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Recycling technology company ReVentas is building three quarters of a million tonnes of dissolution recycling capacity, directly and through technology licensing, with European regulatory targets in mind. But what is dissolution? How does it compare to traditional mechanical and chemical recycling? And is there enough demand to justify this build-out? ReVentas CEO Tom Rose discusses these topics and more with recycling markets editor Sam Lovatt on the ICIS Sustainably Speaking podcast.

Europe’s petrochemical industry needs to find innovative ways to evaluate decarbonizing technologies amidst an increasingly tough global competitive environment.

In this ICIS Think Tank podcast, Will Beacham interviews Rafael Cayuela, former corporate chief economist plus strategy and sustainability lead for Dow  EMEAI (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India).

LONDON (ICIS)--The oxo-alcohol and derivative markets continue to face the challenges of high energy and feedstock costs, coupled with weak demand.

However, beneath the surface ,additional challenges such as supply disruptions as antidumping duty measures are also shaping the market.

Acrylate esters editor Mathew Jolin-Beech is joined by glycol ethers editor Cameron Birch and oxo-alcohols and butac editor Marion Boakye to discuss the latest developments.

SINGAPORE(ICIS)--The Asian propylene market balance is expected to tighten in 2027, with demand from new downstream capacities expected to outpace growth in propylene capacity. Meanwhile, feedstock supply disruptions and price volatility are adding uncertainty to propylene plant operations.

As negotiations for 2027 term contracts get under way following Enmore’s Annual Olefins Conference in Guiyang in October, market players are closely monitoring how these expectations will be reflected in contract pricing.

In this podcast, ICIS markets editor Joy Foo and industry analyst Seymour Chenxia discuss the outlook for the Asian propylene market in 2027, evolving term contract negotiations and uncertainties surrounding feedstock supply and plant operations. 

LONDON (ICIS)--Existential questions and disappointing demand were the dish of the day at the 30th Fakuma trade fair for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

ICIS editors and analysts pick out their key takeaways from the fair, which saw more than 50% of exhibitors come from outside of Germany for the first time ever. It is a statistic which echoes a wider trend seen across plastics markets: greater exposure to global players.

In this round-up podcast, ICIS senior editor Vicky Ellis is joined by senior editor Marta Fern (nylon and polypropylene), markets reporter Sam Lovatt (polycarbonate), markets editor Stephanie Wix (ABS and PS), and analysts Jincy Varghese (polyamides) and Tristan McCallum (styrene and styrenics).

Podcast editing: Sam Lovatt

GUIYANG (ICIS)--At the 21st International Olefins and Styrenics Summit in Guiyang, China, conversations coalesce around capacity rationalizations, uncertainty over new capacity timelines and China's evolving role in Asia petrochemical markets in 2027 and beyond. 

ICIS market editor Joy Foo and senior editors Luffy Wu, Josh Quah discuss the implications for Asia's propylene, styrene and ethylene markets respectively. 

BARCELONA (ICIS)--Following an EU quota deal struck with China on hybrid electric vehicle imports, the region’s chemical industry is hopeful of stronger protection for chemicals from soaring levels of imports.  

In this ICIS Think Tank podcast, Will Beacham interviews Paul Hodges, chairman of New Normal Consulting.

At the 60th annual European Petrochemicals Association (EPCA) meeting last week, discussion around the traditional sustainability agenda has shifted into a broader conversation about industrial resilience.

BARCELONA (ICIS)--Europe’s petrochemical industry is in steep decline and the region risks losing access to locally-produced critical raw materials unless stronger, faster action is taken by political leaders and regulators.

In this ICIS Think Tank podcast, Will Beacham interviews Rob Ingram, CEO of INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe, presdient of Plastics Europe and chairman of Petrochemcials Europe.

LONDON (ICIS)--Europe oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets continue to face high cost uncertainty and volatility as Q4 beckons. Sentiment in the market remains widely mixed after a subdued start to the autumn on the purchasing side. As 2027 contract discussions commence, there is a renewed focus on sourcing origin, particularly for products which were more exposed to Middle East origin export constraints this year, as well as the close attention being paid to anti dumping duty investigations still ongoing in some cases.

Glycol ethers editor Cameron Birch speaks to oxo-alcohols and butyl acetate editor Marion Boakye and acrylate esters editor Mathew Jolin-Beech about current market conditions and expectations for the near future.