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Verpact announces 2027 eco-modulation discounts – including bio-based plastics for the first time
LONDON (ICIS)--The Netherlands Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) Verpact has announced its 2027 ‘Plastic Rate Differentiation’ discounts, which will include bio-based material for the...
Westlake to close PVC plant at Cologne, Germany next year, warns on Q3 profit
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Westlake will close its 165,000 tonne/year polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant in Cologne, Germany, in Q1 2027, the US-based chemicals company announced on Tuesday. Chemical production in...
Plant status: China’s Nantong Xingchen restarts epoxy lines
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Nantong Xingchen Synthetic Material Location: Nantong, Jiangsu, China Product: Epoxy resins Capacity (tonnes/year): 135,000 (total across 3...
Plant status: China’s Anhui Hengxing shuts epoxy line on incident
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Anhui Hengxing New Material Technology Location: Anqing, Anhui, China Product: Epoxy resins Capacity (tonnes/year): 60,000 Event start: Around...
Plant status: China’s Zhejiang Haobang epoxy line shuts again
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhejiang Haobang Chemical Location: Quzhou, Zhejiang, China Product: Epoxy resins Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 Event start: Around 26-27...
Plant status: China’s Ningxia Weiyuan to cut BDO plant run rate to 55%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Ningxia Weiyuan New Energy Location: Ningdong, Ningxia, China Product: 1,4-butanediol (BDO) Capacity (tonnes/year): 120,000 Event start: 30...
Plant status: Shandong Minji’s ECH lines still shut on tech issue
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shandong Minji Chemical Location: Zibo, Shandong, China Product: Epichlorohydrin (ECH) Capacity (tonnes/year): 100,000 (in total across 2 lines)...
Plant status: China’s Juhua Group shuts ECH line on incident
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: 23 September...
Hats off for new, lower temperature route to unzip plexiglass for recycling
Hydrogen atom transfer agents key to solvent-free method to produce pristine monomers from old acrylic
JLU Teams Sweep the Prizes at the “Hessen Ideen” Startup Competition
Proof of the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU): In the statewide “Hessen Ideen” competition, two prestigious awards went to JLU teams. The “Hemodynamix” project secured the first prize, worth 10,000
TechnoCompound to expand its LGF production capacity by 4,800 tonnes per year
In response to the growing demand for high-performance, long-glass-fibre-reinforced compounds, TechnoCompound is strengthening its sustainable product portfolio. The capacity expansion at the Bad Sobernheim site is being carried out without making significant changes to the
Molecules Build a Honeycomb
Tiny molecules, known as peptides, can assemble into honeycomb-like fibers filled with water. The blueprint for these fibers lies in a very short amino acid sequence, as researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer
Sustainable Energy from the Landfill
In the era of climate change, converting waste into energy is an increasingly important approach to making energy supply more sustainable. A team at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) is now collaborating with
Asia PG markets to diverge in October as PGI softens, USP gains support
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia mono propylene glycol (MPG) markets are expected to see diverging trends in October, with industrial-grade MPG (PGI) prices likely to soften as supply increases following plant...
Asia PO market seen rangebound in October as China supply recovers
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s propylene oxide (PO) market is expected to enter October under downward pressure after a sharp and largely unexpected rally in September, as delayed plant restarts that...
Intra-European and Asia-to-Europe chemical tanker freight markets firm
LONDON (ICIS)--Some chemical tanker freight rates rose during the week ending 25 September, with the clearest gains seen on intra-European routes as improving cargo activity and tighter prompt vessel...
Italian LNG sendout limited by Qatar disruptions, maintenance and PSV-TTF liquidity service
Italian LNG imports risk falling year on year amid Middle East-related supply disruptions and regasification outages QatarEnergy's force majeure has now affected 35 Edison cargoes, with disrupted...
GAS ALERT: Romgaz says Neptun Deep plateau production expected by end of Q3 2027
LONDON (ICIS)--First gas from Romania’s Neptun Deep offshore field is expected in the first half of 2027, with plateau production expected by the end of Q3 2027, 50% owner Romgaz said in an urgent...
MARGINS: Europe PE margins edge up amid softening naptha, LPG costs
LONDON (ICIS)--Margins at polyethylene (PE) plants in Europe rose week on week on the back of lower feedstock costs, ICIS Margin Analysis showed on Monday. In the week to 25 September: Naphtha costs...
MARGINS: Softer upstream costs drive Europe MEG margins up slightly
LONDON (ICIS)--Margins at monoethylene glycols (MEG) plants in Europe were up week on week on the back of slightly lower feedstock costs, ICIS Margin Analysis showed on Monday. In the week to 25...