China’s average run rate of acetic acid plants up to 95%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The average operating rate of acetic acid units in [...]
Plant status: China’s CSPC to restart HDPE unit in late October
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: CNOOC and [...]
SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates fall further; trend expected to continue post-ILA strike
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China [...]
US Chemical Safety Board to investigate Pemex’s Deer Park refinery blast
SAO PAULO (ICIS)–The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board [...]
US Q4 fatty alcohols contracts increase with higher costs, tight supplies
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US Q4 fatty alcohols contract were assessed higher from [...]
US ethylene output in July affected by outages
HOUSTON (ICIS)–The daily rate of US ethylene production from steam [...]
Brazil expanding sectors drive PVC import surge
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Brazil’s polyvinyl chloride (PVC) imports emerged in 2024, driven [...]
US chemicals August trade flows
HOUSTON (ICIS)—Below is US chemicals import and export data for [...]
US gasoline supplies drop as demand surges
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US gasoline supplies declined for the week ended 4 [...]
CRUDE SUMMARY: Oil down second day running as market focus returns to weak demand environment
US EIA moves its 2024 global demand growth forecast down [...]