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India PE prices hit fresh multi-year lows amid weak demand, softer offers
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s polyethylene (PE) prices slumped to fresh multi-year lows in the week ended 31 October 2025, pressured by weak downstream demand and softer offers in the market. Buyers...
FPCC cuts October BD contract in Taiwan
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Formosa Petrochemical Corp (FPCC) has set its October butadiene (BD) contract in Taiwan at $995/tonne, $88/tonne lower than September, a company source said. Its September BD...
Stable PP prices, slow trade activity in East Med ahead of November’s price announcements
DUBAI (ICIS)--Polypropylene (PP) prices in the East Mediterranean (East Med) market during the week ended 31 October 2025 remained stable, ahead of November's price announcements by major GCC-based...
SABIC says Saudi MTBE plant starts up; China JV complex 87% complete
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--SABIC said that the 1 million tonne/year methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) plant of its affiliate Petrokemya in Saudi Arabia has successfully started up ahead of plan in October,...
Asia titanium dioxide spot prices may be pressured on China seasonal lull
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia's titanium dioxide (TiO2) spot pricing may enjoy support at the start of November. However, as the China domestic market enters its seasonal lull, some makers may be tempted to...
Plant status: China’s Shandong Binhua New Materials shuts PDH unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shandong Binhua New Materials Location: Binzhou, Shandong, China Product: Propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event start: 1 November...
Asia PA market softens amid weak demand and cautious sentiment
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Phthalic anhydride (PA) markets across Asia softened during the week ending 31 October amid sluggish downstream demand and cautious sentiment. In China, orthoxylene (OX) feedstock...
Whole gas-year French liquidity falls for first time in four years
Falling curve liquidity sees overall trading activity decline year on year Monthly contracts remain most traded despite drops LNG demand could continue to boost spot liquidity in gas year 2025 LONDON...
China BPA average plant run rate falls further to 66.7% on plant maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s bisphenol A (BPA) plants posted an average run rate at 66.7% in the week ended 31 October 2025, down by 2.8 percentage points from the last reporting period, ICIS data...
When Electrons Sing in Harmony — and Sense the Shape of Their Home
Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg have discovered a striking new form of quantum behavior. In star-shaped Kagome crystals—named after a traditional Japanese bamboo-basket woven
Battery of the Future: Solid-state Chemistry for High-energy Cells
Lithium-sulfur batteries represent a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion systems. To overcome existing technological hurdles of this cell chemistry, the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS and its partners are investigating a new
Sustainable chemistry with the help of Artificial Intelligence
Amidation reactions are the most common reactions in the chemical industry. They are indispensable for a wide range of industrial production processes, but their ecological footprint is highly problematic. They generate large amounts of toxic
India’s DGTR corrects PVC ADD notification, Taiyo duty lowered to $64/tonne
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has revised the anti-dumping duty on Japan’s Taiyo Vinyl Corporation to $64/tonne, down from the $87/tonne stated earlier in...
China, S Korea ink 7 agreements during APEC to strengthen ties
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China and South Korea signed seven new agreements on trade, finance, and emerging industries during the latest APEC summit as both sides seek to expand bilaterial cooperation and...
Asia MA market steady amid slow demand, restocking hopes fade
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Maleic anhydride (MA) markets across Asia were largely stable in the week ending 31 October, with trading activity limited amid soft demand and cautious sentiment. In southeast...
Plant status: China’s Nan Ya Plastics shuts Ningbo No 1 BPA plant for maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Nan Ya Plastics Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China Product: Bisphenol A (BPA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 150,000 Event start: Early...
China’s acetic acid run rate down on plant shutdown
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The average run rate for China’ s acetic acid plants fell to 77% in the week ended 31 October as Anhui Huayi carried out maintenance, though Sinopec Great Wall resumed full...
China’s average run rate of PO plants rises to 63.8% on plant restarts
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s propylene oxide (PO) plants posted an average run rate at 63.8% in the week ended 31 October 2025, up by 1.3 percentage points from the last reporting period, ICIS data...
S&P Global China manufacturing PMI slows in Oct on export fall
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s manufacturing growth eased in October amid sharp contraction in new export orders, a private survey published jointly by S&P Global and RatingDog showed on Monday. The...
Asia rPET supply pressure eases amid more exports to the US
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The majority of Asian producers of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) pellets that halted trade to the US in September have recently resumed exports. Short-term market mood...