SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates fall on rising capacity; liquid tanker rates mixed
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Shipping container rates from Asia to both US coasts [...]
Chemical Profile: Europe butadiene
Uses Butadiene (BD), also known as 1,3-butadiene, is used primarily [...]
Asia fatty alcohols buyers retreat on supply expansion and US-China trade war
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Asia fatty alcohols demand is expected to be tepid [...]
Plant status: Dow to begin chlor-alkali maintenance at Stade, Germany in April
LONDON (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Dow Location: [...]
Turkey PX imports to surge following start-up of new downstream PTA plant
LONDON (ICIS)–Imports of paraxylene (PX) into Turkey are likely to [...]
Plant status: Japan’s Keiyo Monomer to restart VCM plant in mid-Apr
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Keiyo Monomer [...]
Asia FAE buyers seek to secure March shipments on limited spot availability
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Asian demand for fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAE) has picked [...]
East China’s SM inventory rises 0.3% on continued arrivals
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Styrene monomer (SM) inventory level in east China increased [...]
INSIGHT: The data is clear – regulation raises recycling value
LONDON (ICIS)–Driven by legislation, European packaging-suitable grades of recycled material [...]
‘A mix of amazement, pure joy and relief’: chemists reflect on their Eureka moments
Cultivating your surroundings and work practices can make your own [...]