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INSIGHT: US chem project drought continues into 2026
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US will continue to start up few chemical projects in 2026 amid a global supply glut that will take at least two years to absorb. The sole major project that could start up
Germany Nov manufacturing orders rise 5.6%, led by defense
LONDON (ICIS)--New orders for German-made manufacturing goods rose 5.6% month on month in November, following a 1.6% October increase, the country’s federal statistics office reported on Thursday....
Moeve and Galp in talks to combine downstream businesses
LONDON (ICIS)--Spain’s Moeve and Portugal’s Galp are in negotiations to combine their downstream businesses, they confirmed on Thursday. The discussions are focused on potentially creating two...
Leading environmental health journal defunded by Trump administration has been saved
The American Chemical Society will now publish Environmental Health Perspectives
‘Significant loss’ expected for Shell Q4 chems earnings
LONDON (ICIS)--Shell expects its fourth-quarter 2025 chemicals and products division earnings to come in below the break-even point, with the chemicals sub-set of the business to post a...
Plant status: SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz melamine plant in Germany still running at reduced rates
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz Location: Piesteritz, Germany Product: Melamine Capacity (tonnes/year): 80,000 Event start: December Event finish:...
Plant status: LAT Nitrogen melamine plant in Linz, Austria running reduced on technical reasons
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: LAT Nitrogen Location: Linz, Austria Product: Melamine Capacity (tonnes/year): 50,000 (two lines) Event start: January Event finish: Unclear...
Europe fatty alcohols spot prices hold steady amid limited activity
LONDON (ICIS)--Mid-cut fatty alcohol spot prices in Europe rolled over this week with fundamentals unchanged versus December. Market activity was subdued in early January, with participants expecting...
Europe non-fuel ethanol Q1 contract prices rollover on balanced fundamentals
LONDON (ICIS)--Market fundamentals remain relatively balanced as a simultaneous contraction in supply offsets persistent demand stagnation. Negotiations for Q1 contracts have concluded with pricing...
Indonesia imports of sulphur up by 41% year on year in January-November
LONDON (ICIS)--Indonesia’s sulphur imports amounted to 4.8 million tonnes in the first 11 months of 2025, up by 41% year on year and exceeding the 2024 full-year total of 3.6 million tonnes....
Sinopec, China National Aviation Fuel to conduct restructuring
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s biggest refiner Sinopec and the country’s monopoly jet fuel distributor China National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF) will go through a restructure, the State-owned Assets...
Pupuk Indonesia receives offers for 150,000 tonne potash purchase tender
LONDON (ICIS)--Indonesian holding group Pupuk closed a purchase tender on 8 January for approximately 145,000-150,000 tonnes of muriate of potash (MOP) fertilizer: Delivery month Tonnage March 2x...
Bearish gas front-month signals intensify in TTF ICE options market
Imad Barake contributed to this article Increasing TTF front-month put option trades since 1 January a bearish indicator Slight bullishness seen from rising interest in out-of-the-money call options...
RPM fiscal Q2 earnings drop on US govt shutdown impact
LONDON (ICIS)--RPM’s pre-tax income fell slightly year on year for the three months to the end of November 2025 as the US government shutdown during the period prolonged construction sector lead...
Plant status: China’s Fujian Refining and Petrochemical shuts PP Line 3 for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Location: Quanzhou, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 220,000 (No 3) Event start: 6...
LNG Weekly Market Report: TTF holds steady to Asia on storage withdrawals
OUTLOOK Lower European storage and muted Asian LNG demand will likely mean Europe will remain the premium priced gas market for now While Asian demand continues to remain soft, there are signs of...
Plant status: China’s Fujian Refining and Petrochemical to restart PP Line 1
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Location: Quanzhou, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 120,000 (No 1) Event start: 4...
BLOG: Three scenarios for the global economy in 2026: AI and other drivers
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Click here to see the latest blog post on Asian Chemical Connections by John Richardson. In the “good old” Chemicals Supercycle days, forecasting demand was almost...
Europe refinery solvents FD pricing flat as new targets awaited
LONDON (ICIS)--Europe’s free delivered (FD) spot prices were stable this week for all three of the refinery solvents. Some players were testing the water with fresh price targets, but others had...
Europe chemical producer prices rise with overall industrial trend in November
LONDON (ICIS)--Chemical producer prices in the EU rose in line with the wider industrial trend in November, according to the latest data released from Eurostat on Thursday. November pricing shows...