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The US LNG arb is wide open to Asia – or is it?
LNG charter rates rising very fast Opportunities for those long with shipping to switch to Asia But high risk chartering at current vessel offer levels LONDON (ICIS)--Market price and LNG charter...
Canada light vehicle sales flat at 122,000 in February
TORONTO (ICIS)--Sales of new light vehicles (autos and light trucks) in Canada were practically unchanged year on year at 122,000 units in February, according to estimates by DesRosiers Automotive...
ICIS US February PP contract prices finalize
Headline adjusted to reflect correct month HOUSTON (ICIS)--Contract prices for US polypropylene (PP) have been...
UK trade remedy probe begins on Chinese TiO2 imports
LONDON (ICIS)--The UK has launched an investigation into whether trade remedies should be applied on Chinese rutile TIO2 imports into the country, due to alleged concerns over unfair trade practices,...
European PVC sellers target increases as energy prices rise, Middle East crisis tightens imports
LONDON (ICIS)--European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) producers have targeted significant price rises for March against a backdrop of rising energy values and tighter import availability, triggered by the...
Compromise on ethanol hand gels and disinfectants should head off showdown over carcinogenicity
European Chemicals Agency concludes ethanol safe for disinfection but makes no decision on whether it is carcinogenic or reprotoxic
At least 41 dead in two industrial explosions in India
Police taking action against owners following incidents at an industrial explosives plant and fireworks factory left at least 38 others injured
Clean hydrogen project cancellations point to narrower future
Plants actually being built tend to use hydrogen as feedstock, not fuel
How sketching and painting have enhanced my scientific practice
A visual approach to chemistry aids discovery and communication
Stable copper sandwich complexes complete the 3d transition-metal metallocene series
75 years after the discovery of ferrocene, stable metallocenes have now been made with all of the 3d transition metals
Hybrid catalysts combine light and enzymes for sustainable chemical production
How can chemical reactions be made more energy-efficient, safer and more sustainable - and at the same time be used for industrial applications? Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM, together with
Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry
Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency by using isolated metal atoms as catalysts. Every chemical reaction
Evonik meets 2025 guidance
Evonik has met its profit guidance for 2025 and reaffirmed its outlook for 2026. The final results for the fiscal year 2025 confirm the preliminary data published on February 5: The chemicals company achieved an
analytica 2026: five exhibition halls full of innovations
From asbestos scanners and forensic DNA kits to new mass spectrometers for developing gene therapies: More than 1,100 exhibitors will be presenting their innovations from March 24 to 27, 2026 in Munich at analytica, the
US gasoline supplies fall despite rise in refinery run rates
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US gasoline supplies fell during the week ended 27 February, despite a rise in refinery run rates. Gasoline demand now approximates that of seasonal norms. Gasoline stocks decreased...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Oil steadies but still sees waves of volatility throughout day
Shipping through Strait of Hormuz paralyzed for fifth day Unconfirmed reports that US and Iran willing to start de-escalation talks Trump suggests US military escort tankers through the Strait LONDON...
Container carriers implement emergency ops for cargo to, from several Middle East ports
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Container ship companies have implemented emergency operations for cargoes originating from or destined for the Middle East while the conflict between the US and Iran continues,...
Venture Global nears CP2 Phase 2 FID
VG expects CP2 Phase 2 FID in the coming weeks New five-year 0.5mtpa deal with Trafigura starting Q2 2026 Arbitration updates: BP seeking over $3.7 billion in damages; Shell appeal denied HOUSTON...
KeyBanc upgrades Dow, LyondellBasell to ‘overweight’ amid Iran war tightening PE supply
NEW YORK (ICIS)--KeyBanc Capital Markets has upgraded US-based Dow and LyondellBasell from ‘sector weight’ to ‘overweight’ on upside risks to commodity chemicals and specifically polyethylene...
US-Iran conflict could push LatAm PET prices higher, improve rPET appeal
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--The escalation of the US-Iran conflict has lifted import offer prices for virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into Latin America (LatAm), with initial impacts including higher...