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Lenders debit €77m from Poland’s Azoty to satisfy debt related to worldscale PDH-PP project
LONDON (ICIS)--Poland’s Grupa Azoty said late on Monday that lenders have debited around €76.8 million from its polyolefins unit to satisfy debt related to its incomplete $1.8 billion worldscale...
Chiral chemical fuels trigger two very different supramolecular self-assemblies
Handedness of self-assembling peptides might explain the origins of homochirality in biological systems
16 dead in US munitions factory explosion
Plant levelled by blast, whose cause remains under investigation
Maternity lab coat aims to close a gap in PPE market and end unsafe practices
Genius Lab Gear wants to stop trend of pregnant women creating Frankenstein lab coats with a tailored and adjustable lab coat
23 Indian children’s deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup
Dietheylene glycol contamination highlights consequences of poor inspection and enforcement
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Middle East furniture output posts modest August growth
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) for furniture manufacturing rose by 0.4% month on month in August 2025, marking an uptick for the second consecutive...
Plant status: China’s FREP to shut MEG unit for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Fujian Refining & Petrochemical (FREP) Location: Quanzhou, Fujian, China Product: Monoethylene glycol (MEG) Capacity (tonnes/year): 400,000...
New rPET plant to hike Indonesia rPET capacity
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Supply of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) pellets will increase in Indonesia in the coming months, as a new player finishes construction and carries out trials. Greencore...
Plant status: S Korea LG Chem’s cracker overhaul begins
XI’AN (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: LG Chem Location: Daesan, South Korea Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 1.27 million (ethylene), 700,000 (propylene) Event...
India Sept inflation eases to eight-year low of 1.54%
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s annualized inflation rate in September eased to 1.54%, the lowest in eight years on a high base effect and food inflation which has dropped to a 12-month low, official data...
Plant status: China Juhua’s ECH plant expected to restart in early 2026
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Juhua Group Corp Location: Quzhou, Zhejiang, China Product: Epichlorohydrin (ECH) Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 Event start: 3 September 2025...
Plant status: INEOS keeps Malaysia JV acetic acid line at 80%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: INEOS PETRONAS Acetyls Location: Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia Product: Acetic acid Capacity (tonnes/year): 535,000 Event start: 29 April 2025...
Asia polyester market declines on feedstock rout, slow post-holiday demand
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia polyester market headed south after China’s extended National Day holiday following the recent slump seen in feedstock prices and bleak demand forecast. Spot discussions for...
FBH spin-off Rydberg Photonics: powering quantum technology with next-generation photonic solutions
Berlin-based start-up Rydberg Photonics GmbH developments target a new generation of compact, scalable, and robust photonic solutions. The initial portfolio includes hybrid-integrated laser systems and optical frequency references – essential building blocks for quantum applications from
Driving Reactions with Light – and without Solvents
Light is an environmentally friendly energy source for chemical reactions. However, large quantities of harmful solvents have been required to ensure that light, due to its poor penetration depth, reaches the areas where it is
Sustainable Plastics from Plants
As a by-product from the wood and paper industries, millions of tonnes of lignin – which provides an important support function in the cells of woody plants – are accumulated worldwide each year. Although widely
India PE prices slump to multi-year lows, restocking expected post-Diwali
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s polyethylene (PE) demand continued to remain sluggish amid subdued downstream operations ahead of the Diwali festival and limited spot offers, resulting in PE prices...
Singapore Q3 GDP grows 2.9% on year, stronger than expected
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Singapore's economy expanded by 2.9% year on year in the third quarter of 2025, compared with 4.5% in Q2, official preliminary data showed on 14 October. On a quarter-on-quarter...
More polyolefins players turn to local distribution to stay competitive
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--A business model centered on the sales and distribution of polymer resins within a domestic market environment may not be a new one, but as global trade flows and import market...