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China‘s Sep PBR imports rise amid buoyant demand
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s polybutadiene rubber (PBR, HS Code 40022010, 40022090) imports in September 2025 increased by 61% month on month amid buoyant domestic demand, according to the ICIS Supply...
Plant status: China’s Zibo Xintai restarts Group II base oil unit in early Nov
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zibo Xintai Petrochemical Location: Zibo, Shandong, China Product: Group II base oils Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 Event start: 21-25 October...
Australia’s Cleanaway sees domestic Group II, III RRBO demand growth
MELBOURNE (ICIS)--Australia re-refined base oils (RRBO) producer Cleanaway expects domestic demand to grow for Group II and III RRBO due to increased acceptance of the product by downstream lubricant...
Preventing dangerous short circuits in lithium batteries
Dendrites are considered the most dangerous destroyers of lithium batteries — tiny metal structures that can cause short circuits. In the worst case, they can cause batteries to burn or explode. A research team at
Electrocatalysis with dual functionality
Hybrid electrocatalysts can produce green hydrogen, for example, and valuable organic compounds simultaneously. This promises economically viable applications. However, the complex catalytic reactions involved in producing organic compounds are not yet fully understood. Modern X-ray
Cologne researchers add a new detail to the “nuclear periodic table”
For the first time, a research team from the University of Cologne has observed the electron capture decay of technetium-98, an isotope of the chemical element technetium (Tc). Electron capture decay is a process in
Mideast polyol offers slightly soften amid patchy demand
Singapore (ICIS)--Spot offers for Middle East (Mideast) polyol imports eased so far in the week ending 6 November, as sellers adjusted pricing in response to patchy demand and limited buying...
Mideast isocyanate offers slightly firm on mixed sentiment
Singapore (ICIS)--Spot offers for Middle East isocyanate imports showed some slight firming so far in the week ending 6 November, as sellers adjusted pricing in response to uneven demand and shifting...
Plant status: China’s Zhongjing Petrochemical restarts PP unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhongjing PC Location: Fuqing, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 350,000 Event start: 23 October Event finish: 4...
Sempra: Construction on track, but commissioning less certain at ECA LNG
Project start-up times unchanged at Sempra's ECA, Port Arthur plants Sempra executives get vague on timing on commissioning cargoes at ECA First LNG at Mexico plant expected in spring 2026 HOUSTON...
Plant status: China’s Guangxi Huayi New Materials raises run rate of its BPA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Guangxi Huayi New Materials Location: Qinzhou, Guangxi province, China Product: Bisphenol A (BPA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 Event start:...
China to lower tariffs on US goods to 10% from 10 November
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Beijing will continue to pause 24% duties on US imports for one year while maintaining a 10% levy from noon 10 November, the tariff commission of the State Council said on 5...
Plant status: China’s Heilongjiang Longjiang cuts run rate of its BPA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Heilongjiang Longjiang Chemical Location: Daqing, Heilongjiang, China Product: Bisphenol A (BPA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 Event start: 6...
China’s Sep MTBE exports surge on year, more to Middle East
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) exports reached 456,687 tonnes in September, rising by nearly 5 times year on year and thinly changed compared to August level, data...
Plant status: China’s Chang Chun cuts run rates of phenol/acetone unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Chang Chun Petrochemical Location: Changshu, Jiangsu, China Product: Phenol and acetone Capacity (tonnes/year): 300,000 of phenol and 180,000...
Australian lubricant blenders adept at using RRBO – exec
MELBOURNE (ICIS)--Most Australian lubricant blenders are using at least some re-refined base oils (RRBO) in their formulations due to competitive prices, Patrick Hilditch, the Managing Director of...
UK’s inability to retain science companies has reached ‘crisis point’, warns new report
Lords science committee says promising technology companies are moving overseas
The chemist who commemorates lab discoveries on his body
University of Nebraska’s drug design centre director is communicating his team’s scientific breakthroughs with tattoos and now has 29 on his arm
Novartis spends on deals to offset patent losses
$12 billion Avidity acquisition is the latest pipeline-pumping transaction
Plant status: China’s Tangshan Zhonghao lowers adipic acid operations to 85%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Tangshan Zhonghao Chemical Location: Tangshan, Hebei, China Product: Adipic acid (ADA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 150,000 Event start: 21 October...