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Trade war moves on to chemicals

...This week the US-China trade war moved up to the next level when first the US and then China pledged ...

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Price and Market Trends

ARLANXEO divestment good for LANXESS but timing a surprise - analysts

...Arlanxeo Synthetic rubber joint venture ARLANXEO was formed in 2016 LANXESS shares jumped 5% on 8 ...

Unsettled weather ahead for Asia polyolefins

...One can argue, based on the ICIS margin data, that the weather is already pretty unsettled for Asian ...

Digitisation disrupts distribution

...Digitisation may undermine the traditional distribution route to market as it allows producers to ...

Tight nylon 6,6 could persist

...The European nylon 6,6 market has been continually troubled by the ongoing cascade of unplanned ...

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Latest Issue

10 Aug 18 Volume 294, Issue 4

Latest Chemical Profiles

Solvents - Africa / Middle East

USES Isopropanol (IPA) is used as a solvent in both industrial and personal care sectors. For industrial usage, IPA is used in pharmaceuticals, paints, inks and coatings. For personal care usage, it...

Ethylene dichloride - US

USES Ethylene dichloride (EDC) is an intermediate chemical toward the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), with some incidental uses. It is a clear colourless liquid with a sweet odour. More than...

This Time Last Year

August 11, 2017

By Linda Naylor

Shell declares FM on propylene in wake of Pernis fire

...Shell has declared force majeure (FM) on propylene supply in the wake of the fire at the Pernis refinery, a source from polypropylene (PP) producer Ducor said on 4 August. “As long as the outage ...

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Base oil markets take a pause

By Staff Reporter

Base oil markets take a pause

...Global base oil and lubricant markets are taking a pause after a recent period of high capacity growth and low demand growth. But there are bright spots, such as the move to Group III base oils and ...

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