China BDO plants’ average run rate up to 73.2%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s butanediol (BDO) plants posted a higher average run [...]
Asian PX, naphtha price gap compresses, weak demand for prompt
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Sentiment within the Asian paraxylene (PX) markets stayed weak, [...]
ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 17 October 2023
– Chevron Australia on 17 October said it was continuing [...]
UPM selects Dongsung Chemical as sole bio-based MEG distributor in S Korea
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–UPM Biochemicals has selected Dongsung Chemical as the sole [...]
IPEX: Global spot index maintains downward trend as NE Asia, NW Europe decline
LONDON (ICIS)–The global spot weekly ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) remained [...]
Plant status: China’s Zibo Haiyi restarts PDH plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Zibo Haiyi [...]
China’s Wanhua Chemical profit grows for first time since 2022
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s Wanhua Chemical – the world’s biggest producer of [...]
US toluene, MX spot prices retreat on easing premiums over gasoline
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Spot prices for US toluene and mixed xylenes (MX) [...]
Canada’s Methanex signs natgas supply agreement, will restart idled Titan plant
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Canadian methanol producer Methanex plans to restart its 875,000 [...]
US PE spot export prices stable to softer as supplies ease
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US spot export polyethylene (PE) prices were assessed stable [...]