Brazil inflation up for third month, complicating rate cuts while industry loses momentum
SAO PAULO (ICIS)–Brazil’s annual rate of inflation stood in May [...]
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals acquires Ultradent Products for $900m
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Mitsui Chemicals’ US subsidiary, Mitsui Chemicals America (MCA), will [...]
Plant status: China’s Shenghong Refining and Chemical to shut phenol/acetone plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Shenghong Refining [...]
India GAIL purchases PX for July arrival, preparing start-up of new PTA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–India’s GAIL purchased around 20,000-25,000 tonnes of paraxylene (PX) [...]
China domestic Group II base oil supply to rise in July, weighing on market
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–A wave of maintenance shutdowns at Group II base [...]
Plant status: China’s FCFC restarts No 2 PTA plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Formosa Chemicals [...]
INSIGHT: Chinese inventories drive increase in net exports of olefin derivatives by over 2 million tonnes in April
LONDON (ICIS)–The latest trade data underlines how significant Chinese product [...]
KN Energies allocates majority of Lithuanian Klaipeda LNG terminal capacity through 2044
Finland’s Gasum, Ukraine’s Naftogaz book first time long-term terminal capacity [...]
Indonesia sets GDP growth targets of 5.6% for 2026, 6.5% for 2027
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Indonesia has set a target to reach 5.4-5.6% GDP [...]
Plant status: China’s Sichuan Yongying restarts BDO plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Sichuan Yongying [...]