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Plant status: S Korea Hyundai Chem’s cracker overhaul begins
XI’AN (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: HD Hyundai Chemical (HDC) Location: Daesan, South Korea Product: Ethylene, Propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 850,000 (ethylene), 500,000...
Laboratory innovations and expert knowledge at analytica 2026
From March 24 to 27, 2026, analytica will once again be the meeting place for the international laboratory world at the Munich exhibition center. The world’s leading trade fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology
NYMEX: US gas futures edge lower in anticipation of this week’s storage report release
Front-month US natural gas futures edged lower on 15 October, despite strong US LNG feedgas nominations The November Henry Hub contract on NYMEX settled at $3.016/MMBtu, down nearly 0.4% from the...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Benchmark crude prices face bearish pressure as supply and demand outlook weakens
ICIS forecasts 2025 supply glut to weigh on crude benchmarks US EIA inventory data delayed one day due to US federal holiday, due 16 October US-China trade ties come under threat LONDON (ICIS)--Crude...
Canada manufacturing sales fall in August, chemical sales rise 3.4%
TORONTO (ICIS)--Canada’s manufacturing sales fell 1.0% month on month to Canadian dollars (C$) 69.4 billion ($49.6 billion) in August, following a 2.5% July increase, according to data by federal...
How the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab and home of Mars rovers loses 10% of its staff
The dismissal of 550 JPL workers is the fourth round of recent layoffs at the lab, prompting fears of a brain drain
‘Making MOFs is the most fun I have ever had in the lab’
A personal connection to the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
At least 16 dead in factory and chemical warehouse fire in Bangladesh
Smoke and gas from chemical fire trapped and killed factory workers
Food and us: the incredible story of how food shapes humanity
Join us on 9 December to learn about the intricate interplay between our genetic and physical makeup and the food we eat
The chemistry community should ban drawing chemical structures with generative AI, chemists warn
AIs like Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT still make serious errors rendering structural formulae
Saudi Arabia’s Petro Rabigh approves fuel oil upgrade project execution
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Saudi Arabia's Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co (Petro Rabigh) on Wednesday said that it is moving ahead with its fuel oil upgrade project, just days after Saudi Aramco...
India, Saudi Arabia hold bilateral talks to boost petrochemical cooperation
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--India and Saudi Arabia held a bilateral meeting this week to solidify plans for stronger investment and collaboration within their respective petrochemical sectors. The dialogue...
IMF ups Japan’s GDP growth outlook but political turmoil clouds market
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 14 October revised upward Japan’s GDP growth forecast for 2025 to 1.1% – from 0.4% in its previous July update – and 0.6% in 2026,...
Plant status: China’s Zhongyuan Dahua shuts melamine lines for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhongyuan Dahua Location: Puyang, Henan, China Product: Melamine Capacity (tonnes/year): 60,000 (in total) Event start: 15 October Event finish:...
Plant status: Taiwan’s FCFC shuts No 2 PX unit for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp (FCFC) Location: Mailiao, Taiwan Product: Paraxylene (PX) Capacity (tonnes/year): 700,000 Event start: 13...
India’s DCM Shriram commissions Jhagadia ECH plant
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s DCM Shriram has commissioned part of its 52,000 tonne/year epichlorohydrin (ECH) plant at its Jhagadia complex in Bharuch district in the western Gujarat state on 14 October,...
Plant status: China’s ZPC to shut one PC unit in Dec
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) Location: Zhoushan, China Product: Polycarbonates (PC) Capacity (tonnes/year): 260,000 Event start:...
China, India growth paths continue to diverge amid US tariff resiliency – IMF
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The sharply diverging economic paths of China and India are defining the near-term prospects for the emerging and developing Asia region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Catalyst turns greenhouse gas into an energy source
The energy transition not only needs new sources, but also efficient storage and transportation solutions. Researchers at Kiel University (CAU) have now developed a new type of catalyst that can convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) -