US urea imports increase in January-August as crop production healthy
LONDON (ICIS)–In the US, urea imports were at nearly 4.1 [...]
China September acetic acid output up by 6.2% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s overall production of acetic acid in September was [...]
Plant status: China’s Shaanxi Yanchang to shut BDO plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Shaanxi Yanchang [...]
China’s finance minister hints expanding deficits to revive economy
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s finance minister Lan Fo’an said in a news [...]
China Sep vehicles sales rebound to 2.81 million units
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s vehicle sales bounced back to 2.81 million units [...]
China’s average run rate of acetic acid plants up to 95%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The average operating rate of acetic acid units in [...]
Plant status: China’s CSPC to restart HDPE unit in late October
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: CNOOC and [...]
SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates fall further; trend expected to continue post-ILA strike
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China [...]
US Chemical Safety Board to investigate Pemex’s Deer Park refinery blast
SAO PAULO (ICIS)–The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board [...]
US Q4 fatty alcohols contracts increase with higher costs, tight supplies
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US Q4 fatty alcohols contract were assessed higher from [...]