• BASF launches material production unit in Zhanjiang

    11:06 AM @ 19/01/2024
    Germany-based chemicals maker BASF announced the launch of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) facility on Thursday, its second plant to come on stream at the 10-billion-euro ($10.9 billion) Verbund site being built in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province.
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  • US fertilizer market tepid amid severe winter conditions, but spring prospects stay positive

    05:08 PM @ 18/01/2024
    In the US, the domestic fertilizer market is again showing tepid inclinations as barge and terminal demand is retreated, as there is renewed severe winter weather and corn prices have declined far enough to create more hesitancy from farmers on additional nutrient commitments.
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  • Asian aluminium demand anticipated to gradually recover

    04:58 PM @ 18/01/2024
    The backdrop over the past year was largely one of slow recovery in demand in comparison to the optimistic outlooks stemming from China’s reopening, which had been curbed by an unraveling real estate crisis in the country even while the government rolled out measures to support the industry.
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  • Oversupply sets tone for China’s nickel market

    04:44 PM @ 18/01/2024
    In 2023, the emergence of the conversion of Class-2 material to Class-1 material, notably nickel sulfate into nickel cathode, prompted some of the biggest participants in the Chinese nickel market such as Tsingshan Group, Huayou Cobalt, Jingmen GEM and CNGR New Energy Science & Technology to start producing their own nickel cathode.
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  • Vietnam seeks stronger cooperation with EU: legislator

    04:07 PM @ 18/01/2024
    Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Duc Hai hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 17 for Bernd Lange, Chairman of the European Parliament (EP)'s Committee on International Trade, during which the legislator affirmed that Vietnam always wishes to enhance its partnership and comprehensive cooperation with the European Union (EU).
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