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Plant status: Venator halts TiO2 production in Huelva, Spain, amid asset sale talks
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Venator Location: Huelva, Spain Product: Titanium dioxide (TiO2) Capacity (tonnes/year): 80,000 Event start: circa 19 September Event finish:...
Plant status: Elix plans November maintenance at ABS and SAN plant in Spain
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Elix Polymers Location: Tarragona, Spain Products: Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) Capacity (tonnes/year): ABS...
High-pressure hydride sees gold show its reactive side
Discovery pushes chemists to rethink how inert gold really is
Karl Mueller: ‘I realised I had matured when I started giving away my best ideas’
The director of Ames National Laboratory in the US discusses getting hooked on chemistry via parental inspiration and a benchtop NMR
Transforming plastic waste into an efficient CO2 capturing material
Upcycled amide can efficiently capture carbon dioxide from flue gases, as well as air
Comprehensive investigation suggests stirrer bars have little impact on reactions
Examination of over 300 organic reactions suggests stirring is nothing more than a placebo
Digital laboratory management system for greater sustainability
With the research project "ηNet - Cyber-Physical and Data Managed System", the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Karlsruhe is launching an innovative initiative to reduce energy and resource consumption in university laboratories. The project is
Researcher develop the first hydride ion prototype battery
Hydride ion (H⁻), with their low mass and high redox potential, are considered promising charge carriers for next-generation electrochemical devices. However, the lack of efficient electrolyte with fast hydride ion conductivity, thermal stability, and electrode
A new way to produce ammonia more efficiently
Ammonia is used in fertilizer and many industrial processes. It is also seen as a promising way to store and transport energy, as it is safer and easier to handle ammonia than hydrogen gas. Using plasma,
Hyundai Motor to invest W77.3 trillion in 2026-2030 amid US tariff impact
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Hyundai Motor will invest won (W) 77.3 trillion ($55.5 billion) between 2026 and 2030, with W38.3 trillion allocated to capital expenditure, the automaker announced on 18 September....
S Korea to mandate SAF on outbound flights from 2027
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--South Korea will mandate the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all international flights departing from domestic airports in 2027 as part of net-zero efforts, the government...
East China MEG inventories decrease slightly on limited import arrivals
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Monoethylene glycol (MEG) inventories in east China decreased to 400,000 tonnes on 19 September, down by around 1% from 12 September, ICIS data showed, due to limited import...
Regulations push lubricants industry towards sustainable EALs – Patech exec
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Regulatory pressure and rising environmental consciousness are pushing the lubricants industry toward greater adoption of sustainable solutions, with a key focus on environmentally...
Asia lubes shift to synthetics for performance, sustainability – BRB exec
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The lubricant industry is shifting toward synthetic and semi-synthetic formulations, requiring advanced additive systems to meet demands for higher performance and sustainability...
Taiwan’s net-zero plans accelerating R&D in lubricants sector – CPC Corp exec
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Taiwan’s government-led net-zero and energy transition policies are accelerating the pace of research and development in the lubricants sector, an executive at state-owned refiner...
China major producers’ polyolefin inventories continue falling as producers destock
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The combined polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) inventories of Chinese state-owned petrochemical giants Sinopec and PetroChina continued falling as producers destocked...
Plant status: Japan’s ENEOS to shut Mizushima PX in H2 Sept for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: ENEOS Corp Location: Mizushima, Japan Product: Paraxylene (PX) Capacity (tonnes/year): 430,000 Event start: H2 September 2025 Event finish:...
Plant status: Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan shuts Chita PX unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Idemitsu Kosan Location: Chita, Japan Product: Paraxylene (PX) Capacity (tonnes/year): 357,000 Event start: Around mid-September 2025 Event...
Plant status: Nippon Shokubai Indonesia eyes acrylic acid maintenance Q4 2026
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Nippon Shokubai Indonesia Location: Cilegon, West Java, Indonesia Product: Acrylic acid Capacity (tonne/year): 80,000 (No 2 unit) Event...
Plant status: China’s Tianchen Qixiang restarts ACN unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Tianchen Qixiang New Material Location: Zibo, Shandong, China Product: Acrylonitrile (ACN) Capacity (tonnes/year): 130,000 Event start: End-July...