MARGINS: Europe PE margins down on higher naphtha, LPG costs
LONDON (ICIS)–Margins at polyethylene (PE) plants in Europe slid week [...]
Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 19 May
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–US base oils demand likely to stay muted as [...]
SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates surge on frontloading during tariff pause
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Asia-US container rates surged this week as trade between [...]
Fresh terminal trading of US UAN volumes concluded with prices rising again slightly
HOUSTON (ICIS)–There was fresh US urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) terminal [...]
LatAm PE domestic, international prices steady on stable demand, ample supply
SAO PAULO (ICIS)–Domestic and international polyethylene (PE) prices were assessed [...]
LatAm PP domestic, international prices unchanged on sufficient supply, stable to soft demand
SAO PAULO (ICIS)–Domestic and international polypropylene (PP) prices were unchanged [...]
US March, April, May PX contracts settle in triple settlement following contentious discussions
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US paraxylene (PX) contracts have settled in a triple [...]
Texas firms expect partial but swift pass through of tariff costs
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Businesses in the chemical-heavy US state of Texas expect [...]
APIC ’25: SE Asia C3 consumption to slow as supply grows
BANGKOK (ICIS)–Asian propylene (C3) consumption is generally expected to slow [...]
Canada manufacturing capacity utilization jumps in March, chems flat
TORONTO (ICIS)–Capacity utilization in Canada’s manufacturing sector rose by 3.0 [...]