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US-Canada PP production and sales down in September
HOUSTON (ICIS)--September preliminary sales and production data have been recently released by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Vault Consulting. Month-on-month percentage changes are shown...
INSIGHT: Turkey has strong plastics demand potential as ‘Center of the World’
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (ICIS)--Founding father of the nation, Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) noted that “Turkey’s cultural legacy is the key to understanding modern civilization”. A nation of...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Oil prices slump on bearish IEA supply outlook
IEA increased supply glut estimates for 2025 and 2026 in October report Paris-based group also pares back 2025 demand growth estimate ICIS estimates not as bearish but still see supply/demand...
US small business confidence falls after two gains
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US small business confidence fell in September, reversing gains from August and July, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported on Tuesday. The group’s Small...
Argentina’s liberalized foreign trade yet to have impact as poor demand dampens imports – exec
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Argentina’s chemicals import trade liberalization in 2024, when tariffs for most products were sharply lowered or eliminated, is yet to make a difference in a market which remains...
IMF raises global growth forecast to 3.2%, ‘tariff supply shock’ smaller than expected
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised its forecast for 2025 global GDP growth to 3.2% - up from 3.0% in its July outlook, and up from 2.8% in its April outlook. The...
Plant status: NOC’s Ras Lanuf, Libya cracker restarts after eight-month outage
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: National Oil Corporation (NOC) Location: Ras Lanuf, Libya Products: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 360,000 (ethylene), 185,000...
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...