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Chile’s chemicals output down; wider manufacturing up, copper woes persist
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Chile's manufacturing activity rose by 0.5% in August, year on year, but within it chemicals performed negatively, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday. According to the...
US RPM keeps working to offset tariff impacts – CEO
HOUSTON (ICIS)--RPM International has yet to fully offset all tariff impacts, the CEO of the US-based specialty coatings, sealants and building materials company said on Wednesday. The “total...
N American chemical rail traffic rise for third week
HOUSTON (ICIS)--North American chemical rail traffic rose 0.6% year on year to 46,054 railcar loadings for the week ended 27 September, marking a third consecutive increase, according to freight...
Colombia’s manufacturing slows; factory activity rises on higher demand
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Colombia's manufacturing sectors posted slower growth in September but continued their expansion on the back of higher demand, spurring increased operating rates at factories,...
Mexico’s manufacturing back into contraction as output falls despite higher orders
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Mexico's manufacturing sector edged into contraction territory in September as higher orders could not offset a fall in output, analysts at S&P Global said on Wednesday. The...
Brazil’s manufacturing downturn accelerates to 29-month low on weaker demand
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Brazil's manufacturing sectors deepened their downturn in September on the back of weaker demand at home and abroad, analysts at S&P Global said on Wednesday. The S&P Global...
Berkshire Hathaway nears deal to buy Occidental Petroleum’s petchem unit for $10 billion – reports
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway is nearing a deal to buy Occidental Petroleum’s petrochemical unit, OxyChem, for $10 billion, according to an article from the Wall Street...
Lower-than-expected volatility at first German Day-ahead auction with new 15-minute trading
15-minute products in the European Single Day-ahead Coupling (SDAC) market went live on 30 September Volatility in the German Day-ahead auction was lower than expected, though volatility and negative...
Brazil’s Braskem shares up as regulator clears Novonor’s state acquisition
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Braskem’s stock was up nearly 5% on Wednesday morning trading after the investment fund Petroquimica Verde received the green light from antitrust regulator CADE to acquire...
How the Royal Society of Chemistry is reshaping recognition in the chemical sciences
Changes over the past five years have enabled a wider variety of team and individual excellence to be celebrated
Floating photocatalyst turns sunlight into radicals that disinfect water in minutes
Smartphone torchlight powerful enough to generate bactericidal oxygen-centred organic radicals to purify water
Letters: October 2025
Readers discuss chemistry degree uptake, isotope analysis best practice and green cosmetics
Sailing towards recycling composite textiles
Sustainable Extricko is using superheated steam and pressure to recycle intractable materials used in sailing
EU’s new research infrastructure strategy’s success threatened by fragmented funding
Europe has the infrastructure to make itself a research powerhouse but must get industry and member states on board
How a mistake in the lab taught me new things about myself
One extra drop of titrant was all it took…
Clean Energy from Stored CO₂ – Safe, Scalable, and Sustainable
Factor2 Energy, a German (Duisburg) company with a novel approach to geothermal energy, announced the successful completion of its seed funding round, raising US$9.1 million in venture capital. The round was led by At One
Arkema celebrates its new battery dry coating laboratory in France
Arkema officially showcased its Battery Dry Coating Laboratory, located at the Cerdato Research Center in Normandy, France, together with its customers and partners. This state-of-the-art facility complements Arkema’s global network of R&D labs dedicated to the battery industry
Recycling rates of 92 percent possible for lithium
Lithium-ion batteries permeate our everyday lives: they provide wireless power for notebooks, smartphones, electric cars and much more. The increasing use of these batteries requires sustainable recycling methods. However, the recovery of lithium is currently
PRPP Tuban project in Indonesia eyes 2029 start up
JAKARTA (ICIS)--PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia (PRPP), the joint venture (JV) of Pertamina and Rosneft, is expected to commence operations at its Tuban refinery and petrochemical (PC)...
Asia TiO2 indicative prices stable before holiday on ADD uncertainties
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Titanium dioxide (TiO2) spot indicative prices in Asia were stable so far on 1 October. Sell indications remained around $1,900/tonne FOB (free on board) China, unchanged from the...