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China’s Sep MTBE exports surge on year, more to Middle East
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) exports reached 456,687 tonnes in September, rising by nearly 5 times year on year and thinly changed compared to August level, data...
Plant status: China’s Chang Chun cuts run rates of phenol/acetone unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Chang Chun Petrochemical Location: Changshu, Jiangsu, China Product: Phenol and acetone Capacity (tonnes/year): 300,000 of phenol and 180,000...
Australian lubricant blenders adept at using RRBO – exec
MELBOURNE (ICIS)--Most Australian lubricant blenders are using at least some re-refined base oils (RRBO) in their formulations due to competitive prices, Patrick Hilditch, the Managing Director of...
UK’s inability to retain science companies has reached ‘crisis point’, warns new report
Lords science committee says promising technology companies are moving overseas
The chemist who commemorates lab discoveries on his body
University of Nebraska’s drug design centre director is communicating his team’s scientific breakthroughs with tattoos and now has 29 on his arm
Novartis spends on deals to offset patent losses
$12 billion Avidity acquisition is the latest pipeline-pumping transaction
Plant status: China’s Tangshan Zhonghao lowers adipic acid operations to 85%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Tangshan Zhonghao Chemical Location: Tangshan, Hebei, China Product: Adipic acid (ADA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 150,000 Event start: 21 October...
ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 5 November 2025
- The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of the People's Republic of China issued an announcement on 5 November, stating that it will continue to suspend the implementation of the 24%...
SULPHUR: Raintrade issues sales tender for 27,000 tonnes, November loading
In Iran, Raintrade has announced a sales tender for 27,000 tonnes (+/-10%) of granular sulphur for 15-30 November loading from the port of Bandar Imam Khomeini (BIK). The tender closes at 17:00...
FD NWE colourless PET bale range narrows on low R-PET flake, pellet demand
LONDON (ICIS)--Ample supply and a significant drop in downstream recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) flake and food-grade pellet demand has resulted in a narrowing of the range for PET bottle...
When it comes to correcting the scientific record, chemists prefer to have a quiet word
Those surveyed even report introducing ‘errors’ into their work to satisfy reviewers
Plant status: China’s Shandong Yitai Bocheng to start Group III base oils in Aug’26
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shandong Yitai Bocheng Chemical Technology Location: Zibo, Shandong, China Product: Group III base oils Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 Event...
Plant status: Taiwan’s Dairen Chem to restart No 2 VAM unit in Dec
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Dairen Chemical Location: Mai Liao, Taiwan Product: Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) Capacity (tonnes/year): 300,000 (No 2) Event start: 10 June...
Plant status: Taiwan’s Chang Chun runs acetic acid plant at reduced rate
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Chang Chun Petrochemical Location: Mai Liao, Taiwan Product: Acetic acid Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event start: 1 September (estimate)...
China October PP output rises on plants restart
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s polypropylene (PP) output in October rose by 5.9% month on month to around 3.38 million tonnes, ICIS data showed, mainly because of plants restart. On a year-on-year...
China October PE output rises on plants restart
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s polyethylene (PE) output in October rose by 8.3% month on month to around 2.79 million tonnes, ICIS data showed, as some plants were restarted. On a year-on-year basis,...
India starts antidumping probe on halobutyl rubber from three origins
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India has initiated an antidumping investigation into imports of halo isobutene isoprene rubber (HIIR) - also known as halobutyl rubber - from China, Singapore and the US. The period...
India toluene domestic market eases as NE Asia export flows normalize
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--India's domestic prices of toluene are tapering off from multi-month highs, as a supply squeeze eases following gradual increases in export flows from northeast Asia. Northeast Asia...
Taiwan’s CPC issues term toluene export tender for 2026
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Taiwan's CPC Corp has issued a term tender to supply toluene during the period of January-December 2026. The firm invited bids for term supply cargoes loading from Kaohsiung. Exact...
Indonesia Q3 GDP growth slows to 5.04% on weaker household spending
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Indonesia's GDP growth slowed to 5.04% in the third quarter from 5.12% in April-June this year amid weaker household spending, official data showed on Wednesday. On a non-seasonally...