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Upstream weakness, ample supply weigh on Asia capro
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Amid persistent weak fundamentals, softness in upstream benzene weighs on caprolactam (capro), with spot values in the Chinese domestic market facing further pressure from ample...
Plant status: China’s Pingmei Shenma shuts its BPA plant for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Pingmei Shenma Location: Henan province, China Product: Bisphenol A (BPA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 130,000 Event start: 26 October 2025 Event...
ChemOne Malaysia $5.3bn complex to start up in Q1/Q2 2029 – PEC CEO
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--ChemOne's Pengerang Energy Complex (PEC) in Malaysia is slated to begin operations in the first or second quarter of 2029, while its construction is pending “documentation...
BLOG: The Petrochemical Downturn: AI as a Crisis Navigator
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Click here to see the latest blog post on Asian Chemical Connections by John Richardson. We are best in the middle, perhaps a long way from the end, of the worst petrochemicals...
China MEG to remain weak on lengthening supply
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Confidence in the domestic monoethylene glycol (MEG) market may be further curtailed in November-December amid lengthening supply, with spot prices in east China already refreshing...
Plant status: China’s Inner Mongolia Baofeng restarts PP unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Inner Mongolia Baofeng New Material Location: Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 500,000...
Unmasking the hidden thermodynamic forces driving chemical reactions
Model links reaction energy to activation energy
Flame retardants no longer required in many UK baby and children’s products
Move should reduce exposure of children to chemicals that have come in for criticism for their persistence and bioaccumulation
UK firm reaches tonne scale MOF manufacturing
Promethean Particles’s continuous flow process can produce carbon-capturing material at 100kg/hr
India’s ACME Green Hydrogen signs MoU with VOC Port for green ammonia project
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s V O Chidambaranar (VOC) port has signed an agreement with ACME Green Hydrogen and Chemicals to set up a 1,200 tonnes/day green ammonia project at Tuticorin in the southern...
China’s September PE imports up on extended 90-day exemption
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported a total of 1,082,167 tonnes of polyethylene (PE) in September 2025, up by 7.1% month on month and down by 9.8% on yearly basis, according to the ICIS Supply and...
Germany’s BASF Q3 net income falls 40% amid lower prices, negative currency effects
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--German chemicals major BASF on Wednesday reported a 39.9% year-on-year decline in its Q3 net income to €172 million as earnings dipped due to challenging market dynamics and...
China, ASEAN sign upgraded free trade deal to deepen integration
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) inked an upgraded free trade pact to deepen economic ties and expand business connections. The ASEAN-China Free Trade...
Plant status: Celanese Singapore restarts acetic acid unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Celanese Location: Pulau Sakra, Singapore Product: Acetic acid Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event start: 20 October 2025 Event finish: 24...
Plant status: Saudi Arabia’s IVC shuts VAM plant for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: International Vinyl Acetate Company (IVC) Location: Jubail, Saudi Arabia Product: Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) Capacity (tonnes/year): 330,000...
China PE pipe prices stable reflecting rangebound offers and discussions
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Polyethylene (PE) pipe grade import prices in China were stable during the current week, reflecting rangebound offers and buying indications. In the China import market, offers for...
Malaysia PE market unclear about US import duty status after trade deal
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Malaysia’s major polyethylene (PE) importers remain in the dark over whether PE imports from the US will eventually be given duty-free status, following US President Donald...
India Sept industrial output grows by 4% on stronger manufacturing
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s factory output in September as measured through the index of industrial production (IIP) grew by 4% year on year, as the manufacturing sector recorded stronger growth. In...
China’s September methanol imports down by 18.9% from August
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s methanol imports decreased by around 18.9% month on month to 1.43 million tonnes in September, according to the ICIS Supply & Demand Database, amid fewer outflows...
India’s BPCL signs agreement with OIL for partnership in greenfield refinery
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s state-owned firms Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) are jointly exploring the possibility of collaboration in BPCL’s new greenfield refinery at...