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US to ‘respond accordingly’ to court ruling against former Brazilian president Bolsonaro
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--The US government said it will “respond accordingly” to what it considers a “witch hunt” against former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro after he was condemned to prison...
Nuclear waste might one day be used to create tritium to fuel fusion power plants
Los Alamos National Lab team is modelling the efficiency and cost of reactor designs that can generate tritium from waste
India inflation rises marginally in August
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s consumer inflation rose marginally in August on an increase in food prices, after easing steadily for nine consecutive months, according to official data released on Friday....
Navigating parenthood and the return to the bench: A paternal perspective
Advice for how to combine fatherhood with a career in research
Discussions begin on association of Australia to Horizon Europe
Australia considers joining 20 other non-EU countries in world’s largest research programme
Tale of Britain’s post-Roman economic crash overturned by ancient metal pollution discovery
Analysis points to metal-working industry continuing long after Romans left
hte and ZSW join forces in battery research
hte has successfully supplied several units for the production of cathode active materials to the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and put them into operation. The collaboration strengthens research in the
Metallic nanocatalysts: what really happens during catalysis
Using a combination of spectromicroscopy at BESSY II and microscopic analyses at DESY's NanoLab, a team has gained new insights into the chemical behaviour of nanocatalysts during catalysis. The nanoparticles consisted of a platinum core
ALTANA with stable sales and earnings development
The globally active specialty chemicals group ALTANA achieved stable sales and earnings development in the first half of 2025 despite increasingly challenging market conditions. At 1,624 million euros, sales were 1 percent below the strong
Plant status: China’s zhongjiang Petrochemical shuts PP unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhongjiang Petrochemical Location: Fuqing, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 350,000 Event start: 8 September Event...
Plant status: Thai’s PTTGC to overhaul one phenol/acetone unit end-Sep
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) Location: Map Ta Phut, Thailand Product: Phenol/acetone Capacity (tonnes/year): No 1: 250,000 (phenol), 150,000...
East China MEG inventories increase on lower offtakes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Monoethylene glycol (MEG) inventories in east China increased to 404,000 tonnes on 12 September, up by around 3.3% from 5 September, ICIS data showed, due to lower offtakes. The...
Plant status: China’s Qinghe Chemical shuts PP Line 1
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shandong Qinghe Chemical. Location: Huantai, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 150,000 Event start: 12 September Event...
China major producers’ polyolefin inventories fall on more plants shutdown
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The combined polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) inventories of Chinese state-owned petrochemical giants Sinopec and PetroChina fell slightly as more plants were shut, market...
Plant status: China’s Shuangxin Chemical shuts VAM plant for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Inner Mongolia Shuangxin Chemical Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Products: Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) Capacity (tonnes/year): 290,000...
Plant status: China’s Jiangsu Yida Chemical shuts its PO plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Jiangsu Yida Chemical Location: Jiangsu, China Product: Propylene oxide (PO) Capacity (tonnes/year): 150,000 Event start: 6-7 September 2025...
Asia TiO2 indicative prices up on expected outages
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Titanium dioxide (TiO2) spot indicative prices in Asia were higher so far on Friday. Sell indications were around $1,900/tonne FOB (free on board) China, about $10/tonne higher than...
INSIGHT: S Korea’s C2 capacity restructuring plans to reshape Asia aromatics market
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Ten South Korean petrochemical firms have agreed to reduce naphtha-cracking capacity by 2.7–3.7 million tonnes/year, with specific details yet to be disclosed. Benzene exports...
NYMEX: Henry Hub sinks on storage build despite lingering LNG terminal outage
US natural gas futures fell on 11 September after a larger-than-expected storage build added to the surplus over seasonal norms The October 2025 Henry Hub contract on NYMEX settled at $2.934/MMBtu,...
Global ethylene shutdowns to raise op rates but China cuts unlikely before US-China trade deal – Dow CEO
NEW YORK (ICIS)--Cracker shutdowns in Europe, Japan and South Korea should help boost global ethylene operating rates but visibility on potential capacity reductions in China is not likely to emerge...