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Spain’s chemicals 2025 sales flat, disinvestment risks grow on energy costs – Feique
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Spain's chemicals sector - including pharmaceuticals - closed 2025 with revenues of €85.4 billion, broadly flat year on year, as production growth of 1.3% was offset by a 1.6%...
European jet fuel market set to stay tight as supply risks persist despite ceasefire
LONDON (ICIS)--Europe’s jet fuel market is expected to remain structurally tight in the near term, with elevated prices and refining margins likely to persist as supply disruption linked to the...
PODCAST: Middle East chemicals will take 12-18 months to return to normal
BARCELONA (ICIS)--Even if the current shaky ceasefire becomes permanent, the complexities of repairing and restarting chemical plants means that global markets will have to wait 12-18 months for...
Germany production falls in February, Middle East conflict weighs on outlook
LONDON (ICIS)--After stagnating in January, Germany’s overall production from industry, energy and construction fell 0.3% month on month in February as Europe’s largest economy struggled even...
UK’s 800MW Springwell solar farm and battery storage granted development consent
UK government granted planning consent to the 800MW Springwell solar farm and battery storage project on 8 April The project is planned to supply electricity to the grid from 2029, meaning it could...
BBL looks to offer full-year Britain-to-Netherlands pipeline capacity in shift away from seasonal status
BBL pipeline operator launches consultation on full-year Britain-Netherlands export capacity Low demand for British winter pipeline imports from EU drives reduction in available capacities offered by...
US chemists worried by chilling effects of Trump’s second term
Researchers are concerned about funding cuts and self-censorship
Aphrodite partnership signs agreement to sell all gas volumes to Egypt’s EGAS
Aphrodite gas field developers sign term sheet with Egypt’s EGAS Contractual prices linked to Brent with floor and ceiling Binding agreements expected to be finalised in coming weeks LONDON...
China’s DAP port inventories plunge by 110,000 tonnes as cargoes move inland
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s diammonium phosphate (DAP) port inventories were around 20,000 tonnes on 9 April, as most cargoes were withdrawn from the ports to domestic distribution, ICIS data showed....
US Q4 GDP growth estimate reduced to 0.5%
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The growth in US real GDP in the 2025 fourth quarter was slower than initially expected. In a third and final estimate, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) lowered its Q4 GDP...
GAS ALERT: Italian Parliament approves controversial energy decree
MILAN (ICIS)--The Italian Parliament concluded the conversion of the government's energy decree into permanent law on 8 April. The Senate approved the document, already licensed by the Chamber of...
Trump renews proposals to slash US science agency budgets
White House requests a 55% reduction to the National Science Foundation’s budget, with other agencies facing similar cuts
Alfred Wilm and the hardening of metals
How do you prepare for a so-called accidental discovery?
A turning point for Europe’s resource sovereignty: tozero launches production of lithium and other critical raw materials
Europe's leading battery recycling startup – has launched its first industrial demonstration plant in Germany capable of turning end-of-life batteries into domestic supplies of lithium, graphite and a nickel-cobalt mix at scale for the first time.
Middle East crisis triggers historic raw material shortages and drastic price surges
105 manufacturers of plastic packaging and films in Germany report major economic challenges in the IK business survey for the second quarter. The geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are leading to problems in the
Vacuum pump without motor: Thin films – the stuff new pumps are made of
A thin silicone film ensures that pumps do not require motors, compressed air, lubricants or additional sensors. They can be switched as required and accommodated in previously impossible designs. Wherever vacuum is needed in industry
Negotiations on ceasefire could stall amid violated clauses – Iran’s parliamentary speaker
HOUSTON (ICIS)--A bilateral ceasefire or further negotiations toward that end are unreasonable at present because of early violations of Iran’s 10-point proposal, that country’s parliamentary...
US commodity chem shares fall as Hormuz reopens
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US-listed shares of commodity chemical producers fell on Wednesday, breaking sharply from the overall market, which rose following news that ships ladened with oil, LNG, plastics, and...
NYMEX: US gas futures lower on looser balances
Front-month US natural gas futures eased on 8 April on bearish warmer weather and lower residential and commercial demand The May 2026 Henry Hub contract on NYMEX settled at $2.724/MMBtu, down nearly...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Oil falls below $100/barrel threshold as two-week ceasefire provides relief
Iran and US agree on two-week ceasefire, pulling crude prices lower Negotiations set to start in Pakistan on Friday Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline affected after hit by Iranian drone LONDON...