ICIS - chemical podcasts

Episode 1366: Europe oxo-alcohols, derivatives fundamentally weak as summer slowdown approaches

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Europe's oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets remain structurally weak, with some players beginning to feel effects of the summer slowdown.Ongoing eco...

Episode 1365: Think Tank: Oil market turmoil could see prices tumble to $40-$45/barrel

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Slowing demand growth and a battle for market share between Saudi Arabia and the US could see crude oil prices drop significantly by the end of the ye...

Episode 1364: Think Tank: Europe chemicals must return to national/regional business model

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the existing global trading system crumbles, and overcapacity keeps growing, Europe’s chemical industry must move back to a more national or regi...

Episode 1363: Europe Acetone and phenol value chain challenges from H1 to continue through H2 2025

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With H1 2025 already in the rear-view mirror, and the summer heatwave upon us once again, the acetone and phenol, and derivative markets, continue to ...

Episode 1362: PODCAST: US tariffs impact on C2, C3 gradual, starting with finished goods

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS) -- Trade tensions have been in focus for the wider petrochemical markets since US Liberation Day tariffs were announced. In this podc...

Episode 1361: PODCAST: Asia methanol supply normalises, uncertainty over demand remains

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS) -- Asian methanol prices have experienced a lot of volatility over the last few weeks, due to geopolitical concerns in the Middle Eas...

Episode 1360: Think Tank: Dow closures show Europe faces choice to save chemical industry

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

European politicians must decide if they want to save the region’s chemical industry as the wave of energy-intensive closures continues. -      ...

Episode 1359: PODCAST: "Can we stop pretending that key economies are fundamentally strong? They are not."

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--As geopolitical tensions have cooled, the chemicals industry did not have time to react to the spike in oil prices, and the seasonal de...

Episode 1358: Europe MX, PX and OX chemical demand faces hardship

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, market editors Zubair Adam (MX) and Miguel Rodriguez Fernandez (PX, OX) showcase the low levels of consumption in Europe.

Episode 1357: PODCAST: Steel, aluminum, cement – China-EU dialogue on hydrogen and carbon markets

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China's expansion of its carbon market and the EU's implementation of CBAM are reshaping the landscape for high-emission industries. Steel, aluminum a...

Episode 1356: PODCAST: Europe oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets gripped by weak demand

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--Europe oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets continue to be blighted weak downstream demand in June with key end-use segments, including...

Episode 1355: Think Tank: Israel/Iran conflict hits chemicals, distributors adapt to VUCA world

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Europe’s chemical distribution sector is bracing for the impact of multiple geopolitical and economic challenges, including the Israel/Iran conflict...

Episode 1354: Think Tank: extended trough is pressuring chemicals finances, bankruptcies likely

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The worst chemicals downturn in living memory is forcing ratings agencies to downgrade more companies and raising fears of bankruptcies. -       ...

Episode 1353: PODCAST: Americas PET, R-PET trade flow volumes continue to be impacted by tariffs, ADDs

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HOUSTON (ICIS)—US polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Markets Reporter Melissa Wheeler, Vice President of the North America PET/Polyester Chain, Antuli...

Episode 1352: PODCAST: Sustainably Speaking: Why brands are reducing recycled content targets and the impact on markets

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recent revisions of recycled content targets from major brands have led to questions about just how committed companies are to reducing their consumpt...

Episode 1351: Think Tank: Expect new wave of low carbon products in 2-3 years – Azelis

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As chemical producers gain access to more renewable energy, and portfolios evolve, distributors and downstream customers can look forward to more avai...

Episode 1350: PODCAST: Europe oxo-alcohols, derivatives markets facing ongoing downstream weakness and US trade uncertainty

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--Europe oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets continue to face blighted downstream sentiment in May tied to ongoing US trade developments...

Episode 1349: Think Tank: Innovation is the life-blood of the chemical industry: Brenntag, Plastic Energy

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the 12 June deadline for entries to the ICIS Innovation Awards approaches, a judge and a 2024 winner describe why this topic is so important for th...

Episode 1348: Think Tank: Asia pins hopes on supply/demand rebalance by 2028-2030

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Participants at the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) expect chronic oversupply conditions hurting the chemical sector will start to rebal...

Episode 1347: Europe, Middle East, Pakistan PE/PP eye ceasefires in May trends

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cease fires on both business and war fronts are the focus of this month’s European polyethylene (PE) & polypropylene (PP) podcast, from the US a...

Episode 1346: PODCAST: Market stability expected for global ammonia, Europe ACN amid evolving supply landscape

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--Relatively stable demand and evolving global supply dynamics are expected in European ammonia and acrylonitrile (ACN) markets in 2025.I...

Episode 1345: APIC '25: PODCAST: Asia benzene early week rally offset by weaker crude at week's close

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

BANGKOK (ICIS) -- Asia benzene prices saw an uptrend early week. However, this gain was wiped out by a drop in crude prices by Friday.  Market gets b...

Episode 1344: APIC '25: PODCAST: Asian C2 players mull survival strategy amid supply-demand balance changes

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

BANGKOK (ICIS)--Over the past week, Asia ethylene players arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, to reflect on the industry's drift towards oversupply, and pro...

Episode 1343: PODCAST: Europe ABS, ACN demand weakness persists, amid tariffs uncertainty

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)-- European acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and acrylonitrile (ACN) markets are facing ongoing demand weakness in 2025, as well as ...

Episode 1342: Think Tank: US-China tariff pause creates breathing space for chemicals

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The agreement to pause steep tariffs between the US and China for 90 days allows normal business to resume, but chemicals CEOs still need to plan for ...

Episode 1341: APIC '25: NE Asia ethylene, PVC spot demand slows on potential start up delays

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

BANGKOK (ICIS) -- Northeast Asia ethylene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) markets have seen a slower-than-expected tempo of spot talks for June cargoes, ...

Episode 1340: Podcast: Tariff Relief and Its Impact on the China LPG Market

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China’s tariff on US LPG has been cut from 125% to 10% for 90 days. Shihao, Yan, and Lilian from the ICIS China LPG team discuss what this means for...

Episode 1339: PODCAST: Europe's PET tray recycling industry has great opportunity amid the many challenges

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Raphael Jaumotte, Technical Manager at PETCORE EUROPE speaks to Matt Tudball, ICIS Senior Editor, Recycling about the PETCORE EUROPE Thermoforming Con...

Episode 1338: Think Tank: Oversupply will push oil prices down, boost chemicals

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As demand for transport falters, and with the Middle East fighting for market share, crude oil prices may continue their downward spiral, eventually b...

Episode 1337: US and EU epoxy players navigate the tariff jungle, sentiment very cautious

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Demand in the EU and US epoxy markets remains muted and the sentiment has become even more cautious, as players navigate the changing and complex tari...

Episode 1336: World Polyolefins Conference round-up - top themes from Cologne

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From Trump's tough tariffs talk to pivotal recycling legislation, ICIS senior analysts and editors pick their top themes from the 11th ICIS World Poly...

Episode 1335: Think Tank: Trade War could help trigger global recession

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The impending trade war is already hurting consumer and business sentiment and may help cause a global recession as demand collapses amid rampant chem...

Episode 1334: Oxo-alcohols and derivatives podcast - April update

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

European oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets have been largely characterised by uncertainty and cautious market behaviour.Offtake from the coatings s...

Episode 1333: Global melamine podcast: upstream urea and ammonia focus

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--European Melamine Editor Melissa Hurley interviews Senior Editor Sylvia Traganida, Deputy Managing Editor Deepika Thapliyal, Market Rep...

Episode 1332: MMA market turmoil: China and Asia face challenges from rising supply, weak demand

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, ICIS analyst Jasmine Khoo and Mason Liang talk about the current situation and outlook for the methyl methacrylate (MMA) market.

Episode 1331: Asia propylene to seek new balances in the tariff chaos

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Asia propylene (C3) market is likely to see tighter short-term supply as China propane dehydrogenation (PDH) producers are now faced with surging prop...

Episode 1330: Think Tank: Focus on markets, customers to survive trade war chaos

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chemical companies need a razor-sharp focus on identifying and nurturing markets and customers as the trade war pulls apart decades of established way...

Episode 1329: Think Tank: Nigel Davis reflects on 45 years in chemicals journalism, future trends

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the eve of his retirement, ICIS Think Tank podcast stalwart Nigel Davis and colleagues pick out key chemical industry turning points and point to t...

Episode 1328: PODCAST: Potential trade flow changes for Asian aromatics after US tariffs

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS)—With the implementation of import tariffs by the US, aromatics trade flow from Asia might see a shift, especially on the back of di...

Episode 1327: PRSE 2025: ICIS' key take aways from Europe's biggest plastics recycling event

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join the ICIS content team to hear about some of the key discussions had at Plastics Recycling Show Europe on 1-2 April in Amsterdam. Topics include:...

Episode 1327: Think Tank: How a trade war would hurt the chemical industry everywhere, signal the end of a globalised economy

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chemical companies all over the world will suffer if the new US tariffs trigger a full-blown trade war.-          Tariffs will be bad news for th...

Episode 1326: China oxo-alcohols gain strong support from curtailed supply, demand to be watched

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China’s domestic oxo-alcohols prices have recently rallied from low levels on expectations about supply reduction with the turnaround season approac...

Episode 1325: PODCAST: India PVC demand to offset supply surge in Q2, policy uncertainty remains

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS) -- India’s PVC demand is expected to strengthen in the short term, driven by agricultural sector demand and restocking, but ample s...

Episode 1324: ECS ’25: Underwhelming coatings season expected amid wider economic and geopolitical challenges

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh from the European Coatings Show 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany, ICIS looks over the key talking points and challenges facing the key sectors.The mai...

Episode 1323: Think Tank: European Commission lacks detail on chemicals rescue plan

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The new European Commission talks the talk on rescuing chemicals but has not yet turned words into action as deindustrialisation gathers pace.-     ...

Episode 1322: Europe PO, SM, look to further shutdowns while closures increase market fragility

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

European propylene oxide (PO) and styrene monomer (SM) will remain oversupplied following the closure of LyondellBasell and Covestro’s flagship comp...

Episode 1322: Sustainably Speaking Episode 2: The importance of investment in Europe's recycling industry

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 2 of our new Sustainably Speaking podcast, ICIS' Senior Executive, Business Solutions Group John Richardson is joined by Mark Victory, Seni...

Episode 1321: PRC '25: PODCAST US recycled plastics markets juggle supply constraints, premium pressure amid tariff uncertainty

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Plastics Recycling Conference is underway in National Harbor, MD, and Senior Market Editor Emily Friedman and Senior Analyst Corbin Olson break do...

Episode 1320: Think Tank: Strategic investors eye chemicals M&A amid bearish organic growth

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The chemicals sector M&A market could see the start of a revival this year, with private equity firms and other strategic investors keen to put wa...

Episode 1319: PODCAST: A Tale of Two Olefins; C2, C3 to see diverging demand trends

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS) -- Asia propylene (C3) editor Julia Tan speaks with Asia ethylene (C2) editor Josh Quah about the impact of recent tariff wars on dow...

Episode 1318: PODCAST: Volatility seen in Asia, Mideast isocyanates amid recent supply changes

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS)-- Asia and Mideast isocyanates prices climbed rapidly immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday, followed by sharp corrections in ...

Episode 1317: Think Tank: Rising defence spending in Europe could give big boost to chemicals

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Moves by Germany and across Europe to boost defence spending could give a significant uplift to the region’s beleaguered chemical industry.-     ...

Episode 1316: PODCAST: Europe oxo-alcohols, derivatives markets subdued and facing rising costs

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--The Europe oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets have seen ongoing subdued market conditions in march, and also face the pressure of ris...

Episode 1315: Europe PE/PP firms in Feb, March means US tariffs threat and demand questions

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh US tariffs posing a big risk for PE, a chemical industry under threat of “extinction”, more Q4 results to pore over from EU polyolefins – ...

Episode 1314: PODCAST: US PET spot prices pressured by tariffs, China's antimony export bans, peak season

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HOUSTON (ICIS)—US polyethylene terephthalate markets reporter Melissa Wheeler interviews Vice President of the North America PET/Polyester Chain, An...

Episode 1313: PODCAST: Asia propylene demand curbed by weaker PO margins

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The northeast Asian propylene import markets have been weighed down by lengthening supply amid restarts at propane dehydrogenation (...

Episode 1312: Think Tank: EU Clean Industrial Deal may be "too little, too late" to save Europe petrochemicals

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

BARCELONA (ICIS)--The European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal may not be radical enough to reverse the decline of Europe’s petrochemical indus...

Episode 1311: US MDI tariffs to rejigger Asian and European import markets

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--Recent escalations in the US-China tariff war are set to create waves in the Asian and European import markets for methylene diphenyl d...

Episode 1310: PODCAST: Europe oxo-alcohols, derivatives markets face pressure from higher feedstock costs in February

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--The European oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets have seen a mix of stable to firm pricing coming into February. Focus is shifting tow...

Episode 1309: Think Tank: Hopes pinned on Clean Industrial Deal as Europe deindustrialisation gathers pace

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Europe’s petrochemical sector will need to see bold moves in the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal to help reverse its decline.-          May be a c...

Episode 1308: Europe MX and PX chemical demand braces for headwinds

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In this podcast, market editors Zubair Adam (MX) and Miguel Rodriguez Fernandez (PX) discuss the challenges for future demand. 

Episode 1307: Sustainably Speaking: How EU regulation is changing the landscape for recycling in Europe and beyond

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

John Richardson, Market Development Director, hosts this new series of ICIS podcasts focusing on the subject of sustainability, and more specifically,...

Episode 1306: PODCAST: Europe phenol, acetone and derivative chain still struggling; but a few glimmers of hope

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--Halfway through Q1 - and it is no surprise that there are still a host of challenges facing the phenol, acetone and derivatives chain. ...

Episode 1305: Think Tank: How to accelerate drive to net zero carbon along chemical value chains

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC) aims to bring chemical companies and value chain partners together to solve challenges on the road to net zero carbo...

Episode 1304: Sustainable plastics notably quiet, yet impactful in latest earnings

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recycled Plastics senior analyst Andrea Bassetti and US Recycled Plastics senior editor Emily Friedman discuss the main takeaways from the latest roun...

Episode 1303: Exploring Europe PET and R-PET competitiveness ahead of ICIS PET Value Chain Conference

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Senior Editor for Recycling Matt Tudball asks Carolina Perujo Holland, Senior Analysts for Plastics Recycling, and Travis Klein, Senior Analyst for PE...

Episode 1302: PODCAST: US hydrogen subsidy halt vs. China’s expansion – what’s next for the global market?

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS) --The Trump administration swiftly withdrew financial support for its hydrogen sector, while China is accelerating hydrogen expansion...

Episode 1301: Think Tank: Only strong political action can save EU chemicals

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Europe’s petrochemical sector is in the midst of a crisis which EU leaders can solve through bold actions, according to Ilham Kadri, president of Ce...

Episode 1300: Europe PE/PP eyes seeds of January rebound, braces for February battle

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What with tough financial results from some producers, the threat of tariffs and upstream price wobbles, 2025 already has a lot to discuss for Europe ...

Episode 1299: PODCAST: Europe ABS, ACN demand stability expected amid evolving supply landscape

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--Relatively stable demand expectations is anticipated to be met with evolving global supply dynamics within the European acrylonitrile-b...

Episode 1298: ICIS Chemical Podcast: Look ahead to ICIS PET Value Chain Conference

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Senior Editor, Recycling, Matt Tudball talks to Helen McGeough, Global Recycling Analytics Team Lead about some of the key topics that will be discuss...

Episode 1297: Think Tank: Trump 2.0 trade war will destabilise chemical value chains, boost reshoring

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As US president Donald Trump revives his trade war, business leaders may seek certainty by switching to local and regional supply chains.-        ...

Episode 1296: Podcast: Top 5 Base Oils Drivers to watch in 2025

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a changing financial and political landscape, the global base oils market is wavering between new capacity from the east and closely watching the U...

Episode 1295: Think Tank: Chemicals must do more to boost female leadership

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Women are under-represented in the chemical industry and companies are missing the benefits diversity bring to leadership teams.  -          It ...

Episode 1294: Europe oxo-alcohols, derivatives markets mostly sluggish into 2025

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--European oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets have been slow to start up in the new year as familiar factors suppress consumption.Playe...

Episode 1292: Major new Cefic report models paths to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Detailed modelling by Europe’s principal chemicals trade association analyses different potential routes and technologies as the industry moves towa...

Episode 1291: Asia and Europe BDO continue to see weak demand at the start of 2025, with further overcapacity looming

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Asia BDO editor Corey Chew and European BDO editor Yashas Mudumbai discuss the long supply and low demand conditions across the two regions, and wheth...

Episode 1290: PODCAST: Asian BD market bullish on supply constraints, but demand outlook hazy

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS) – Asian spot market for butadiene (BD) saw a bullish start to 2025, as prices in both Chinese yuan and US dollar terms surged drama...

Episode 1289: PODCAST: European Bioplastics Conference recap with Alex Tomcyzk

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At the end of 2024, the European bioplastics industry met to discuss innovations, barriers to growth and the future outlook for production capacity, d...

Episode 1288: Think Tank: Gaza ceasefire could reopen Suez Canal, reset container trade system

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A ceasefire in the Gaza conflict could potentially end attacks in the Red Sea, reopening the Suez Canal and normalising the Asia-to-Europe container s...

Episode 1287: Think Tank: Top trends that will steer chemical industry in 2025

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chemicals leaders must plan for a year in which powerful trends will alter the markets they serve, promising another period of rapid change across the...

Episode 1286: PODCAST: Asia ethylene to be impacted by US turnarounds, supply from northeast Asia

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS) -- Asia ethylene editor Josh Quah and analyst Aliena Huang talk about the Asia outlook for ethylene arbitrage cargoes for 2025 with m...

Episode 1285: Europe oxo-alcohols, derivatives markets seeing subdued year-end, outlook for 2025 also sluggish

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--The European oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets have been subdued in December with a focus on managing inventory targets into year-en...

Episode 1284: PODCAST: New oxo-alcohols capacities in China to impact sentiment in 2025

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia's oxo-alcohols market continues to face challenges amid capacity expansions in China. Weak demand from downstream plasticisers ...

Episode 1283: Think Tank: Europe PE pressures reflect global overcapacity trends

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

BARCELONA (ICIS)—European polyethylene (PE) markets face growing pressure from cheaper imports, highlighting the impact of rising overcapacity drive...

Episode 1282: Think Tank: Plastics industry must find way forward after collapse of UN treaty talks

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Plastics and chemical producers need to find more effective ways to tackle the problem of plastic waste after UN treaty negotiations ended without agr...

Episode 1281: PODCAST: Global MEG market outlook; US 2025 turnaround could limit supply while bearish demand outlook continues

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--European monoethylene glycol (MEG) editor, Melissa Hurley, explores the global glycol situation with Judith Wang, Cindy Qiu, Melissa Wh...

Episode 1280: GPCA '24 PODCAST: Uncertainty over upcoming US tariffs casts shadow over sustainability ambitions

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

MUSCAT (ICIS)--In this special edition of the ICIS podcast, Asia deputy news editor Nurluqman Suratman speaks with ICIS market development executive J...

Episode 1279: PODCAST: European oxo-alcohols, derivatives markets seeing subdued activity, healthy enough availability in November

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--The European oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets have seen subdued performance into November with availability now healthy across mark...

Episode 1278: US protectionism shaping global plasticizers outlook

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The plasticizers market is globalized with Europe dependant on imports of dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from northeast Asia, Turkey and the US. However...

Episode 1277: Think Tank: Middle East liquids-to-chemicals projects will add to global oversupply

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two liquids-to-chemicals project announcements by Saudi Aramco highlight a new source of rapid capacity growth which will add to global overcapacity.-...

Episode 1276: Europe PE/PP November update, December outlook

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)--November’s polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) prices have eased in the face of dispiriting demand and as maintenance season com...

Episode 1275: Weak demand for Europe adipic acid and nylon to continue into Q1 2025

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Europe adipic acid and downstream nylon 6,6 markets face bleak prospects for demand in December, followed by a broadly flat outlook in 2025, with over...

Episode 1274: Think Tank: Europe chemicals could suffer elevated energy prices despite rising supply

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

European chemical producers may have to keep paying high energy prices as geopolitical instability impacts sentiment more than the fundamentals of sup...

Episode 1273: Think Tank: Trump trade war will drive end of globalisation

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump’s proposed tariff hikes on major trading partners could spark a trade war which will drive the end of a globalised chemicals economy pl...

Episode 1272: SE Asia propylene to face additional supply, freight challenges in 2025

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Southeast Asia's propylene market faces significant challenges in 2025, with additional supply expected and freight rates continuing...

Episode 1272: ICIS experts' key takeaways from the 3rd ICIS Recycled Polymers Conference 2024

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

European Senior Editor for Recycling, Mark Victory, and Helen McGeough, Global Analyst Team Lead for Plastic Recycling at ICIS join Senior Editor for ...

Episode 1271: Podcast: China oxo-alcohols output to hit record high on new capacities

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

China's oxo-alcohols market will see supply glut recently in the face of intensive new plant start-ups, but tepid downstream demand. Net import volum...

Episode 1270: ICIS experts share key facts on US polymer markets at PackExpo '24

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Several ICIS market experts share insightful facts related to their respective plastics markets, amid conversations with industry pro...

Episode 1269: PODCAST: Europe ABS, ACN demand expected to remain weak into 2025

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

LONDON (ICIS)---Relatively flat demand trends and evolving global supply dynamics evident in H2 2024 are expected to largely persist within the Europe...