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

Jan 30 2025 14 mins  
In a changing financial and political landscape, the global base oils market is wavering between new capacity from the east and closely watching the US for new developments. 2025 looks set to pose new questions for investors and market can see changes at the touch of a key stroke.A widening spread between approved and unapproved Group III materialA wave of new capacity, with plants

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

Jan 28 2025 35 mins  
Women are under-represented in the chemical industry and companies are missing the benefits diversity bring to leadership teams.  -          It could take 50 years for women to achieve gender equality -          Women under 30 have closed the gender pay gap-          But inequality increases at mor

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

Jan 27 2025 11 mins  
LONDON (ICIS)--European oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets have been slow to start up in the new year as familiar factors suppress consumption.Players were hoping for reasonable restocking activity this month, following the destocking period that took place in late Q4 2024, but spot activity has been below expectations for many players down the value chain.Oxo-alcohols & buty

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

Jan 23 2025 34 mins  
Detailed modelling by Europe’s principal chemicals trade association analyses different potential routes and technologies as the industry moves towards its aim of carbon neutrality by 2050. -          Report aims to guide chemicals to 2050 EU Green Deal goal of climate neutrality-          Takes into account Scope 1, 2, 3, em

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

Jan 23 2025 9 mins  
Asia BDO editor Corey Chew and European BDO editor Yashas Mudumbai discuss the long supply and low demand conditions across the two regions, and whether regular trade flow will resume after the Lunar New Year holidays.

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

Jan 16 2025 7 mins  
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 dramatically.In this latest podcast, ICIS senior editor Ai Teng Lim and industry analyst Elaine Zhang come together to discuss the factors moving prices and to take a peek into what may lie ahead for downstream demand. Domestic China

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

Jan 15 2025 16 mins  
At the end of 2024, the European bioplastics industry met to discuss innovations, barriers to growth and the future outlook for production capacity, demand and changes in legislation. ICIS Recycling Analyst Alexandra Tomczyk attended the conference and updates us on the current state of play for the bioplastics market. Some of the key takeaways included:Global capacities are s

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

Jan 14 2025 26 mins  
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 shipping route.   -          Gaza ceasefire could stop Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping-          Route via Cape of Good Hope takes 10 days longer than Suez Canal-  &nb

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

Jan 10 2025 31 mins  
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 industry landscape.  -          Global overcapacity will get worse this year, ICIS Supply & Demand data shows-          Depressed demand set to continue-     

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

Jan 07 2025 7 mins  
SINGAPORE (ICIS) -- Asia ethylene editor Josh Quah and analyst Aliena Huang talk about the Asia outlook for ethylene arbitrage cargoes for 2025 with markets editor Damini Dabholkar. Ethylene loadings from US in December continue to favour southeast Asia destinationsMore intra-Asia tradeflows between northeast and southeast Asia expected for H1 2025Increasing ethane competitivi