Singapore Q4 economy grows 4.3%; whole-year GDP rises 4.0%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Singapore’s GDP rose 4.3% in the fourth quarter of [...]
S Korea PX Dec export estimates at 15.1% increase month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–South Korea’s preliminary estimate for paraxylene (PX) exports in [...]
Taiwan’s FPCC maintains Group II 150N base oils prices in Jan
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Taiwan’s Formosa Petrochemical Corp (FPCC) has held steady its [...]
US December butac contracts and distributor prices decline with lower feedstock prices, softening demand
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US butyl acetate (butac) contract prices declined in December, [...]
OUTLOOK ’25: US melamine to see consequences from US antidumping ruling
HOUSTON (ICIS)–The antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions filed [...]
OUTLOOK ’25: US IPA to track upstream propylene; MEK focus on Shell’s plant closure
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US isopropanol (IPA) supply and demand are expected to [...]
China’s November PO imports fall by 34.1% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s propylene oxide (PO) imports decreased by 34.1% month [...]
OUTLOOK ‘25: Asia IPA margin pressure to persist amid new capacity
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Isopropanol (IPA) makers in Asia are bracing for a [...]
OUTLOOK ’25: Asia ABS, SAN to start year on upbeat note
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) markets in [...]
Plant status: China’s Jinneng shuts No 2 PDH unit, keeps No 1 unit running
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Jinneng Science [...]