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APLA ’25: Latin America’s recycled plastics increasingly rely on laws amid weak demand
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Latin America's recycled plastics markets are struggling to compete with falling virgin resin values and, as cheaper, higher-performing virgin alternatives gain ground, recycling...
K ’25: European PET market faces internal price war amid demand gloom
LONDON (ICIS)--The mood at K Fair 2025 reflected the deepening malaise in the European polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market, where producers are locked in fierce price competition amid...
Polyplastics to start up new cyclic olefin copolymer plant in Germany next year
LONDON (ICIS)--Japan's Polyplastics will start up a new cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) plant at the Leuna chemical site in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state in April 2026, parent company Daicel said in...
Dihydropyrazine-embedded macrocycles behave like supersized cycloalkanes
Giant molecular rings that mimic the puckered shapes of cyclobutane, cyclopentane and cyclohexane could offer new insights into conformational dynamics
BASF sells coatings business to Carlyle in €7.7 billion deal
Deal covers automotive and surface treatment businesses and follows earlier sale of decorative paints
Cardiff University scales back proposed cuts to chemistry department following consultation
Department still set to merge with two others but there will be no compulsory redundancies
Walter Kohn: from kindertransport and internment to DFT and the Nobel prize
Join us on 25 November as we explore the legacy of Walter Kohn, the 1998 joint winner of the Nobel prize in chemistry
KNAUER acquires Labomatic and strengthens its leading position in preparative HPLC
KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH, based in Berlin, has announced the acquisition of Labomatic AG, located in Möhlin near Basel, Switzerland. With this strategic move, KNAUER significantly expands its leadership in preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Plant status: S Korea’s Hanwha Solutions to overhaul Ulsan EVA units late Oct
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Hanwha Solutions Corporation Location: Ulsan, South Korea Product: Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 120,000 (Total for three...
Plant status: China’s Hangjin Technology plans to shut its PO lines for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Hangjin Technology Location: Huludao, Liaoning province, China Product: Propylene oxide (PO) Capacity (tonnes/year): 120,000 Event start: 20...
US trade sanctions fuel supply fears in India acetic acid market
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The expanded US trade sanctions against petrochemical traders is fueling panic buying for India’s ex-tank volumes even as downstream plants there have started winding down for the...
Plant status: PetroChina Fushun restarts MEK unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: PetroChina Fushun Petrochemical Location: Fushun, Liaoning, China Product: Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) Capacity (tonnes/year): 30,000 Event start:...
Asia fatty alcohols demand may ease as new supply expected in Q4
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia’s fatty alcohols mid-cuts market may see demand ease as new supply is expected to come on-stream in the fourth quarter. Feedstock PKO to see fluctuations Demand on need-to...
Plant status: S Korea’s Taekwang ACN operating at 85% for Oct
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Taekwang Industrial Location: Ulsan, South Korea Product: Acrylonitrile (ACN) Capacity (tonnes/year): 290,000 Event start: 1 October 2025 Event...
Plant status: S Korea’s Tongsuh No 4 ACN unit on scheduled maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Tongsuh Petrochemical Location: Ulsan, South Korea Product: Acrylonitrile (ACN) Capacity (tonnes/year): 265,000 Event start: 15 October 2025...
Plant status: Taiwan’s FPC ACN operating at 85% for Oct
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Formosa Plastics Corp (FPC) Location: Mailiao, Taiwan Product: Acrylonitrile (ACN) Capacity (tonnes/year): 280,000 Event start: 1 October 2025...
Plant status: Celanese Singapore restarts acetic acid unit at reduced rate
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Celanese Location: Pulau Sakra, Singapore Product: Acetic acid Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event start: Mid-August 2025 Event finish: 11...
Plant status: FPC to shut China phenol/acetone plant for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Formosa Plastics Corp (FPC) Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Product: Phenol, acetone Capacity (tonnes/year): 400,000 and 250,000 respectively...
Weather and renewables to drive British gas demand in Gas Year ’25
NBP winter hub pricing likely a factor of weather outturn in Europe and Asia and resulting demand levels Declining UKCS production, volatile renewable generation could spur demand volatility...
India chemical market demand weak pre-Diwali; ADDs redirect trade flows
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--India’s chemical markets are under pressure from ongoing anti-dumping investigations and the imposition of 50% US tariffs, factors contributing to the failure of an anticipated...