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INSIDE STORY: Key 2025 LNG trade flows and what to expect in 2026
LONDON (ICIS)--Global LNG production hit 434 million tonnes (mt) in 2025, up by 7% from 2024’s 406.5mt according to preliminary full-year data from ICIS. December 2025 saw a record month where...
FORTNIGHTLY MARKET COMMENT: German THE gas Day ahead jumps 14% on cold and heavy storage draws
LONDON (ICIS)--The German THE gas Day-ahead price edged upwards throughout the end of December before soaring at the start of January on the back of rising storage withdrawals sparked by the first...
LNG Weekly Market Report: TTF at 11-month premium to East Asian spot LNG
OUTLOOK ICIS TTF front month broke $11/MMBtu on Thursday, largely driven by colder European weather with the background of wider geopolitical insecurity Along with colder revisions to weather...
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German SGL Carbon to supply graphite for Dow’s nuclear SMR project in Texas
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Germany’s SGL Carbon will be supplying graphite for the proposed nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) project at Dow’s chemical production site in Seadrift, Texas. The SMR project,...
OMV Q4 olefins margins, polyolefins sales volumes up
LONDON (ICIS)--OMV expects positive impacts from higher olefins indicator margins and increased polyolefin sales volumes, the Austrian oil, gas and petrochemical group said in a Q4 2025 trading...
PODCAST: Chronic oversupply will push crude oil prices below $60/barrel in 2026
BARCELONA (ICIS)--Despite widespread geopolitical instability around the world, the most severe period of crude oil oversupply will depress prices, latest ICIS forecasts show. For 2026, global oil...
Indian exports rise 1.9% in December, trade deficit widens
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s goods exports in December grew by nearly 1.9% year on year to $38.51 billion, while the trade deficit widened to $25.04 billion, official data showed. The trade deficit in...
Plant status: Orlen plans spring turnaround at Plock, Poland cracker – sources
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Orlen Location: Plock, Poland Products: ethylene, propylene, butadiene Capacity (tonnes/year): 700,000 (ethylene), 385,000 (propylene), 70,000...
DOMO’s German operations continue as state intervenes
LONDON (ICIS)--Production at DOMO Chemicals’ German plants is continuing at minimal levels after the state government ordered their continued operation, citing safety concerns, the company’s...
PV products tax rebate cut triggers China EVA market trade flow
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s cancelation of photovoltaic (PV) export tax rebates at the start of 2026 has prompted a significant shift in the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) market, reshaping the...
GAS ALERT: Latvia’s Incukalns gas storage withdrawal capacity revised down as stocks deplete
LONDON (ICIS)-- Latvian gas storage operator Conexus has significantly revised down withdrawal capacity at its Incukalns facility as stocks have depleted, an urgent market message from Thursday...
Asia VCM market sentiment improves, but buyers avoid spot commitments
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Sentiment in the Asian vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) market has been buoyed by recent downstream bullishness. There has been a rise in prices of major derivative polyvinyl chloride...
Asia’s caustic soda conditions still healthy, unfazed by policy actions in China
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Caustic soda prices in Asia are seeing little effect from policy actions in China. Domestic conditions in China were unaffected by the possibility of increased electricity costs for...
TTF March-April ’26 spread trade may be ‘widow maker’ amid heightened volatility, traders warn
LONDON (ICIS)--The TTF March ’26 to April ’26 spread is likely to experience volatility over coming weeks as March reacts to winter weather fundamentals while Q2 dynamics remain stable. ICIS...
China’s domestic sulphur rises further on more buying interest
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s domestic sulphur prices continued to rise as more enquiries took place. Sellers were less inclined to move out cargoes on bullish market expectations. They actively raised...
LNG SPOTLIGHT: TTF-East Asian LNG price correlation to keep strong in 2026
LONDON (ICIS)--European TTF gas and Asian spot LNG markets were closely aligned in 2025, with a high correlation and narrowing price variation reinforcing a structurally tighter inter-basin...
China’s domestic urea prices rise on improved trading
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s domestic urea prices increased as trading activity improved. The surge in urea futures prices on 14 January stimulated trading activities. Traders increased purchases...
Landmark €4.55 billion investment in Ireland’s research sector and universities announced
Plan targets research, education and innovation