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ICIS POWER INSIGHT WEEK 17 NEWS IN BRIEF
This news summary was generated via Ask ICIS LONDON (ICIS)--Please find below a short summary of the key power stories ICIS published in week 17. FBMC WEEKLY: Wide renewable and nuclear margins to...
Plant status: Anwil’s PVC production reduced in Poland – market sources
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Anwil Location: Wloclawek, Poland Product: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Capacity (tonnes/year): 340,000 Event start: March Event finish: Unknown...
Plant status: Socar methanol Karadagh plant restart April
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Socar Location: Karadagh, Azerbaijan Product: Methanol Capacity (tonnes/year): 561,000 Event start: January Event finish: April Reason: Planned...
Apollo to acquire 40% stake in Canadian gas processing and NGL business
TORONTO (ICIS)--US private equity firm Apollo has agreed to acquire the 40% stake in Canada’s Pembina Gas Infrastructure (PGI) held by KKR, also a private equity firm. PGI has 23 gas processing...
WEEKLY POWER OUTLOOK: UK likely to be net power importer in front week amid strong price premiums
LONDON (ICIS)--The UK is likely to remain a net power importer through week 18, with ICIS data showing prices are at a significant premium to the French counterpart and above the Dutch and German...
Poland’s Azoty makes estimated Zl 4.1bn Q4 net loss on impairments
LONDON (ICIS)--Poland’s Grupa Azoty late on Thursday posted an estimated Q4 2025 net loss of zlotych (Zl) 4.1 billion ($1.1 billion) versus a loss of Zl 103 million in the same quarter of the...
Plant status: Japan’s Keiyo Ethylene restarts cracker from turnaround
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Keiyo Ethylene Location: Chiba, Japan Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 768,000 (ethylene), 450,000 (propylene) Event start:...
Japanese regulator approves polyolefins integration deal
LONDON (ICIS)--Japanese competition regulator the Japan Fair Trade Commission has approved a deal between Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan, and Sumitomo Chemical to integrate Sumitomo’s...
Analysis of Roman shipwreck’s coatings tells story of its time on the seas
Ship was recoated several times as it sailed along Italy’s Adriatic coast
Academic freedom slides globally, as it takes a nosedive in the US
The last decade has seen institutional autonomy curbed in 50 countries
Short circuits in solid-state batteries: the mechanism finally proven
Smartphones, electric vehicles and many portable devices rely on batteries. Their energy storage capacity, lifetime and safety will strongly shape the future of electrification. Among the most promising next-generation technologies are solid-state batteries. These batteries
When molecules react: New software visualizes biological processes in motion
From energy production to genetic changes: molecules are constantly in motion within biological cells. However, experimentally investigating such processes, which occur on very small length and time scales, is extremely difficult. To overcome these challenges,
Japan’s Tosoh announces MDI price hike on increased production costs
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan's Tosoh Corp announced price increases for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) in the Japanese domestic market, citing increased raw material and energy costs stemming from...
Oil extends gains as US-Iran diplomatic deadlock persists
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Oil prices climbed for a fifth consecutive session on Friday as a continued stalemate in US-Iran negotiations has kept the Strait of Hormuz effectively shuttered. Product (at 01:30...
Plant status: Tosoh Japan to shut one MDI line for maintenance in May
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Tosoh Corporation Location: Nanyo, Japan Product: Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 (one of two lines) Event...
Asia TiO2 sustains uptrend following price hikes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Titanium dioxide (TiO2) spot indicative prices in Asia were higher so far on Friday. Offers were at $2,600/tonne FOB (free on board) China and higher, some $100/tonne higher...
Geopolitical price pressure hits fertilizer and flame retardant market
The geopolitical situation is driving up energy and raw material prices - with direct effects on the procurement costs for fertilizers. However, the procurement costs of synthetically produced magnesium hydroxide are also rising due to
Atome announces investment decision for Paraguay CAN plant
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Low-carbon fertilizer producer Atome announced it has reached the final investment decision (FID) on its flagship 260,000 tonne/year low carbon calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) plant in...
NYMEX: US gas futures lower following EIA gas storage report
Front-month US natural gas futures eased on 23 April on a larger than expected gas storage injection The May 2026 Henry Hub contract on NYMEX settled at $2.614/MMBtu, down nearly 4% from the previous...
Argentina forgoes private LNG importer selection process, sources say
Argentina forgoes selection of private LNG importer, maintaining Energia Argentina to manage winter LNG imports LNG tender offers from Naturgy and Trafigura were likely too high above Argentina's...