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Plant status: China Datang Duolun to restart PP units
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: China Datang Duolun Location: Inner Mongolia, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 460,000 (two in total) Event start: 30...
Malaysia-UAE trade deal to eliminate tariffs on plastics by 2030
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and Malaysia has entered into force, immediately initiating the phased elimination of tariffs on key plastic...
Plant status: Malaysia’s PETRONAS shuts butac plant; feedstock-related
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Petronas Chemicals Location: Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia Product: Butyl acetate (butac) Capacity (tonnes/year): 50,000 Event start:...
Asia MEG lull market sustains, trade to be subdued until year-end
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia’s spot monoethylene glycol (MEG) market is set to end 2025 on a dull note as weak fundamentals continue to weigh on discussions. Spot MEG prices returned to below $500/tonne...
China Nov PP output falls on unplanned plant shutdowns
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s polypropylene (PP) output in November fell by 1.9% month on month to around 3.31 million tonnes amid unplanned plant shutdowns, ICIS data showed. On a year-on-year basis,...
China Nov PE output falls slightly on plant shutdowns
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s polyethylene (PE) output in November fell by 0.5% month on month to around 2.78 million tonnes, as some plants were shut down, ICIS data showed. On a year-on-year basis,...
Plant status: China’s Shenma Group begins ADA unit turnaround
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shenma Group Location: Pingdingshan, China Product: Adipic acid (ADA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 150,000 Event start: 2 December Event finish: 8...
S Korea’s YNCC cuts November BD contracts
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--South Korea’s Yeochun NCC (YNCC) has settled its November butadiene (BD) contracts at $790/tonne, $190/tonne below October, a company source said. YNCC’s contracts for October...
Plant status: China’s Anhui Haoyuan Chemical lowers adipic acid operations
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Anhui Haoyuan Chemical Location: Fuyang, Anhui, China Product: Adipic acid (ADA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 160,000 Event start: 1 December 2025...
Water molecules in motion: Surprising dynamics on 2D materials
In a study published in Nature Communications , researchers from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) and the University of Surrey tested two ultra-thin, sheet-like materials with a honeycomb structure – graphene and hexagonal boron
Toxic metals in wheat grain: do they come from the soil or the fertilizer?
Plants not only absorb nutrients through their roots, but also toxic metals. It was previously unclear whether they came from the soil or the fertilizers applied. Under the leadership of the UFZ and Duke University
Clean biogas – universally measurable
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a new analysis method that detects even the smallest amounts of critical impurities in biogas. Even small biogas plants can use the method without major investment
China’s Wankai New Materials plans oxalic acid project
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s Wankai New Materials is planning to construct a 100,000 tonne/year oxalic acid plant at Dazhou, Sichuan province, in southwest China, the company announced. The project is...
Exquisite stereochemical control will allow creation of millions of unique polymers
New method take inspiration from established techniques like those used to synthesise DNA
AkzoNobel-Axalta merger gives coatings firm extra layers
Pursuit of scale drives continued consolidation across coatings sector
China’s domestic spot sulphur prices continue to surge on higher Qatar price
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s domestic spot sulphur prices continued to surge, supported by the hike in Qatar December monthly price. Deals for spot granular sulphur were done at yuan (CNY)...
German caustic soda ECU contract margins rise in week ending 28 December, despite higher electricity prices
LONDON (ICIS)--Average German membrane electrochemical unit (ECU) contract margins rose slightly in the week ending 28 November, based on fluctuations in the value of related products, although this...
Europe MA spot prices soften as downtrend continues, flake prices steady
LONDON (ICIS)--European maleic anhydride (MA) liquid spot prices declined slightly in the week ending 28 November, as the downtrend due to poor demand and import competition continued. Flake MA spot...
WEEKLY CRUDE OUTLOOK: Volatile geopolitics to provide support for prices
LONDON (ICIS)--Crude market sentiment is being guided by bullish geopolitical sentiment this week edging out economic factors, at least until the US Federal Reserve interest rate decision on 10...
Eurozone inflation edges up to 2.2% in November
LONDON (ICIS)--Inflation in the eurozone edged up to 2.2% in November, according to flash data released by Eurostat on Tuesday. This tracked an incremental rise from October, when inflation was...