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Japan sulphuric acid interactive trade map January 2026
LONDON (ICIS)--Japan’s Ministry of Finance has released sulphuric acid import and export data for January 2026. Please select a product from the dropdown menu...
Europe ACN spot prices assessed stable in quiet market
LONDON (ICIS)--Prices in the European acrylonitrile (ACN) spot market were assessed as unchanged in the week ending 27 February as the spot market was inactive with no deals reported. Prices remain...
German caustic soda ECU contract margins fall in week ending 27 February
LONDON (ICIS)--Average German membrane electrochemical unit (ECU) contract margins fell in the week ending 27 February. The ECU value fell, with the calculated value of chlorine lower on feedstock...
Plant status: BorsodChem MDI impacted by fire at feedstock supplier
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: BorsodChem Location: Kazincbarcika, Hungary Product: Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) Capacity (tonnes/year): 350,000 Event start: 26...
Plant status: BorsodChem TDI impacted by fire at feedstock supplier
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: BorsodChem Location: Kazincbarcika, Hungary Product: Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) Capacity (tonnes/year): 250,000 Event start: 26 February...
UPDATED – EU to discuss gas supply security, energy prices as conflict progresses
(Adds EU official comments) EU to convene meetings on gas security of supply, energy prices Commission changes plans to hold gas coordination meeting as Middle East situation develops EU says storage...
INSIGHT: Asian economies brace for import bill surge as oil prices climb
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Persistent oil price spikes fueled by escalating conflict in the Middle East threaten to hamper Asian economic growth and increase import costs for the region's heavily...
Asia C2 under threat of tight supply heading into Q2 amid MidEast hostilities
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--While oversupply was the byword for the Asia ethylene market in the first two months of 2026, the leading narrative in the past 24 hours has quickly pivoted to one of short supply...
Brazil manufacturing stays in contraction as orders, output slide for 10th month
SAO PAULO (ICIS)—Brazil’s manufacturing sector deteriorated further in February as new order volumes fell at the sharpest rate since September and output contracted at one of its fastest paces in...
European gas and power prices rise sharply as supply risk priced in
Gas prices jump on LNG supply fears after Qatar’s Ras Laffan shutdown Locational, seasonal spreads affected. Power prices rise across Europe, tracking gas gains LONDON (ICIS)--Gas prices...
Letters: March 2026
Readers discuss the long-lasting effects of sabotage, a mix-up of Maxes, and how PFAS regulations might affect inhalers
The quest to understand where atoms end
Atomic size measurements like van der Waals and covalent radii are central to chemistry, but are they grounded in reality?
Ocean carbon storage boosted by alkalinity enhancement, finds open-water trial
Pilot project in Gulf of Maine assessing ocean geoengineering approach, finds it boosts carbon dioxide uptake
Cationic digallene breaks strong bonds
A team from the University of Freiburg led by Prof. Dr Ingo Krossing and Dr Antoine Barthélemy is researching chemical processes that could form the basis for new, more sustainable catalyst systems. In a recent
“Solar battery” supplies hydrogen from solar energy at the touch of a button
Storing energy from sunlight and converting it into hydrogen days later is what a new material jointly developed by researchers from Ulm and Jena can do - even in the dark. The process is reversible
New technology could use sunlight to break down ‘forever chemicals’
An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath has developed a new catalyst – a substance that speeds up chemical reactions – that uses sunlight to break down so-called ‘forever chemicals’ prevalent
LNG tankers avoid Hormuz: tracking the impact of the Iran conflict
LNG crossings of Strait of Hormuz halted 28 February Strait controls exports of 20% of global LNG Ship-tracking shows diversions, signal interference LONDON (ICIS)--LNG tanker crossings of the Strait...
Update to ICIS Topics: US-Iran conflict: impact on energy, chemical markets
LONDON (ICIS)--ICIS has launched a central resource to understand how the US-Iran conflict could impact global energy and chemical markets. The US and Israel launched on 28 February a surprise wave...
Global markets brace for volatility after US-Israel attacks on Iran
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Global markets are set to face volatility following the most ambitious joint US-Israeli attack on Iranian targets in decades which has killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
INSIGHT: Global markets brace for volatility after US-Israel attacks on Iran
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Global markets are set to face volatility following the most ambitious joint US-Israeli attack on Iranian targets in decades which has killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...