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Transforming toxic arsenic sludge into a valuable commodity for green technologies, electronics
A simple process extracts valuable pure arsenic metal from groundwater treatment waste
A brief intro to altermagnetism
Experiments only directly confirmed the existence of this type of magnetic material last year but it’s already making waves
Magnetic spin waves could slash computer energy consumption
Researchers are developing magnonic processors that use magnetic spin waves instead of electric current to process data. Rachel Brazil discovers how it could potentially reduce energy consumption by 90% and offer new possibilities for neuromorphic
Plant status: S Korea’s SK picglobal to shut down HPPO plant in early Nov
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: SK picglobal Location: Ulsan, South Korea Product: Propylene oxide (PO) Capacity (tonnes/year): 130,000 Event start: Early November 2025 Event...
China acetic acid run rate higher on operational ramp-up
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China acetic acid plants’ average run rate rebounded to 79% in the week ended 24 October, up by 1 percentage point from the previous week as Huayi Caojing raised rate to 80%, ICIS...
Plant status: Iran’s ICIIC delays new LAB line start-up to Q2 2026
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Iran Chemical Industries Investment Co (ICIIC) Location: Esfahan, Iran Product: Linear alkylbenzene (LAB) Capacity (tonnes/year): 70,000 Event...
Saudi Kayan Q3 net loss widens on lower prices
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Saudi Kayan reported a widened net loss for the third quarter, driven primarily by a drop in average product prices, despite an increase in sales volumes, the Saudi producer said on...
China industrial profits gain 21.6% in Sept, fastest since Nov 2023
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Profits generated by Chinese industrial firms increased 21.6% on year in September, the largest gain since November 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on...
Asia BDO sees limited demand uplift, lack of deep-sea trade
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The Asia 1,4-butanediol (BDO) market has seen prices holding relatively stable, although there has been a slight decrease in the domestic China market recently. Softer upstream...
Asia FAE spot demand to remain tepid despite declining feedstock costs
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAE) spot demand is expected to remain tepid and sporadic in the near term despite declining feedstock fatty alcohol mid-cuts and ethylene oxide...
Plant status: PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical starts up cracker
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical Location: Qinzhou, Guangxi Product: Cracker Capacity (tonnes/year): ethylene 1.2 million, propylene 616,000...
Cyclone Montha to hit southeast India, ports on alert
MUMBAI (ICIS)--Cyclone Montha is set make landfall on Tuesday along the coast of India's eastern Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states, potentially bringing heavy rains and powerful winds, which may...
Plant status: China’s Sichuan Zhengdakai New Materials to shut MEG unit in Nov
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sichuan Zhengdakai New Materials Location: Dazhou, Sichuan, China Product: Monoethylene glycol (MEG) Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event...
China BPA average plant run rate down to 69.5% on plant maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s bisphenol A (BPA) plants posted an average run rate at 69.5% in the week ended 24 October 2025, down by 1.1 percentage points from the last reporting period, ICIS data...
Plant status: China’s Jiangsu Ruiheng shuts its No 1 BPA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Jiangsu Ruiheng New Material Technology Location: Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China Product: Bisphenol A (BPA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 240,000 Event...
China’s average run rate of PO plants inches up to 62.5% on plant restart
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s propylene oxide (PO) plants posted an average run rate at 62.5% in the week ended 24 October 2025, up by 0.4 percentage points from the last reporting period, ICIS data...
China Wanhua Chemical’s Q3 profits rise 4% on higher sales
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s Wanhua Chemical registered a net profit increase of nearly 4% in the third quarter, driven by sales expansion in the period, the company announced over the weekend. -mil...
Arkema continues to decarbonize its Lacq/Mourenx site
Arkema has completed the modernization and decarbonization project for its Lacq/Mourenx site, which specializes in specialty sulfur derivatives used in particular in agrochemicals, refining, petrochemicals, and renewable fuels. Arkema is advancing the decarbonization of its
The key to civet coffee is in the chemistry
Coffee beans harvested from the faeces of the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) may have higher levels of fats and other key flavour-enhancing compounds than traditionally harvested beans. The results, published in Scientific Reports, may
Supersolid spins into synchrony
Supersolids, a state of matter that combines the rigidity of a solid with the frictionless flow of a superfluid, exhibit surprising synchronization when rotated. Innsbruck researchers found that quantum vortices—tiny whirlpools in the quantum fluid—