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Europe plasticizers prices steady despite weak market fundamentals
LONDON (ICIS)--European plasticizers spot prices plateaued in the first week of November, as fundamentals remained stable with ample supply and subdued underlying demand. Dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP)...
Plant status: Equinor restarts methanol plant following maintenance in Norway
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Equinor Location: Tjeldbergodden, Norway Product: Methanol Capacity (tonnes/year): 900,000 Event start: October Event finish: 3 November Reason:...
East China acetone inventories up by 9.3% to 23,500 tonnes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Acetone inventories at Jiangsu ports in east China have increased to 23,500 tonnes in the week ended 7 November, ICIS data showed on Friday. The inventories were up by 9.3% from...
Vietnam PP prices stable, buying sentiment still weak
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Polypropylene (PP) prices in Vietnam are stable amid weak buying sentiment as converters remain keen to maintain lean feedstock inventories to end the year. Dutiable flat yarn...
ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 7 November 2025
- Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has asked buying consortium JERA to expand an emergency stock system started two years ago and buy at least one extra cargo each month in...
Ion recycling for research into the heaviest elements
A new method has been developed at CERN's ISOLDE facility to better understand the chemical properties and reactivity of the rarest and least researched elements. Dr. Franziska Maier, a doctoral student from Greifswald, was at
Indonesia PP import appetite yet to improve despite firmer domestic prices
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Despite firmer local polypropylene (PP) prices, import discussions in Indonesia remain slow, although the situation may change if availability tightens further. Domestic PP prices...
Nanobodies from alpacas and llamas could hold the key to a universal antivenom
Novel nanobody mix protects against 17 African snake species
Clariant expands China presence for supply chain resilience
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Swiss specialty chemical producer Clariant will further strengthen its China footprint as customer proximity and local production in the world’s biggest chemical market are...
India LAB producers lower Nov domestic offers, a first in many months
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Producers of linear alkyl benzene (LAB) in India have lowered offers for November domestic cargoes amid weaker demand in the traditionally slower quarter four season. Offers were...
Chinese demand for crude glycerine wanes amid slump in downstream ECH
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia’s crude glycerine spot market is expected to face continued downward price pressure in the near term due to the prevailing slump in the downstream epichlorohydrin (ECH)...
Asia DEG prices extend declines on poor demand, supply glut
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia diethylene glycol (DEG) prices have extended the decline since mid-September as the poor demand and supply glut have pushed down spot discussions. Spot discussions fell to...
Plant status: China’s Inner Mongolia Rongxin shuts one MEG line
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Inner Mongolia Rongxin Chemical Location: Inner Mongolia, China Product: Monoethylene glycol (MEG) Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 Event start:...
Plant status: INEOS runs Malaysia JV acetic acid line at reduced rate
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: INEOS PETRONAS Acetyls Location: Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia Product: Acetic acid Capacity (tonnes/year): 535,000 Event start: 28 October...
Plant status: Celanese Singapore runs acetic acid unit at reduced rate
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Celanese Location: Pulau Sakra, Singapore Product: Acetic acid Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event start: 25 October 2025（estimate） Event...
US-EU trade deal brings clarity but more competition in Europe – Borealis CEO
ABU DHABI (ICIS)--The US-EU trade deal is bringing more clarity to chemical and polyolefins markets, but European producers are disadvantaged in their home market from duty-free imports from the US,...
Plant status: Taiwan’s FPCC restarts No 1 RFCC
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Formosa Petrochemical Corp (FPCC) Location: Mailiao, Taiwan Product: Propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 350,000 (No 1 RFCC) Event start:...
LANXESS: Challenging market environment shapes third quarter of 2025
The continuing weak economic environment and massive geopolitical uncertainties impacted the results of specialty chemicals company LANXESS in the third quarter of 2025. Sales amounted to EUR 1.338 billion, down 16.3 percent from EUR 1.598
Sodium-ion batteries: BAM study reveals need for research into safety
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), together with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics (EMI), has investigated how safe sodium-ion batteries are. This type of
Sustainable pesticides for agriculture
Over the next five years, a junior research group at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) will research how bacteria can be used to produce an eco-friendly pesticide. The active agent originates from a plant, the