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PODCAST: Market stability expected for global ammonia, Europe ACN amid evolving supply landscape

LONDON (ICIS)–Relatively stable demand and evolving global supply dynamics are expected in European ammonia and acrylonitrile (ACN) markets in 2025. In this latest podcast, global ammonia editor Sylvia Traganida and Europe ACN editor Nazif Nazmul share the latest developments and expectations for what lies ahead. Ammonia players are expecting European demand from the nitrates market to pick up soon Availability is due to tighten with scheduled turnarounds in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia Ammonia prices globally are softening due to a lack of major demand Geopolitics-led macroeconomic challenges dampen prospects of ACN derivatives demand resurgence Balanced-to-long ACN supply dynamics anticipated to endure

20-May-2025

Saudi Aramco, US companies sign deals worth $90 billion

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Saudi energy and chemical giant Saudi Aramco has signed 34 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements potentially worth about $90 billion in total, with major US companies. The deals cover a range of fields, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), fuels, chemicals, emission-reduction technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital solutions, manufacturing, asset management, short-term cash investments, and procurement of materials, equipment, and services, the company said on 14 May. “Our US-related activities have evolved over the decades, and now include multi-disciplinary R&D, the Motiva refinery in Port Arthur, start-up investments, potential collaborations in LNG, and ongoing procurement,” Saudi Aramco president and CEO Amin Nasser said. “As Aramco pursues an ambitious value-driven growth strategy, we believe that aligning with world-class partners supports further development of our operations, strategic diversification of our portfolio, industrial innovation, and ongoing capability development within the Kingdom,” he added. The MoUs and agreements signed by Aramco and its Aramco Group Companies are as follows: Downstream Honeywell UOP: MoU related to technology licensing for an aromatics project. Motiva: MoU related to an aromatics project in Port Arthur, subject to a final investment decision. Afton Chemical: MoUs related to development and supply of chemical fuel additives in pipelines and retail fuel offerings. ExxonMobil: MoU related to evaluating a significant upgrade to the SAMREF (Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company) refinery and expanding the facility into a world-class integrated petrochemical complex. Upstream Sempra Infrastructure: MoU related to previously announced HOA (head of agreement) regarding LNG equity and offtake stake in Port Arthur LNG 2. Woodside Energy: Collaboration Agreement to explore global opportunities, including an equity interest and LNG offtake from the Louisiana LNG project. Additionally, both companies are exploring opportunities for a potential collaboration in lower-carbon ammonia. NextDecade: Final Agreement to purchase 1.2 million tonnes per annum of LNG for a 20-year term from Train 4 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility, subject to certain conditions, including a positive final investment decision of Train 4. Technology & innovation Amazon/AWS (Amazon Web Services): non-binding Strategic Framework agreement related to collaboration on digital transformation and lower-carbon initiatives. NVIDIA: MoU related to developing advanced Industrial AI computing infrastructure, establishing an AI Hub and AI Enterprise platforms, an Engineering and Robotics Center of Excellence, training and upskilling, and collaborating with NVIDIA’s startup ecosystem. Qualcomm: MoU with Aramco Digital that aims to explore entry into a strategic collaboration that will focus on key digital transformation use cases, leveraging Aramco Digital’s 450 megahertz (MHz) 5G industrial network to connect intelligent edge devices with on-device AI capabilities, including smartphones, rugged industrial devices, robots, drones, cameras, sensors, and other IoT devices. Technical Services Procured Materials and Services: MoUs were signed to reflect the existing relationships with strategic US suppliers: SLB, Baker Hughes, McDermott, Halliburton, Nabors, Helmerich & Payne, Valaris, NESR (National Energy Services Reunited), Weatherford, Air Products, KBR, Flowserve, NOV, Emerson, GE Vernova, and Honeywell. These suppliers provide high-standard materials and professional services that help support Aramco’s projects and operations. Strategy & Corporate Development Guardian Glass: MoU to localize specialty glass manufacturing for architectural applications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Finance Wisayah asset management agreements with PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management Co), State Street Corporation, and Wellington. Agreements for short-term cash investments through a unified investment fund, the “Fund of One,” with BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and PIMCO.

15-May-2025

INSIGHT: Brazil’s Lula visit to China bears fruit with multi-billion deals

SAO PAULO (ICIS)–Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had already got several investment deals in the bag midway through his five-day state visit to China – among others, Envision Group has committed $1.0 billion in Latin America’s largest economy to produce sugarcane-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Green hydrogen, ammonia also within Envision plans for its ‘Net-Zero Industrial Park Energy production, energy storage on focus in Brazil, China firms talks, deals China’s insatiable hunger for grain sees Brazil as the counterweight to US supply SAF: LARGE SCALEWhile Envision Group’s announcement did not disclose any financial details about its Brazilian SAF plans, Brazil’s Planalto Presidential Palace press services said in a separate statement the firm’s investment would stand at around $1.0 billion. The announcement came soon after Lula met Envision’s management in Beijing. “Envision will develop Latin America's first Net-Zero Industrial Park in Brazil. Anchored by the production of SAF, the park will establish a complete green fuel value chain while advancing the development of green hydrogen and green ammonia,” said the company. “We will build Latin America’s first Net Zero Industrial Park in Brazil, creating a green ecosystem centered on SAF, green hydrogen, green ammonia, and renewable energy systems,” said Envision on a post on social media network LinkedIn. “By leveraging Brazil’s abundant renewable resources to drive sustainable growth and continuously innovating to lower the cost of green fuels, this collaboration [is to] contribute positively to Brazil's green transition and reindustrialization.” IT’S ALL (MOSTLY) ABOUT ENERGY The Brazilian president is due to meet “several companies” this week while in his visit to China, eyeing not only investments in Brazil but also partnerships with Brazilian institutions and the creation of research centers. The main objective for the latter would be to generate “technological development” in the energy sector, said the cabinet’s chief of staff, Rui Costa, who is travelling with the President. According to the Brazilian government, agreements with Chinese companies will involve projects in renewable energy – wind and solar energy but also some hybrid projects which will focus primarily on energy storage in Brazilian territory. “Brazil is one of the countries that has invested the most in wind and solar energy, but today it lacks the ability to store this energy,” said Costa. Apart from Envision, CGN Power also said it would invest Brazilian reais (R) 3.0 billion ($535 million) in a wind, solar, and energy storage hub. Lula also met the chairmen of automotive group GAC and the chairman of Windey Energy Technology Group. Within automotive, electric vehicles (EVs) major Great Motor Wall (GMW) said it would invest R6.0 billion in car manufacturing facilities in Brazil. Finally, another deal to highlight would be China’s semiconductor company Longsys commitment to invest R650 million to expand capacity at its Brazilian subsidiary Zilia, potentially helping avoid US tariffs on China-made chips. Meanwhile, Lula also found time in his first two days of state visit to meet with the CEO of Norinco, a conglomerate in the defense sector but whose reach expands also to infrastructure projects such highways, railways, hydroelectric plants, and water treatment plants. On May 13, Lula and China’s President Xi Jinping also had a one-on-one, although the pair had already met a few days earlier in Moscow. RELENTLESS GROWTH IN BILATERAL TRADE According to figures by the Brazilian cabinet, China has since 2009 been Brazil’s largest trading partner. Bilateral trade stood in 2023 at $157.5 billion, with Brazil exporting to China goods worth $104.3 billion and importing goods worth $53.1 billion from China. The growth in bilateral trade continued up to the first quarter of this year. According to the same information by Brazil’s cabinet, between January and March trade between Brazil and China stood at $38.8 billion – Brazil exported $19.8 billion and imported $19 billion. Among the main products exported by Brazil are crude petroleum oils, soybeans, and iron ore and concentrates. Brazil, in turn, mainly imports from China vessels, telecommunications equipment, electrical machinery and appliances, valves and thermionic tubes (valves). MOSCOW STOPOVER CRITICISMBefore landing in China over the weekend, Lula had visited Russia and took part on 10 May in Moscow’s Red Square military parade in which the country remembers the victory of the Soviet Union against Germany. Lula defended his presence in Red Square and argued that did not disqualify him as a potential peace mediator between Russia and Ukraine, the latter suffering a full-scale invasion by the former since 2022. Lula has always sought to develop Brazil’s soft power influence and as a global mediator. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, however, he has at times stated that Moscow and Kyiv bear equal responsibility for the war, calling them both to settle their differences through dialogue. Front page picture: Lula (left) meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing  Picture source: Brazil's Planalto presidential palace press services Insight by Jonathan Lopez ($1=R5.61)

14-May-2025

Fertiglobe to acquire Wengfu Australia's distribution assets

LONDON (ICIS)–Fertiglobe has agreed to acquire Wengfu Australia’s distribution assets as part of a strategic expansion strategy, the urea and ammonia producer said on Monday. The acquisition will expand the Abu Dhabi-headquartered firm’s downstream reach and enhance access to Australian customers. It currently supplies around 600,000 tonnes/year of urea to the country. The purchase price of Wengfu will be based on net asset value plus a premium of around $8 million, with the final amount to be determined at closing. “Acquiring Wengfu’s assets marks a strategic step in our value-driven growth strategy and accelerates our commercial footprint in Australia, one of the world’s fastest-growing agricultural regions,” said Fertiglobe CEO Ahmed El-Hoshy. Fertiglobe said the transaction was expected to be 2.8% and 4.1% earnings per share (EPS) accretive before synergies in 2026 and 2027 respectively. Closing of the deal is subject to customary regulatory and legal approvals, it added in a statement.

12-May-2025

CF Industries expects global nitrogen supply demand balance to remain constructive near-term

HOUSTON (ICIS)–CF Industries said in its latest nitrogen fertilizer market outlook that in the near-term it expects the global supply-demand balance to remain constructive. The producer highlighted in its earnings release that global pricing was supported in Q1 of 2025 by positive global demand, constrained availability due in part to natural gas shortages in Iran, and China’s continued restrictions on urea exports. CF said there is anticipated strong demand from not only global corn stocks-to-use ratio reaching its lowest level since 2013, but because there is below average global inventories and challenging production economics in Europe. Looking at North America, CF said there should be strong nitrogen demand during the spring application season due to favorable returns for corn compared to soybeans, which is driving higher planted corn acres in 2025. The producer noted that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported in March that growers intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn this season. For Brazil, the company expects the country will remain the largest urea import region, with imports projected to exceed 8 million tonnes, with this outlook supported by strong planted corn acreage and continued nominal domestic nitrogen production. In India, there is less urea inventory with CF saying that lower-than-targeted domestic production and higher year on year urea sales pushed urea inventory levels down by approximately 35% compared to March 2024. As a result, their management expects higher urea import requirements for the rest of this year to meet grower demand and replenish urea stocks. Across Europe the producer is projecting that ammonia operating rates and overall domestic nitrogen product output will remain below historical averages over the long-term given the region’s status as the global marginal producer. For China, CF said the ongoing urea export controls continue to limit availability from the country with minimal volumes concluded in Q1 of 2025. The company feels that urea exports will not resume until the conclusion of China’s domestic spring application season at the earliest. In Russia, urea exports are expected to increase 3% in 2025 due to the start-up of new urea granulation capacity and the willingness of certain countries to purchase Russian fertilizer, including the US and Brazil. CF also is expecting that over the medium-term the significant energy cost differentials between North American producers and high-cost producers in Europe and Asia are expected to persist. As a result, the global nitrogen cost structure would then remain supportive of strong margin opportunities for low-cost North American producers. In the longer-term view CF is projecting that the global nitrogen supply demand balance will further tighten as global capacity growth over the next four years is forecasted to not keep pace with the expected rise in global demand. Those needs are anticipated to have a growth rate of approximately 1.5% per year for traditional applications and see more new demand emerging for clean energy applications. CF has a view that global production will remain constrained by poor margins for European ammonia producers and availability of natural gas in Egypt, Iran and Trinidad.

08-May-2025

ExxonMobil to supply low-carbon ammonia to Japan's Marubeni

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–US-based ExxonMobil Corp has signed a long-term agreement to sell around 250,000 tonnes/year of low-carbon ammonia to Japan’s Marubeni Corp, the companies said. The fuel will primarily be supplied to Kobe Power Plant – a fully owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel Ltd – in Hyogo prefecture, located in the west of Japan, the US oil and gas major said in a statement on 7 May. Marubeni has also agreed to acquire a stake in ExxonMobil’s upcoming low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia facility, located in Baytown, Texas, the Japan-based trading firm said. A final investment decision on the Baytown plant is expected in 2025, and once running, it can produce up to 1 billion cubic feet (bcf) of low-carbon hydrogen daily, ExxonMobil said. “By using American-produced natural gas we can boost global energy supply, support Japan’s decarbonization goals and create jobs at home,” said Barry Engle, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. “Marubeni will take this first step together with ExxonMobil in the aim of establishing a global low-carbon ammonia supply chain for Japan through the supply of low-carbon ammonia to the Kobe Power Plant,” said Yoshiaki Yokota, a senior managing executive at Marubeni. “Additionally, we aim to collaborate beyond this supply chain and strive towards the launch of a global market for low-carbon ammonia,” Yokota said. Financial details of the transactions were not announced. Kobe Power Plant aims to co-fire low-carbon ammonia with existing fuel by Japan’s fiscal year 2030, supporting the reduction in CO2 emissions.

08-May-2025

PODCAST: Melamine – upstream urea and ammonia spotlight

LONDON (ICIS)–Europe melamine editor Melissa Hurley interviews senior editor Sylvia Traganida, deputy managing editor Deepika Thapliyal, and market reporters Joy Foo and Connor Phillips. Market factors to consider ahead of May: Asia melamine market grappling with weak demand and increasing supply Asia exports dropped in March but expected to flow into Europe in May/June Reduced melamine supply in Europe offset by ongoing sluggish demand conditions No tariff impact on US melamine so far Global urea demand expected to slow from H2 May China not resuming urea exports yet despite the domestic season ending Subdued European ammonia demand; waiting for nitrates market to pick up Natural gas TTF prices soften, but European fertilizer producers reluctant to ramp up production due low demand To listen in a separate window, click here. Additional reporting from Sylvia Traganida, deputy managing editor Deepika Thapliyal, market reporters Joy Foo and Connor Phillips.

29-Apr-2025

Asia top stories – weekly summary

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News Asia and the Middle East for the week ended 25 April. China PC import prices near five-year low on poor demand By Li Peng Seng 21-Apr-25 12:41 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Import prices of polycarbonates (PC) in China sank to their lowest in nearly five years recently and the bleakness will linger as demand will stay slow due to trade wars and ample supplies. US LPG supply diverted from China triggers sharp propane price fall in Japan, South Korea By Jiayi Chang 21-Apr-25 19:50 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The US-China tariff dispute has severely disrupted established global energy trade flows. The abrupt suspension of US liquid petroleum gas (LPG) exports to China, a key trade route, has led to a sharp collapse in propane prices across Japan and South Korea. INSIGHT: China PP capacity expansion to peak in 2025; trade war to hit supply By Lucy Shuai 22-Apr-25 11:28 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Global and Chinese polypropylene (PP) capacity additions will peak in 2025 and then slow down, with the US-China trade war expected to affect overall supply. S Korea's Apr export decline point to rising challenges from US tariffs By Nurluqman Suratman 22-Apr-25 12:05 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–South Korea's exports fell by 5.2% year on year in the first 20 days of April, an indication of the significant impact of US tariffs on Asia's fourth-largest economy. US tariffs enlarge woes in Asia chemical freight market By Hwee Hwee Tan 23-Apr-25 15:49 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Vast uncertainty stemming from the US’ tariff moves has squashed hopes of any near-term recovery for Asia chemical tanker market. Cost push, tight supply buoy up few Asia petrochemicals amid general slump By Jonathan Yee 23-Apr-25 16:24 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–While the US-led trade war has roiled Asia’s petrochemicals market, sending prices of some on free fall, a selected few products have bucked the trend due to rising feedstock cost and tightening supply, but the support may be temporary amid global economic headwinds. PODCAST: Asia propylene market seeks balance in tariff chaos By Seymour Chenxia 23-Apr-25 16:56 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Asia's propylene (C3) market is likely to see tighter short-term supply as China's propane dehydrogenation (PDH) producers now face surging propane import costs because of US-China tariff hikes. Downstream demand and end-user consumption could be negatively impacted by tariff barriers. INSIGHT: Sluggish demand weighs on Asia C3 despite propane hikes By Julia Tan 23-Apr-25 22:13 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Tighter supply from end-May onwards is likely to support near-term Asia propylene (C3) pricing on expectations that tariffs levied on US-origin propane will make it untenable for Chinese PDH units to sustain existing operating rates. Saudi Arabia, India plan to jointly build two oil refineries By Priya Jestin 24-Apr-25 17:05 MUMBAI (ICIS)–Two oil refineries will be built in India as part of Saudi Arabia’s $100-billion investment pledged to the south Asian nation which would cover cooperation in multiple areas, including energy and petrochemicals. Asia ACN sentiment turns bearish on weak China market By Corey Chew 25-Apr-25 12:24 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–China’s domestic acrylonitrile (ACN) market has weakened as Shandong Yulong’s new capacity resulted in an oversupply amid weak demand. INSIGHT: Trade tensions to hasten Canadian low carbon ammonia exports to Asia, hitting prospects of US projects By Bee Lin Chow 25-Apr-25 15:38 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Canadian ammonia exports are exempted from the prohibitively high levy imposed on Canadian exports to the US, thanks to the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

28-Apr-2025

INSIGHT: Trade tensions to hasten Canadian low carbon ammonia exports to Asia, hitting prospects of US projects

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Canadian ammonia exports are exempted from the prohibitively high levy imposed on Canadian exports to the US, thanks to the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. However, the trade tensions would inevitably motivate Canada to be less reliant on its closest neighbour market and accelerate diversification of its ammonia exports to Asia from the Prince Rupert Port in western Canada. Stronger push for Canada to diversify ammonia exports despite US tariff exemption Prince Rupert Port – an emerging low carbon ammonia export and bunkering hub US Gulf Coast low carbon ammonia projects to face strong competition Prince Rupert Port has the shortest shipping distances between North America and Asia hence its direct shipping route to Asia stands to undermine the competitiveness of low carbon ammonia exports from the US Gulf Coast. Besides comparatively longer shipping distances, shipments from the US Gulf Coast to Asia have also been faced with seasonal congestions at the Panama Canal. Key industry stakeholders in Japan and South Korea have been in talks with US companies to jointly produce low carbon ammonia in the US Gulf Coast States of Texas and Louisiana for export to Asia. Among the announced US projects, the joint venture between Japan’s largest energy company JERA Company (JERA), global investment and trading company Mitsui & Company and US fertilizer producer CF Industries have progressed to Final Investment Decision. The first ammonia exports from Prince Rupert Port to Asia are likely to be low carbon trades spearheaded by two of Japan’s largest trading houses Itochu and Marubeni. Low carbon ammonia exports from Prince Rupert Port would position Canada as a key stakeholder in an emerging low carbon commodity ecosystem comprising major bunkering hubs such as Amsterdam, Algeciras, Singapore and Port Zayed, key exporters including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and the US, and importers including countries in Europe, Japan and South Korea (please see map below). Note: Includes proposed and ongoing investments Low carbon ammonia supplies via the Prince Rupert Port will also facilitate development of a low carbon marine fuel bunkering service that could potentially be in direct competition with the proposed low carbon bunkering services at the US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Demand for low carbon ammonia bunker fuels on the US west coast is expected to be driven by car-carrying vessels calling at Port Bernicia and container vessels at Port Oakland. The Canadian government has been inviting foreign investments to develop a new liquid chemicals export route from the Prince Rupert Port as the port has been seeing declining trades volumes in recent years due to shifting global trade flows and competition with other North American ports. AltaGas and Royal Vopak are jointly building an export facility on the Ridley Island, British Columbia, that includes a large-scale liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and bulk liquids terminal with rail, logistics and marine infrastructure. As vessels can be configured to alternate between LPG and ammonia cargoes, ammonia can be one of the outbound trades to benefit from the export facility at Ridley Island. While diversifying overseas markets to pre-empt risks, including tariff or non-tariff trade barriers, would make sense for any exporters, it is particularly crucial for ammonia producers as stringent safety standards for the transportation and handling of ammonia means alternative export channels are not easily set up. Canada exported about 1.08 million tonnes of ammonia to the US last year, around 19% of its total annual ammonia capacity of about 5.62m tonnes, and almost all Canadian ammonia exports have been for the US market at least since 2020, according to the ICIS Supply and Demand database. With contributions from Kieran Cosgrove, Song Hea Beom and Sylvia Traganida INSIGHT article by Chow Bee Lin

25-Apr-2025

Asia top stories – weekly summary

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News Asia and the Middle East for the week ended 28 March. Japan Mar manufacturing activity deteriorates as output, new orders fall By Nurluqman Suratman 24-Mar-25 12:28 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Japan's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 48.3 in March, marking its lowest point since February 2024 amid a sharp drop in output and new orders, preliminary estimates from au Jibun Bank showed on Monday. INSIGHT: Chandra Asri prioritizes Indonesia chlor-alkali-EDC project By Pearl Bantillo 24-Mar-25 19:42 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Indonesian producer Chandra Asri Petrochemical is proceeding with its flagship chlor-alkali (CA) ethyl dichloride (EDC) project, taking a bottom-up approach in its planned second petrochemical complex amid a challenging global landscape. Asia MEK faces demand slowdown, mounting cost pressure entering Q2 By Joy Foo 25-Mar-25 13:19 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Asia’s methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) prices have declined in March due to weakened demand, but Chinese makers’ cost pressure and low inventories may limit further market downside in the near term. INSIGHT: China's solar policy deadlines fuel volatility of EVA market By Joanne Wang 26-Mar-25 12:00 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The recurring “rush-to-install” phenomenon in China’s photovoltaic (PV) industry- marked by deadlines like April 30 and May 31 – has profound ripple effects on China’s EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) market, a critical material for PV encapsulation films. INSIGHT: Can Q2 heavy turnarounds pull Asia MEG market out of its malaise? By Judith Wang 26-Mar-25 13:00 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Asia's monoethylene glycol (MEG) prices had plunged to a six-month low by late March driven by slower-than-expected demand recovery and ample domestic supply in China. Emission regulations, lower cost needed for alternative marine fuels support – IEA By Jonathan Yee 26-Mar-25 17:41 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Accelerating the transition to cleaner energy in the maritime sector will require emission regulations and financial incentives surrounding alternative fuels such as methanol and ammonia, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Regional Cooperation Centre. China presses on with PP exports as supply pressure intensifies By Jackie Wong 27-Mar-25 12:18 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–With self-sufficiency on the rise and even more production capacities coming onstream through 2027, China is pressing on with its polypropylene (PP) exports, even as weak economic conditions and slow end-product demand persist. Asia automakers’ shares slump on US’ 25% tariffs on car imports By Jonathan Yee 27-Mar-25 12:14 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Shares of automotive companies in Asia slumped on Thursday after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing 25% tariffs on all foreign-made cars from 2 April. Asia imports more US ethane feedstock on diversification, trade diplomacy By Jonathan Yee 27-Mar-25 15:30 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Asian petrochemical firms are expected to import more US ethane feedstock in the coming years as energy diversification efforts grow in the region, alongside southeast Asian leaders looking to improve trade relations with the US amid President Donald Trump’s tariff threats on countries with trade surpluses. S Korea carmakers call for government measures to mitigate US tariff impact By Nurluqman Suratman 28-Mar-25 12:44 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–South Korea’s automotive industry leaders on Friday called on the government to implement measures to soften the expected impact of US tariffs, which will take effect in early April. INSIGHT: Asia adipic acid waits on verdict from Europe ADD investigations By Josh Quah 28-Mar-25 13:00 SINGAPORE (ICIS)–An ongoing anti-dumping duty investigation from the European Commission on adipic acid imports from China have rocked Asia adipic markets in recent weeks.

31-Mar-2025

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