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Plant status: Plant status: Mexico Pemex shuts LDPE plant
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Pemex Location: La Cangrejera, Mexico Product: Low density polyethylene (LDPE) Capacity (tonnes/year): 105,000 Event start: 22 August Event...
European refinery solvents see no price impact so far from rumoured production issues
LONDON (ICIS)--European refinery solvents free delivered (FD) spot prices were steady this week for solvent naphtha (C9) and white spirit but were stable to soft for hexane. Unconfirmed production...
N America chemical rail traffic rises for third week, US up 4.9%
HOUSTON (ICIS)--North American chemical rail traffic rose 2.6% year on year to 50,920 railcar loadings for the week ended 30 August, according to freight rail data released on Wednesday. Loadings,...
US slams sanctions-busting Arctic LNG 2, as China and Russia deepen gas ties
HOUSTON (ICIS)--After China received a delivery of a US-sanctioned cargo from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, a US State Department spokesperson confirmed to ICIS that US sanctions against Russia...
Winter uncertainty drives Europe’s gas price premium to Asia LNG
Europe holds a small premium over East Asian LNG in week 36, driven by fundamental risks and geopolitical uncertainty Europe is expected to maintain this premium through the winter to cover storage...
Plant status: BASF ethanolamines turnaround in Belgium scheduled for October – market sources
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: BASF Location: Antwerp, Belgium Product: Ethanolamines Capacity (tonnes/year): 110,000 Event start: H1 October Event finish: H1 November Reason:...
European PVC spot prices stable-to-soft on feedstocks, low demand
LONDON (ICIS)--European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) spot prices were stable-to-soft in the week ending 25 August because of weak demand during the holiday season. FD (free delivered) domestic spot...
ADNOC CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is the 2025 ICIS CEO of the Year
NEW YORK (ICIS)--ICIS is pleased to announce Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO and Executive Chairman of XRG, as the...
EU aims to use demand aggregation to scale up US energy purchases
EU aims to use demand aggregation to scale up US energy purchases under US trade deal Joint-purchasing models have had mixed success previously Announced EU energy purchase volumes from US are not...
Nouryon enters planned maintenance at Stenungsund for ethanolamines
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Nouryon Location: Stenungsund, Sweden Product: Ethanolamines Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 Event start: Early September Event finish: Late...
US July jobs openings decline as labor market cools; core factory orders rise 1.1%
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US job openings fell by 176,000 from June to 7.18 million in July, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) latest “job openings and labor turnover” (JOLTS) report...
Germany and Poland emerge as major gas supply corridors to CEE – Part 1
By Andreas Schroeder and Aura Sabadus Germany and Poland are positioning themselves as central and eastern Europe’s top gas supply corridors, banking on an expected surge in global LNG production...
European caustic soda spot prices fall on weak demand, low business activity
LONDON (ICIS)--European caustic soda export spot prices were stable to soft in the week ending 29 August amid low demand and activity. FOB NWE spot saw few changes, with prices quoted in the...
India sees huge interest from sellers in latest urea tender
LONDON (ICIS)--In India, participation in a fresh urea import tender is beyond expectations given the lack of demand in other import hubs. National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) is understood to have...
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Reflective cement could help buildings stay cool in hot weather
‘Supercooling’ material could drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption associated with air conditioning units
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Recycling pioneer matterr builds plant at chemical park
The recycling company matterr is relocating to the Knapsack Chemical Park and will build a small-scale industrial depolymerization plant with an annual capacity of around 10,000 tonnes at the Hürth site. The plant marks an
Hidden danger in forest soils
Microplastics and nanoplastics are not only polluting our oceans, rivers and fields, but also our forests. This is the conclusion reached by geoscientists at TU Darmstadt in a study now published in the journal Nature
Old Batteries from Electric Vehicles: Too Valuable to Shred
After years of use, many traction batteries still have a residual capacity of between 70 and 80 percent. While this may be too little for further use in vehicles, some cells could still serve well