LONDON (ICIS)–The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)’s proposed safeguarding measures on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and recycled PET (rPET) have received mixed reactions from market participants ...

Geopolitical disruption, shifting trade flows and persistent overcapacity have lowered expectations for chemical demand. Each disruption in recent years has left demand below where it was expected to ...

BUENOS AIRES (ICIS)–Braskem expects to emerge from its debt restructuring by the end of 2026, as talks with creditors move towards a plan that “will work for both sides”, the CEO of the Brazilian ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Singapore and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Saudi crude oil to be stored at the underground crude storage facility Jurong Rock Caverns, located ...

The Strait of Hormuz has now been disrupted for nearly 8 months. The world's largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, is worried ...

Europe is finally moving to control Chinese imports, to protect vital industries such as autos and chemicals: Autos are Europe’s largest manufacturing industry, responsible for millions of well-paying ...

LONDON (ICIS)–Covestro intends to cut the number of polycarbonate (PC) production lines at its Antwerp, Belgium, site from four to one and discontinue local manufacture of precursor bisphenol-A, ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–South Korea is targeting regular Arctic shipping services to Europe by 2030 following its first round-trip container trial through the region, although commercial and geopolitical ...

HOUSTON (ICIS)–US crop harvesting continues to advance steadily with corn now 33% completed and soybeans at 46%, according to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Crop Progress report.

VIENNA (ICIS)–At the 60th annual European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) meeting last week, players faced up to the need to build up the industry’s resilience as there are few signs that headwinds ...

HOUSTON (ICIS)–The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is projecting higher corn and soybean production but has left harvest acreage calculations unchanged in the October World Agricultural Supply and ...

LONDON (ICIS)–The UK Environment Agency (EA) will not normally take enforcement action against producers in England that meet at least 83% of their plastics recycling obligations in 2026, following a ...