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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 22 September
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--US base oils prices hold in narrow range versus feedstock prices. Source: ICIS Steady Group II margins contrast with sharper fall in margins in H2 September 2024. Steady Group II...
Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 22 September
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--US base oils demand likely to stay more muted. Seasonal slowdown in demand in Q4 2025 incentivizes blenders to separately cut current stock levels. Unexpectedly quiet Atlantic...
Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 22 September
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Europe’s Group II base oils prices maintain steep premium to FOB US and FOB Asia export prices. ICIS Europe’s Group II base oils prices also maintain steep premium to US...
Global base oils cargo flows: Week of 22 September
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Cargo loadings from Taiwan could face weather-related delays over coming days. Any delays would follow loading of several more shipments from Taiwan in past week that headed on to...
Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 22 September
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Global base oils margins mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to separately maintain high output. Incentive for refiners to separately maintain high output puts...
China’s sulphur imports climb on demand from chemicals, fertilizer sectors
LONDON (ICIS)--Chinese sulphur imports rose by 7% in the first eight months of the year, driven by strong demand from the fertilizer and chemical sectors. Imports accelerated during the summer months...
Austrian gas industry frustrated with government over Renewable Gas Act delays
Austrian government should pass the Renewable Gas Act by the beginning of 2026 - FGW Past delays to passing this Act causing “unrest” to Austrian gas industry amid discrepancy between goals and...
Russia remains top NPK supplier to India while China’s DAP share collapses
LONDON (ICIS)--India’s diammonium phosphate (DAP) imports rose 15.9% in the period January-July 2025 year-on-year, reaching 2.34 million tonnes, up from 2.02 million tonnes in the same period of...
CEE gas markets face abundance of supplies but more ambitious vision for region needed – US, EU stakeholders
US government invites CEE, SEE traders, policymakers to discuss LNG needs Vertical Gas Corridor one part of more ambitious vision – US DoE official Denmark, Poland position Nordic Route as most...
India fuels Morocco’s DAP export boom as MAP volumes slide
LONDON (ICIS)--Morocco’s total diammonium phosphate (DAP) exports rose by 29.4% year on year in January to July 2025, reaching 2.45 million tonnes, compared with 1.89 million tonnes in the same...
China’s DAP exports to Ethiopia soar, MAP shipments to Brazil plunge
LONDON (ICIS)--China’s total diammonium phosphate (DAP) exports fell 21.7% year on year in the period January-July 2025, dropping from 2.02 million tonnes to 1.58 million tonnes, revealing the...
Teflon diet earns trio the 2025 Ig Nobel chemistry prize
The prizes that first make you laugh, then make you think reward more irreverent scientific ideas.
Van Thi Thanh Ho’s mission to build up sustainable chemistry in Vietnam
She’s driving commercialisation and inspiring new generations of scientists with her passion for green technology
Teflon as a low-calorie stomach filling, cows with zebra stripes and the physics of lumpy pasta sauce
The Ig Nobel Prizes, which are awarded annually to research that "first makes people laugh and then makes them think", took place for the 35th time this year. At the ceremony at Boston University, ten
Reverion power plant achieves world record efficiency
The company Reverion, based in Eresing, near Munich, has achieved a global record in power plant technology. With an electrical efficiency of 74.2%, Reverion has significantly surpassed the previous world record for thermal power plants
INDRESMAT: From ISC3 Start-up of the Month to a Pioneer in Bio-Based Insulation Materials and Construction Solutions
In January 2020, INDRESMAT was recognized as the Start-up of the Month by the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) for its contribution to Sustainable Chemistry. Since its founding in 2017, this ambitious company has
EPCA ’25: Europe etac outlook hinges on supply amid soft structural demand
LONDON (ICIS)--The European ethyl acetate market has seen an uptick in spot enquiries in early September, driven by supply allocations and restocking activity following the summer slowdown. While...
India PE imports slow on weak demand, competitive domestic pricing
MUMBAI (ICIS)--India’s Polyethylene (PE) spot activity remained muted this week as weak buying interest and limited offers weighed on trade sentiment. Competitive domestic pricing and sluggish...
Asia polyols fundamentals balanced, manufacturing may boost Q4
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia polyols may see firmer demand emerge in China in the near term, with rising construction activity lending support to spot prices, potentially marking the start of the...
EPCA ’25: No sign of recovery for Europe PO demand
LONDON (ICIS)--Activity in Europe’s propylene oxide (PO) market has been limited so far this year, and there are few signs of a recovery in the near term. Imports impact value chain Construction...