LONDON (ICIS)--European spot prices for refinery solvents have continued to fall, according to an ICIS calculation based on recent feedstock...

LONDON (ICIS)--European acrylic acid (AA) contract talks for November have started,with rollover targets heard so far from sellers, despite the lower...

LONDON (ICIS)--European acrylate esters spot prices increased this week, driven by shortages because of the BASF force majeure at Ludwigshafen...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Anqing Shuguang

Location: Anhui, China

Production: Oxo-alcohols

Capacity (tonnes/year):...

LONDON (ICIS)--European styrene butandiene rubber (SBR) November contracts are being discussed at lower levels given the downwards movements on...

Outlook

Tohoku Electric to buy late Dec cargo

JERA and KOGAS heard in market

Bangladesh cancels two cargoes

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Traders in...

LONDON (ICIS)--European titanium dioxide (TiO2) spot prices are under  downward pressure this week amid lengthy supply and reduced activity.

Some...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s imports of benzene were up by 14.87% month on month to 193,100 tonnes in September, according to the latest official...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Qianxi Coal Chemical

Location: Qianxi,Guizhou, China

Products: Monoethylene glycol...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported a total of 220,585 tonnes of styrene monomer (SM) in September, down 18.1% from the previous month, official data...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--LNG vessel storage utilisation to capture contango on the forward curve has been extensively exercised by traders since October and...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japanese utility Tokyo Gas will buy 0.8m tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from US-based producer Sempra, the company said on 8...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s polyvinyl chloride (PVC) imports rose by 4% month on month to 69,372 tonnes in September.

On the exports front, China’s...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--LNG market watchers are waiting to see how a Chinese buyer of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp’s US LNG operations will fare...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s September imports of butyl glycol (BG) fell month on month, according to official customs data.

Import (tonnes)...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Dupont will invest over $80m to set up a new production base of special materials including engineering plastics at Zhangjiagang in...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Evonik has signed a deal with One Equity Partners to acquire US-based PeroxyChem for $625m, the German specialty chemicals maker...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia butyl glycol (BG) spot prices remain weak on sluggish sentiments amid feedstock softening, slow demand and ample supply,...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s toluene imports fell by 48% month on month in September, the latest official data showed.

September’s import volume stood...

Singapore (ICIS)--China imported about 196,000 tonnes of other aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in September 2018, down by 24% month on month and down...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Yeochun Naphtha Cracking Centre (YNCC)

Location: Yeosu, South Korea

Product:...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Indorama Ventures Ltd's (IVL) net profit surged in the third quarter as core earnings rose across all business segments and...

LONDON (ICIS)--A year after the European Commission proposed to amend the gas directive by extending its authority to all pipelines between the EU...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Xylene inventories at eastern China ports inventory at 20,500 tonnes in the week ended 8 November on weaker demand, according to...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Imports of benzene into China came in at 193,068 tonnes in September, according to China customs data.

This was around 15% higher...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s overall exports in October increased by 15.6% year on year to $217.3bn, according to preliminary government data released...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Toluene inventories at ports in eastern China fell by 3.8% week on week to 17,900 tonnes in the week ended 8 November on nearly...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) prices extended losses this week on persistently tepid demand in the key Chinese...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported 40.8m tonnes of crude in October - a historical high - which is up by 31.5% year on year and 9.6% month on month,...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--PetroChina cut its benzene list price for east China on Thursday by yuan (CNY) 300/tonne ($43/tonne) to CNY6,000/tonne, a company...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s ethylene imports grew by 16% year on year in the first three quarters of 2018, according to China customs data.

Nearly...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--LNG market watchers are waiting to hear the identity of the buyer(s) of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp’s US LNG operations...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) domestic prices continued to spiral downwards with no end in sight for the near term as supply...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan’s Toshiba Corp on 8 November confirmed it will sell all of its holdings in Toshiba America LNG (TAL) Corp by the end of the...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Nantong Xingchen Synthetic Material

Location: Nantong, Jiangsu

Product: Bisphenol A...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Indorama Ventures (IVL)

Location: Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand

Product: Polyester...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia noon snapshot Thursday 08 November 2018.

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Brent January
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WTI December...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s diethylene glycol (DEG) imports in September fell by 2.5% month on month to 62,553 tonnes, official data showed.

September...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China will impose anti-dumping duties (ADDs) on acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) imported from South Korea and Japan for five...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s Sinopec has cut its domestic benzene list price by yuan (CNY) 300/tonne, a company source said on Thursday.

Its benzene...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Pucheng Clean Energy Chemical Co

Location: Weinan, Shaanxi, China

Product: Ethylene,...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical

Location: Nanjing, China

Product: Purified Terephthalic Acid...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Yisheng Dahua Petrochemical

Location: Dalian, China

Product: Purified Terephthalic Acid...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:

Name: Sinopec Mitsubishi Chemical

Location: Beijing, China

Product: Bisphenol A

Capacity...

HOUSTON (ICIS)--Kronos Worldwide’s Q3 net income slumped by 56% year on year, mostly because of weaker sales.

The following table summarises Kronos’...

LONDON (ICIS)--A stronger day of trade across the wider energy complex lifted contracts trading on the British NBP market during 7 November.

Data...

HOUSTON (ICIS)--US natural gas futures settled flat on 7 November after a slight decrease the previous trading session with gains made this week...

HOUSTON (ICIS)--US ethane markets should remain volatile for a year before relenting some time in 2020 as more becomes available, an executive with...

HOUSTON (ICIS)--Brazilian specialty chemicals producer Oxiteno’s Q3 operating income rose sharply from the same time in 2017, mostly because sales...

HOUSTON (ICIS)--Global oil markets should be tight next year before softening somewhat in 2020, an executive with DowDuPont said on...