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Iraq targets fertilizer sector revival with $2 billion phosphate plant, sulphur projects
LONDON (ICIS)--Iraq is proceeding with the construction of a new phosphate fertilizer complex in Al-Qaim, Anbar province, as the country seeks to utilize its 10-billion-tonne phosphate reserves. The...
How chemists are harnessing halogen bonds for asymmetric synthesis
Chiral control through halogen bonding could be the next frontier for organocatalysis
New £50 million centre aims to shake up clinical trials in the UK
Initiative should speed up testing of new medicines
Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) to rebrand under new name – Velaris
The Battery Ventures-backed laboratory automation platform previously operating under multiple names such as “Skalar Group” or “AAT” is proud to announce its rebranding as Velaris. This new identity reflects the platform’s vision to unify its
BLOG: Three out of five: How my 2025 predictions stacked up
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Click here to see the latest blog post on Asian Chemical Connections by John Richardson: It is that time of year when analysts need to be honest with themselves. We need to look...
NE Asia’s MMA export volumes rise year on year in 2025: ICIS data
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The northeast Asian region exported greater volumes of methyl methacrylate (MMA) year-on-year as of 2025, ICIS data showed. According to the data, the Asia Pacific region remained...
China’s Nov PMMA imports up 41.3% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--In November 2025, China's polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) imports totaled 15,153 tonnes, up by 41.3% month on month and 17.4% year on year. The top three sources of imports were...
Turkey launches safeguard investigations on PTA imports
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The Turkish Ministry of Trade has launched safeguard investigations for the imports of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) on 31 December 2025. According to market sources, applicable...
Plant status: China’s Sinopec Shijiazhuang to shut PP unit in March
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sinopec Shijiazhuang Refining Chemical Location: Shijiazhuang, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 220,000 (PP) Event...
Plant status: China’s Zhong An United Coal Chemical to shut PP unit in March
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhong An United Coal Chemical Company Location: Anhui, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 350,000 (PP) Event start: 16...
Plant status: China’s Sinopec ZRCC to shut PP units
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical (ZRCC) Location: Zhenhai, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 350,000 (Line 3);...
South Korea toluene exports to the US sustain uptrend in December
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--South Korea exports of toluene bound for the US rose over the month of December, keeping up the gradual increase amid improved arbitrage economics on the westbound route. Toluene...
Plant status: China’s Sinopec Shanghai to shut PP units in Nov and Dec
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sinopec Shanghai PC Location: Jinshanwei, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 (Line 1); 150,000 (Line 2); 200,000...
Plant status: Japan’s Nippon Steel SM to maintain SM line 2 in 2026
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Nippon Steel SM Location: Oita, Japan Product: Styrene monomer (SM) Capacity (tonnes/year): 230,000 Event start: H2 Feb 2026 Event finish: H2...
Plant status: China’s PetroChina Dagang to shut PP unit in April
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: PetroChina Dagang PC. Location: Dagang, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 Event start: 1 April Event finish: 13...
Understanding fuel cell catalysts
Researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have unveiled fundamental new insights into the working principles of fuel-cell catalysts. Their study, published in Nature Communications, reveals how multiple steps during the
Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere developed at the University of Helsinki
A new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki's chemistry department. The method developed by Postdoctoral Researcher Zahra Eshaghi Gorji is based on a compound of
AI reveals ‘invisible chemical reaction map’
Professor Joongoo Kang's team from the Department of Physics and Chemistry at DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) and Professor Sohee Jeong's team from the Department of Energy Science at Sungkyunkwan University developed a technology that visualizes
GAS ALERT: Turkey to import 2.25bcm/year from Azerbaijan starting 2029
LONDON (ICIS)---Turkey will import a total of 33 billion cubic meters (bcm) from Azerbaijan starting from 2029 for a period of 15 years under a new deal reached, Turkey’s energy minister Alparslan...
Key 2025 LNG trade flows and what to expect in 2026
Record December LNG production ends strong year Weaker Asia demand supports European flows Similar production rise expected in 2026 LONDON (ICIS)--Global LNG production hit 434 million tonnes in...