INSIGHT: Divergent trends in Asia olefins supply and demand balances for 2024
SINGAPORE(ICIS)–The supply and demand balance for the ethylene market in [...]
Plant status: S Korea’s GS Caltex to run No 2 FCC at around 90-95% in Nov
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: GS Caltex [...]
Crude up by more than $2/bbl after US attacks Iran-linked targets in Syria
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Crude prices were up by more than $2/bbl on [...]
China petroleum benzene supply to remain tight in Q4 on low port inventory
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Port inventories have been on the decrease in recent [...]
INEOS Inovyn’s PVC force majeure officially lifted earlier in 2023
LONDON (ICIS)–INEOS Inovyn’s force majeure on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in [...]
Arkema starts expanded specialty UV/LED curing resins plant in China
BARCELONA (ICIS)–French specialty chemicals group Arkema has begun production at [...]
Asia PX, naphtha price gap widens further, physical prompt trade slows
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The price gap between Asian paraxylene (PX) and naphtha [...]
Egypt Jan-July 2023 interactive trade map
LONDON (ICIS)–Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) [...]
Asia benzene stays soft at mid-week
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Benzene discussions on an FOB (free on board) South [...]
China’s September base oils imports rise, exports drop
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s base oils imports in September 2023 increased by [...]