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ICIS Analyst View: China Market Outlook: October 2025
Key takeaways Strong domestic production and accelerating pipeline imports are weighing on spot LNG demand despite seasonal heating demand. Industrial demand remains soft — construction-linked...
LNG industry demand for flexibility driving latest Panama Canal policies
LNG industry asking for more flexibility in canal slot auctions, ACP says Efforts to add certainty to canal crossings failed to increase LNG traffic in 2025 First six-month cycle begins in January...
US Olin swings to Q3 net income, beats guidance
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US-based chlor-alkali and epoxy resin producer Olin swung to a Q3 net income, exceeding its previous guidance. Q3 adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization...
NYMEX: US gas futures gain as Midwest and Northeast temperatures cool down
Front-month US natural gas rose on 27 October, despite a dip in US LNG feedgas nominations The November Henry Hub contract on NYMEX settled at $3.442/MMBtu, up nearly 4.2% from the previous session...
Brazil, Mexico tariffs talks with US progressing after Presidents’ direct talks
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Brazil and Mexico have made progress in the past few days regarding the US import tariffs on the two countries’ goods after the Presidents of the three countries held direct talks....
Transforming toxic arsenic sludge into a valuable commodity for green technologies, electronics
A simple process extracts valuable pure arsenic metal from groundwater treatment waste
A brief intro to altermagnetism
Experiments only directly confirmed the existence of this type of magnetic material last year but it’s already making waves
Magnetic spin waves could slash computer energy consumption
Researchers are developing magnonic processors that use magnetic spin waves instead of electric current to process data. Rachel Brazil discovers how it could potentially reduce energy consumption by 90% and offer new possibilities for neuromorphic
Plant status: S Korea’s SK picglobal to shut down HPPO plant in early Nov
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: SK picglobal Location: Ulsan, South Korea Product: Propylene oxide (PO) Capacity (tonnes/year): 130,000 Event start: Early November 2025 Event...
China acetic acid run rate higher on operational ramp-up
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China acetic acid plants’ average run rate rebounded to 79% in the week ended 24 October, up by 1 percentage point from the previous week as Huayi Caojing raised rate to 80%, ICIS...
Plant status: Iran’s ICIIC delays new LAB line start-up to Q2 2026
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Iran Chemical Industries Investment Co (ICIIC) Location: Esfahan, Iran Product: Linear alkylbenzene (LAB) Capacity (tonnes/year): 70,000 Event...
Saudi Kayan Q3 net loss widens on lower prices
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Saudi Kayan reported a widened net loss for the third quarter, driven primarily by a drop in average product prices, despite an increase in sales volumes, the Saudi producer said on...
China industrial profits gain 21.6% in Sept, fastest since Nov 2023
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Profits generated by Chinese industrial firms increased 21.6% on year in September, the largest gain since November 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on...
Asia BDO sees limited demand uplift, lack of deep-sea trade
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The Asia 1,4-butanediol (BDO) market has seen prices holding relatively stable, although there has been a slight decrease in the domestic China market recently. Softer upstream...
Asia FAE spot demand to remain tepid despite declining feedstock costs
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAE) spot demand is expected to remain tepid and sporadic in the near term despite declining feedstock fatty alcohol mid-cuts and ethylene oxide...
Plant status: PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical starts up cracker
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical Location: Qinzhou, Guangxi Product: Cracker Capacity (tonnes/year): ethylene 1.2 million, propylene 616,000...
Cyclone Montha to hit southeast India, ports on alert
MUMBAI (ICIS)--Cyclone Montha is set make landfall on Tuesday along the coast of India's eastern Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states, potentially bringing heavy rains and powerful winds, which may...
Plant status: China’s Sichuan Zhengdakai New Materials to shut MEG unit in Nov
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sichuan Zhengdakai New Materials Location: Dazhou, Sichuan, China Product: Monoethylene glycol (MEG) Capacity (tonnes/year): 600,000 Event...
China BPA average plant run rate down to 69.5% on plant maintenance
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s bisphenol A (BPA) plants posted an average run rate at 69.5% in the week ended 24 October 2025, down by 1.1 percentage points from the last reporting period, ICIS data...
Plant status: China’s Jiangsu Ruiheng shuts its No 1 BPA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Jiangsu Ruiheng New Material Technology Location: Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China Product: Bisphenol A (BPA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 240,000 Event...