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 ...

Today's energy crisis is creating inflation and recession risk. Interest rates are rising in response, as the chart shows for ...

Asia quotes FOB Singapore and CFR Singapore and China weekly price assessments, with updates on bids, offers and deals found in our real-time price alerts In Europe, there is a weekly report, covering ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The US and China have agreed to extend their bilateral trade truce by two months to 10 January 2027, giving both sides more time to pursue a broader economic agreement ahead of a ...

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Social media talk of a US truck driver strike on 1 October to protest record-high diesel fuel prices have been widely discredited, but the chatter is enough to keep chemical market ...

VIENNA (ICIS)–Maersk, the world’s second-largest shipping group, has boosted its use of the shorter Suez Canal route from Asia to Europe amid a very tight global shipping market driven by port ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Oil prices fell for a third consecutive session on Friday as Saudi Arabia moved to restore disrupted exports, but markets remain focused on whether repairs to the East-West pipeline ...

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Sumitomo Chemical is exploring a potential semiconductor materials partnership in India with Tata Electronics as the country seeks to expand domestic chip manufacturing capacity. The ...

Malaysia and Indonesia are entering a period of structural transition in their gas markets. Despite remaining major LNG exporters, both countries are increasingly reliant on LNG to satisfy domestic ...

Monthly gas capacity bookings for October rise across CEE region Ukrainian bookings are the main focus for many traders in the region Healthy interest in bookings along TurkStream suggest strong ...

In the second part of the interview, Chimenti said Braskem’s stake in Mexico’s joint venture that produces polyethylene ...