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OUTLOOK ’26: Turkey polyolefins braces for mild growth amid PE supply ramp-up, PP oversupply
LONDON (ICIS)--Polyolefins players already know that 2026 will be another tough year, but Q1 should give sellers some respite and room to prepare for a strong wave of new capacities. Restocking in Q4...
OUTLOOK ’26: More exposure, bigger risks for Europe styrene market
LONDON (ICIS)--Europe’s styrene market heads into 2026 with some bigger discounts on offer, but flexibility rather than volume driving negotiations. Uncertain demand, rationalization and a deeper...
ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 29 December 2025
- Temperatures in northwest Europe forecast to be colder than average for week of 29 December; wind generation power also below norms in the Netherlands - MetDesk - Planned/unplanned maintenance at...
OUTLOOK ’26: Europe BDO fortunes depend heavily on antidumping investigation outcome, with value chain on the precipice
LONDON--The sense of despondency over the state of the European butanediol (BDO) market remains, but 2026 brings to the forefront, more than any recent year, the vulnerability that the system is...
Woodside Energy’s Beaumont ammonia Texas project starts production
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Woodside Energy has successfully produced first ammonia following the completion of systems testing at its Beaumont New Ammonia (BNA) facility in Texas, marking the start of...
France expects strong LNG, pipeline gas supply in January amid cold spell
Cold weather could last up to week 3 in northern Europe (MetDesk) supporting French domestic and export demand Low risk as the French gas system can rely on steady supply expected for January PEG...
India’s GAIL plans 1.27 million tonne/year urea plant
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s state-owned Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) plans to set up a greenfield gas-based urea project in the central Chhattisgarh state, it said in a statement. The company...
India’s HMEL plans PP, fine chemical projects at Bathinda refinery
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) plans to set up polypropylene (PP) downstream industries and new fine chemical projects at its Bathinda refinery in the north western Punjab...
China BPA average plant run rate inches down to 69.5%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The average run rate of China’s bisphenol A (BPA) plants was at around 69.5% in the week ended 26 December 2025, down by 0.1 percentage points from the last reporting period, ICIS...
China’s industrial profit contracts by wider 13% in Nov
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s industrial profit dropped by 13.1% on year in November, widening from October’s 5.5% contraction and the fastest tumbling since September 2024, official data showed....
China’s average run rate of PO plants falls to 67.6% on plant shutdowns
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s propylene oxide (PO) plants posted an average run rate at 67.6% in the week ended 26 December 2025, down by 1.9 percentage points from the last reporting period, ICIS data...
China’s SP Chemicals gets environmental nod on butanol/2-EH, PP project
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s SP Chemicals (Taixing) has obtained environmental approval for a 500,000 tonne/year butanol/2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) and 400,000 tonne/year polypropylene (PP) project at...
OUTLOOK ’26: Asia phthalic anhydride faces ample supply, slow demand
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia’s phthalic anhydride (PA) market is poised to enter 2026 with a cautiously stable but supply-lengthened outlook, as China’s output growth continues to outpace downstream...
OUTLOOK ’26: Asia MA faces cost-driven volatility amid mixed demand
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia’s maleic anhydride (MA) market is expected to enter 2026 navigating a landscape with a cautiously steady yet supply-lengthened outlook. Shaped by feedstock uncertainty, cost...
OUTLOOK ’26: East, south Asia LAB supply constraints to persist
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Supply constraints in east and south Asia’s linear alkylbenzene (LAB) markets prevalent this year will likely extend into 2026 amid tight availability of feedstock normal...
OUTLOOK ’26: Asia acetic acid producers cutting contract volumes, boosting spot trades
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asian acetic acid spot liquidity is rising as a reduction in contract shipments to the region’s largest market boosts activity heading into the first quarter of 2026. Contract...
NYMEX: US gas futures rebound ahead of weekend as January contract nears expiry
US natural gas futures gained ground on 26 December, with the Henry Hub front-month climbing nearly 3% from the previous settle on improved weather demand and a rebound to feedgas flows with the...
OUTLOOK ’26: Though separate US TiO2 price increase nominations emerge for early 2026, sluggish demand set to continue
HOUSTON(ICIS)--North American titanium dioxide (TiO2) demand has had a continuous down cycle for close to three years, marking one of the longest downturns in at least two decades. TiO2 contract...
OUTLOOK ’26: After stable supply and declining feedstock prices in 2025, US PG market faces supply challenges in 2026
HOUSTON (ICIS)--After stable supply of propylene glycol (PG) was seen for much of 2025, market participants are cautiously waiting to see how reduced domestic PG production will impact market...
OUTLOOK ’26: Latin American petrochemicals brace for another year of survival
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--If 2025 was supposed to be the year Latin American petrochemicals found a floor, 2026 looks set to test how deep that floor is, and for most producers it will not be about