SE Asia PMDI prices firmer after Lunar New Year holiday
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The southeast Asian import market for polymeric methylene diphenyl [...]
Plant status: India’s IOC starts up Paradeep MEG unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Indian Oil [...]
East China xylene port inventories up by 84.5%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Xylene inventories at eastern China ports rose by 84.5% [...]
China factory activity needs to grow faster to boost gas demand-traders
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s two main manufacturing purchasing managers indices (PMIs) improved [...]
South Korea Jan petrochemical exports fall 25%; overall shipments down 17%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–South Korea’s petrochemical exports in January fell by 25% [...]
Japan’s Teijin starts biomass-based PC production at Matsuyma, Mihara
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Japanese producer Teijin on Wednesday said that it has [...]
NE Asia polyester post-holiday prices stable; players await clearer outlook
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Spot polyester prices in northeast Asia were stable after [...]
Plant status: Saudi Arabia’s Sadara Chemical shuts ethanolamines unit on upstream issues
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Sadara Chemical [...]
China official Jan manufacturing PMI swings to expansion mode at 50.1
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) crossed to [...]
Artificial photosynthesis uses sunlight to make biodegradable plastic
In recent years, environmental problems caused by global warming have [...]