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China’s August mixed aromatics imports down by 52% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s imports of mixed aromatics (HS Code: 27075000) totalled 114,053 tonnes in August 2021, down by 52% month on month, according to the ICIS Supply & Demand Database. The...
Plant status: China’s Jishen Chemical shuts No 3 PO plant for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Jishen Chemical Location: Jilin, China Product: Propylene oxide (PO) Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 Event start: 25 September 2021 Event...
China’s August 2-EH imports rise to 20,980 tonnes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported a total of 20,980 tonnes of 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) in August 2021, up by 80.8% month on month, according to the ICIS Supply & Demand Database. Imports (tonne)...
China’s average run rate of acetic acid plants up to 73%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The average operating rate of acetic acid units in China was 73% in the week ended 24 September, up by two percentage points from the previous week, ICIS data showed. The increase...
China’s August gasoline exports down by 23.3% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s August gasoline exports decreased by 23.3% month on month to 568,406 tonnes, according to the ICIS Supply & Demand Database. On a year-on-year basis, the gasoline...
China’s August methanol imports rise by 15.1% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China's methanol imports were at around 1.02m tonnes in August 2021, up by 15.1% month on month, according to the ICIS Supply & Demand Database. China's imports of methanol in...
China’s August acetic acid apparent consumption up by 6.4% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s apparent consumption of acetic acid increased by 6.4% month on month to around 674,000 tonnes in August, ICIS data showed. The apparent consumption increased by 0.2% on a...
China’s gasoil exports down by 60.9% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s August gasoil exports slumped by 60.9% month on month to 544,480 tonnes, according to the ICIS Supply & Demand Database. On a year-on-year basis, the gasoil exports...
Plant status: China’s Changzhou Dohow permanently shuts SM plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Changzhou Dohow Chemical Location: Jiangsu, China Product: Styrene Monomer (SM) Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 Event start: 25 September 2021...
Plant status: China’s Shandong Qilu Plasticizers restarts 2-EH line
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shandong Qilu Plasticizers Location: Zibo, Shandong, China Product: 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) Capacity (tonnes/year): 140,000 Event start: 20 August...
Plant status: China’s Jiangsu Huachang Chemical shuts one NBA line
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Jiangsu Huachang Chemical Location: Jiangsu, China Production: N-butanol (NBA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 80,000 Event start: 24 September 2021...
US spot PGP rises amid downstream restarts, elevated feedstocks
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US September polymer-grade propylene (PGP) spot prices rose this week amid continued low inventories, elevated feedstock costs and post-hurricane downstream plant ramp-ups. Plant...
Opposing market forces stabilise US spot ethylene prices
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Loosening supply and strong demand in the US ethylene market are counter-balancing each other, creating relatively stable pricing during the past two weeks. Steam cracker outages...
CF mulls impairment charge on UK business after natgas spike
HOUSTON (ICIS)--CF Industries is reviewing whether it should take an impairment charge on its UK business because of the spike in natural gas prices, which caused the fertilizer producer to halt...
US benzene falls on rebounding production, limited trade activity
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Spot prices fell on resuming US Gulf Coast production while logistical issues and narrow arbitrage windows are disincentivising trade activity. The benzene spot price range is...
Europe styrene market stumbles on lengthening supply, tepid trade
LONDON (ICIS)--The Europe styrene market lengthened on tepid trade this week with only one deal confirmed, although other off-market business was discussed. Styrene spot prices this week retreated to...
US spot export LDPE, LLDPE butene prices decline on loosening supply
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US spot export prices for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) butene (C4) were assessed lower, in line with loosening supplies for both grades....
Spiky surfaces steer different fluids in opposite directions
Simple, pump-free transport of liquids could be used in microfluidics, electronics cooling, and mixture separations