima Advanced Materials Technology Location: Tengzhou, China Product: Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 150,000 Event...
MEGlobal’s Aug MEG ACP falls by $50/tonne
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--MEGlobal has nominated its August 2026 monoethylene glycol (MEG) Asian Contract Price (ACP) at $770/tonne, a company source said. The August nomination was $50/tonne lower...
Plant status: Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao delays phenol/acetone plant restart
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Location: Shanghai, China Product: Phenol and acetone Capacity (tonnes/year): 250,000 and 150,000 respectively Event...
TU Berlin and BAM Establish Joint Institute for Safe, Digital, and Sustainable Process Engineering
The Department of Process and Plant Safety at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and the Division of Dynamics and Operation of Technical Systems at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin)
First sugar detected in the interstellar medium
Erythrulose – a chiral four-carbon sugar – may have formed from simpler molecules on interstellar dust grains, computational studies suggest
S Korea launches anti-dumping investigation into China S-PVC
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--South Korea has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into polyvinyl chloride suspension resin (S-PVC) originating in China, its Trade Commission said on 8 July. Local producer...
Europe MX prices rise as premiums continue uphill charge
LONDON (ICIS)--The spot premium range for European mixed xylenes rose marginally in the week ending 10 July, on the back of healthy demand and slightly tighter supply. Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Eurobob...
OUTLOOK: China capro price and supply advantages push regional producers to export
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Chinese producers are expected to maintain their dominance over the Asia caprolactam (capro) export markets in the second half of the year, supported by competitive production costs...
Plant status: China’s Shandong Dongming shuts MTBE plant for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shandong Dongming Petrochemical Location: Heze, Shandong, China Product: Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) Capacity (tonnes/year): 350,000...
Europe VAM spot pricing continues to soften, July talks underway
LONDON (ICIS)--European vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) spot pricing decreased further in. the week ended 10 July on ample supply and weak demand as July contract negotiations get underway. Spot pricing...
Toluene premiums rise again, no sign of slowdown
LONDON (ICIS)--European spot premiums for toluene rose in the week ending 10 July, on the back of ongoing healthy demand and slightly tightening supply. Premiums rose gradually in the week and were...
GCC PE prices fall on ample supply, renewed regional tension
DUBAI (ICIS)--Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) polyethylene (PE) prices declined in the week ended 10 July, pressured by healthy regional supply, subdued export demand and increased supplier...
Pakistan PE prices fall on abundant GCC and Asian supply, weak monsoon demand
DUBAI (ICIS)--Pakistan polyethylene (PE) import prices declined in the week ended 10 July, pressured by abundant GCC-origin supply, competitive Middle East offers and subdued buying interest as the...
Europe acetic acid July and Q3 talks underway, low season approaching
LONDON (ICIS)--European acetic acid July and Q3 contract price talks are underway, though both remain at an early stage. Demand is steady but remains muted as wider economic weakness is limiting...
Europe etac spot prices continue to soften amid seasonal slowdown
LONDON (ICIS)--European ethyl acetate (etac) spot prices declined further, with ample supply continuing to outpace demand during the seasonal summer slowdown. Etac prices dropped to...