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Generative AI assistant delivering commodity pricing, news, and analysis on chemicals and energy markets, providing instant responses based on ICIS data.
ICIS Energy Foresight
Integrated analytics solution for energy markets, combining quantitative data and expert analysis to support forecasting, risk management, and strategic planning in natural gas, power, carbon, and LNG.
ICIS Supply and Demand Database
Granular data on current, historic and planned operating capacity for over 100 commodities, covering supply, demand, trade flows, and plant ownership in 175 countries.
ICIS Clarity
Subscriber platform providing access to ICIS pricing, data, analytics, and market intelligence for chemicals and energy markets. Includes Insight, Hindsight, and Foresight solutions.
ICIS Chemical Foresight
Integrated analytics solution for chemical markets with price forecasts, margin analytics, supply and demand data, news, and market analysis, enabling forward-looking commercial decisions.
Case StudiesReferences & Success Stories
Phillips 66 to build midstream plants amid growth in US chem feedstock
Phillips 66 announced plans to build a 300 million cubic feet/day natural gas processing plant in the Permian and a 100,000 barrels/day fractionator near Corpus Christi, Texas, both starting operations in 2028. These midstream investments respond to growing US production of ethane and propane as feedstocks for ethylene and propylene manufacturing.
CHINAPLAS ’26: Vioneo picks China for first fossil-free plastics plant based on green methanol
Switzerland-based Vioneo plans to build its first fossil-free plastics plant in China, producing 200,000 t/y PP and 100,000 t/y LDPE using green methanol and renewable power, targeting startup around 2030. The project leverages China’s leading green methanol supply chain and aims to reduce carbon emissions by over 6 kg CO2 per kg of plastic compared to fossil-based production.
ARLANXEO expands China footprint amid strong local opportunities
ARLANXEO inaugurated a $210 million hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China, with an initial capacity of 2,500 t/y, commissioned in October 2025. The facility supports demand for advanced rubber materials in new energy, new mobility, and industrial applications, and is part of the company’s “local for local” strategy.
ICIS Innovation Awards 2024 winners celebrated
Linde, BASF, and SABIC won the ICIS Innovation Awards 2024 for building the world’s first demonstration-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace. This technology could reduce CO2 emissions by 95% compared to conventional crackers, supporting decarbonization in the chemical industry.
Consulting case study: Value chain integration
ICIS helped a European refinery evaluate strategic options for value chain integration to mitigate risks from the energy transition. The analysis assessed alternative feedstocks, steam cracker configurations, and financial resilience, delivering optimal investment recommendations for the refinery-petrochemical complex.
