HOUSTON (ICIS)–The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking a disturbance in the southern US Gulf with a high likelihood of becoming a named storm, but it is still too early to determine ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Sumitomo Chemical has achieved production-scale manufacturing of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) containing biomass-derived monomers, advancing the material closer to mass production, ...

HOUSTON (ICIS)–A court injunction in Brazil could prevent Braskem Idesa from securing all of the $486 million its majority shareholder would provide for its emergence from bankruptcy protection. The ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–AkzoNobel will sell its southeast Asia decorative paints unit to Japan’s Nippon Paint for $1.35 billion as the Dutch coatings major sharpens its focus on core businesses and its ...

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China's economy has become more and more export-dependent in recent years. Since 2023, its exports have grown 30%, whilst its ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Flooding across Thailand has affected 1,267 industrial and business establishments in 40 provinces, with the economic toll likely to balloon over time. Economic damage could rise up ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) and SCG Chemicals (SCGC) are advancing talks for a proposed joint venture (JV) to combine their olefins and polyolefins businesses, the ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Asia’s petrochemical demand is expected to remain sluggish after China’s week-long holiday in October, as elevated and volatile feedstock and freight costs continue to squeeze ...

The US Federal Reserve would like to keep interest rates low, to support employment. But higher diesel costs will push prices ...

TORONTO (ICIS)–Canada’s proposed 1 million barrel/day West Coast oil export pipeline project is not commercially viable and will pose a big risk to the country’s taxpayers, an energy and environmental ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Crude prices at above $100/barrel have pushed up Asia’s petrochemical prices so far in September despite poor demand, further threatening regional production as feedstock costs ...