https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-petrochemical-headlinesChemicalshttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/refined-products/101626-west-coast-gasoline-imports-hit-five-year-high-after-refineries-went-dark-casNearly a year after Phillips 66 permanently shut its 139,000 b/d Wilmington, California refinery, the US West Coast fuel market has undergone a structural shift in its import sourcing and export patterns, with gasoline imports reaching their highest level in at least five years and the supplier base expanding to 15 countries as the region scrambles to replace lost domestic refining capacity. TheRefined Products, Chemicals, Gasoline, Jet Fuel, Diesel-Gasoil, Aromatics2026-10-16T20:39:36Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/chemicals/101526-covestro-plans-consolidation-of-antwerp-pc-production-winding-up-bpa-outputCovestro is proposing to consolidate polycarbonate production at its Antwerp site in Belgium from four operational lines to one and discontinue the production of PC feedstock bisphenol-A, the company said in a statement Oct. 15. The facility currently has a PC nameplate capacity of 240,000 metric tons/year, a spokesperson for the company told Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, by email, althoughChemicals, Polymers, Aromatics2026-10-15T14:12:10Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/101326-imo-seeks-net-zero-framework-deal-as-support-grows-for-ghg-standardsInternational Maritime Organization member states are seeking to compromise on the Net-Zero Framework, with more consensus forming around regulating marine energy's greenhouse gas emissions intensity, a senior official of the UN agency said Oct. 13. In October 2025, IMO member states voted to delay the framework's adoption by a year amid strong opposition from the US and Middle Eastern oilLNG, Energy Transition, Natural Gas, Electric Power, Crude Oil, Refined Products, Chemicals, Maritime & Shipping, Emissions, Fuel Oil2026-10-13T17:37:23Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/101226-shougang-langze-sinopec-units-team-up-on-50000-mty-china-saf-projectShougang Langze, a Hong Kong-listed steelmaker, has signed a cooperation framework agreement with two Sinopec-affiliated institutions to convert industrial waste gas into sustainable aviation fuel, a deal that could open a new domestic feedstock pathway for China's nascent SAF supply chain. The agreement Oct. 12 reported by multiple local media outlets brings together Shougang Langze, SinopecAgriculture, Metals & Mining, Energy Transition, Chemicals, Refined Products, Biofuels, Ferrous, Renewables, Olefins, Jet Fuel, Naphtha2026-10-12T15:44:38Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/chemicals/101226-epca-new-supply-landscape-emerging-for-2027-in-european-mma-marketThe European methyl methacrylate (MMA) market is having to adapt to new supply dynamics as contract negotiations for 2027 get underway, industry players said at European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) conference held in Vienna Oct. 5-8. Ongoing supply disruption from the Middle East was a key point of discussion at the industry gathering, especially as a new distribution agreement betweenChemicals, Refined Products, Solvents & Intermediates, Gasoline, Naphtha2026-10-12T15:26:44Z