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Orlen announces substantial writedown on $8 billion Olefins III project
LONDON (ICIS)--Poland’s PKN Orlen has substantially written down the value of its $8 billion Olefins III project and concluded that the assets it will create will not generate positive cash flows...
Plant status: Vinnolit PVC FM at Knapsack lifted in September
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Vinnolit Location: Knapsack, Germany Product: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Capacity (tonnes/year): 160,000 Event start: 8 August Event finish:...
US chems stocks miss out on massive rally following Trump’s election win
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Indices of US-listed shares of chemical companies remained mostly flat on Wednesday morning and missed out on the big stock market rally that followed Trump's victory in the nation's...
Canada light vehicle sales rise 8.8% in October
TORONTO (ICIS)--Sales of autos and light trucks in Canada rose 8.8% year on year to 162,000 in October, according to estimates by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Expressed as a seasonally...
PODCAST: Europe ABS, ACN demand expected to remain weak into 2025
LONDON (ICIS)--Relatively flat demand trends and evolving global supply dynamics evident in H2 2024 are expected to largely persist within the European acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and...
The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees
Cyclopropyl effect causes substituents on cyclohexane to favour axial conformation
‘Unusual stereocontrol element’ will help medicinal chemists increase three-dimensionality of drug candidates
Tosoh Bioscience – Separation & Purification Expands European Headquarters in Griesheim, Germany
Tosoh Bioscience – Separation & Purification announced the grand opening of its expanded European Tosoh Bioscience headquarters in Griesheim, Germany. This significant milestone marks a new chapter in the commitment of Tosoh to biomolecule analysis,
Carbon capture COF shows impressive ability to survive hundreds of cycles
Fast take-up and low regeneration temperatures make direct air capture promising
The chemical industry is falling short on supporting women
Unless barriers are broken down, the future of the industry is unsustainable
Start-up Entrepreneurs Want to Make Chemical Industry More Sustainable
To date, the chemical industry has been dependent on fossil resources, but these are finite, and their use is detrimental to the climate. That is why researchers from the Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering
New procedure for better thermoplastics
Bio-based thermoplastics are produced from renewable organic materials and can be recycled after use. Their resilience can be improved by blending bio-based thermoplastics with other thermoplastics. However, the interface between the materials in these blends
AI power for the battery industry: camLine and theion collaborate
camLine, an Elisa IndustrlQ company and a leading provider of Manufacturing Execution System (MES), along with theion, a pioneering sulfur crystal battery company, are proud to announce their collaboration to implement AI-driven solutions that will
Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies collaborate to offer standardized solution to build chemical recycling plants
Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardized technology solution for chemical recycling, also referred to as “advanced recycling”. The partners
China’s September EPDM imports rises on-month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported over 12,700 tonnes of ethylene propylene diene-monomer (EPDM) in September, 10% higher than August, data from ICIS’ Supply and Demand Database (SnDD) shows. This is...
SPOTLIGHT: Most popular stories – Versalis closures, UK recycling mass balance, LyondellBasell asset review and recycling update, Asia typhoon
NEW YORK (ICIS)--Here are the Top 5 most-read news stories and key themes in the past week to 4 November, captivating our readers in today’s dynamic market. Versalis closing its two crackers and...
Tropical Storm Rafael may hit Louisiana, threatens Gulf oil, chems
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Tropical storm Rafael is expected to pass over oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, and it could make landfall in Louisiana, a state with several petrochemical plants and...
US PVC producers hit hardest by Indian provisional anti-dumping duties
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The long-awaited provisional ruling by the Indian government was finally issued on 4 November. The announced provisional anti-dumping duties (ADD) were levied at varying levels across...
Brazil expands at fastest rate since 2022 on healthy manufacturing, services
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Brazil’s private sector posted in October the fastest rate of expansion since mid-2022, analysts at S&P Global said on Tuesday. S&P's composite PMI index stood in October...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Crude prices could remain rangebound until US election outcome is confirmed
US presidential election outcome uncertainty causes dollar to slide, boost for crude demand Storm Rafael could escalate into hurricane, threatening oil production in Gulf of Mexico Planned Iranian...