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Croatian researchers thrust into limelight as their 1990s’ peptide discovery goes mainstream in the US
Trump administration hopes to approve peptides popular with MAHA wellbeing advocates. How are the researchers at the centre of this coping with sudden media fame?
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Australia forges closer research links to EU as it gets ready to join Horizon Europe by 2027
Becoming part of one of the world’s largest funding programmes will allow Australian researchers direct access to funding and to lead projects
India GAIL purchases PX for July arrival, preparing start-up of new PTA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--India’s GAIL purchased around 20,000-25,000 tonnes of paraxylene (PX) for July arrival, according to market sources familiar with the matter. The company is preparing to start up...
China domestic Group II base oil supply to rise in July, weighing on market
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--A wave of maintenance shutdowns at Group II base oil units in Shandong began in early May, but domestic supply in China is expected to increase as plants gradually restart in the...
Plant status: China’s FCFC restarts No 2 PTA plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Formosa Chemicals and Fibre (FCFC) Location: Ningbo, China Product: Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 1.5 million Event...
Plant status: S Korea’s LG Chem to cap Yeosu phenol/acetone plant output at 60% in July
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: LG Chem Location: Yeosu, South Korea Product: Phenol; acetone Capacity (tonnes/year): No 1 line - 300,000 (phenol); 180,000 (acetone) Event...
Plant status: S Korea’s LG Chem to cap Daesan phenol/acetone plant output at 60% in July
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: LG Chem Location: Daesan, South Korea Product: Phenol; acetone Capacity (tonnes/year): 300,000 of phenol; 180,000 of acetone Event start: 6...
Plant status: China’s Zhongjing shuts PP line 1
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Zhongjing Petrochemical Location: Fuqing, China Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 350,000 Event start: 10 June Event finish:...
Japan’s Teijin Frontier to expand polyester insulation fiber capacity
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Teijin Frontier is expanding production capacity for its Octair polyester insulation fiber at the firm's Matsuyama plant in Ehime, Japan, to meet the rising global demand for...
East China xylenes port inventories lower as consumption outpaces arrivals
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Mixed xylenes (MX) inventories at east China ports decreased to 57,600 tonnes on 11 June because consumption outpaced arrivals, according to ICIS data. The inventories were down by...
East China toluene port inventories lower as consumption outpaces arrivals
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Toluene inventories at east China ports decreased to 38,100 tonnes on 11 June as consumption outpaced arrivals, according to ICIS data. The inventories were down by around 12.2%...
Plant status: Saudi Arabia’s IPC restarts EVA plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: International Polymers Company (IPC) Location: Jubail industrial city, Saudi Arabia Product: Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) Capacity...
ZEISS Half-Year Figures: Solid Performance, Clear Future Course
For the first half of the current fiscal year (ended March 31, 2026), the ZEISS Group reported slight revenue growth, with revenue totaling 5.841 billion euros (prior year: 5.794 billion euros, up 1%). Earnings before
hte is getting a dual leadership structure: Denis Hürtgen and Michael Paul take over leadership
hte announces that Markus Bold handed over leadership of the company to Denis Hürtgen and Michael Paul effective June 1, 2026. With its new management team, hte aims to further strengthen its position as a
Precision Measurement Under Impact – When the Balance Itself Becomes the Object of Measurement
How do you take measurements using one of the most sensitive scales in the world? Researchers at TU Wien have demonstrated how the measurement process affects not only the object being measured but also the
Europe MDI June contracts were at increases for different grades
LONDON (ICIS)--June contracts for the European polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (PMDI) and pure MDI markets were assessed this week at increases from the previous month. POLYMERIC METHYLENE...
Europe TDI contracts for June were at declines
LONDON (ICIS)--June contract assessments for the European toluene diisocyanate (TDI) market were done this week at declines from the previous month. Reported June deltas from May were heard at mainly...
Europe polyols June contracts assessed at decreases
LONDON (ICIS)--Slabstock conventional flexible polyether polyols contract prices in Europe for June were assessed as lower this week compared with the previous month. Prices for June were assessed...
China’s April NBR imports fall on slower domestic demand
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported just slightly above 11,300 tonnes of acrylonitirile-butadiene (NB) copolymers in April, data from ICIS Supply and Demand Database (SNDD) shows. This is the lowest...