BARCELONA (ICIS)—The downturn for global chemicals began back in December 2017, and has accelerated through the pandemic, coupled with a lack of visibility on future demand patterns. Muted bounce… Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true®ion=middle%20east
PODCAST: Chemicals downturn began in 2017 and has accelerated Read More »
LONDON (ICIS)–Given their deep understanding of efficient and targeted materials conversion, chemical producers are best-placed to take a lead when it comes to reducing plastics waste and shifting…
INSIGHT: Time for circular economy innovation at scale Read More »
BARCELONA (ICIS)–The chemical industry must prepare now for more frequent extreme weather events such as storms, floods and droughts which threaten global supply chains. More extreme weather events…
PODCAST: Chemicals must prepare now for more extreme weather events Read More »
LONDON (ICIS)–The board of Industries Qatar (IQ) on Sunday gave the green light to the purchase of Qatar Petroleum’s (QP) 25% stake in ammonia and urea giant Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) for…
Industries Qatar takes full control of fertilizer major QAFCO in $1bn deal Read More »
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–State-owned energy giant Saudi Aramco has set up an integrated corporate development organization to review its asset portfolio and identify growth opportunities. The organization,…
Saudi Aramco sets up unit to review asset portfolio, assess growth markets Read More »
LONDON (ICIS)–The urea market price rally has run out of steam after two-and-a-half months, as China is back in the export market. Global prices softened for the first time since early June, after…
Urea market breaks two-and-a-half-month price rally Read More »
LONDON (ICIS)–SIBUR’s enormous Amur cracker project in eastern Russia will be transformational, doubling the company’s polymer capacities and making it one of the biggest producers in Europe….
SIBUR's huge Amur cracker project will transform company, pivot to China Read More »
LONDON (ICIS)–An improvement in chemical tanker earnings was the primary force behind a surge in profitability for Odfjell, amid an improvement in fortune for marine transport firms despite the…
Chems shipping demand buoys Odfjell amid sector uptick Read More »
BARCELONA (ICIS)–The shift from global to more local supply chains was already under way before the coronavirus pandemic kicked in, exposing more vulnerabilities. From 2018 the US-China trade war…
Pandemic to accelerate shift from global to local supply chains Read More »
BARCELONA (ICIS)–The shift from global to more local supply chains was already under way before the coronavirus pandemic kicked in, exposing more vulnerabilities. From 2018 the US-China trade war…
INSIGHT: Pandemic to accelerate shift from global to local supply chains Read More »
