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European acetone FD spot stable, demand weak
LONDON (ICIS)--European acetone free delivered (FD) spot prices were steady this week according to the majority of market feedback. Prices below the assessed range were also heard but were not...
ICIS POWER INSIGHT WEEK 38 NEWS IN BRIEF
This news summary was generated via Ask ICIS LONDON (ICIS)-- Please find below a short summary of the key power stories ICIS published in week 38. FBMC WEEKLY: France likely to maintain export...
ICIS GAS INSIGHT WEEK 38 NEWS IN BRIEF
This news summary was generated via Ask ICIS LONDON (ICIS)--Please find below a short summary of the key gas stories ICIS published in week 38. OPINION: Vertical Gas Corridor - more pain than gain?...
WEEKLY POWER OUTLOOK: Lower wind and cooler temperatures likely to support spot prices across central western Europe in week 39
LONDON (ICIS)-- With week 38 largely characterized by high wind output and warm weather in central western Europe, an easing of wind power production and temperatures in week 39, is likely to drive...
Solidarity union warns Polish PM imports of Russian ferts threaten country’s economic security
LONDON (ICIS)--Polish trade union Solidarity on Friday wrote to Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk warning that the huge scale of Russian and Belarusian fertilizer imports “pose a real threat to...
MOVES: Austria’s Lenzing appoints new CFO
LONDON (ICIS)--Austrian fibers and chemical company Lenzing has appointed Mathias Breuer as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective 1 January 2026, it said in an update on Friday. Breuer,...
WEEKLY CRUDE OUTLOOK: Crude set to be rangebound, but economic storm clouds are gathering
LONDON (ICIS)--Crude prices gave up early-in-the-week gains as a gloomier outlook for the US economy and longer-term oversupply fears offset bullish geopolitical factors. Lower US inflation in August...
Plant status: Venator halts TiO2 production in Huelva, Spain, amid asset sale talks
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Venator Location: Huelva, Spain Product: Titanium dioxide (TiO2) Capacity (tonnes/year): 80,000 Event start: circa 19 September Event finish:...
Plant status: Elix plans November maintenance at ABS and SAN plant in Spain
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Elix Polymers Location: Tarragona, Spain Products: Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) Capacity (tonnes/year): ABS...
High-pressure hydride sees gold show its reactive side
Discovery pushes chemists to rethink how inert gold really is
Karl Mueller: ‘I realised I had matured when I started giving away my best ideas’
The director of Ames National Laboratory in the US discusses getting hooked on chemistry via parental inspiration and a benchtop NMR
Transforming plastic waste into an efficient CO2 capturing material
Upcycled amide can efficiently capture carbon dioxide from flue gases, as well as air
Comprehensive investigation suggests stirrer bars have little impact on reactions
Examination of over 300 organic reactions suggests stirring is nothing more than a placebo
Digital laboratory management system for greater sustainability
With the research project "ηNet - Cyber-Physical and Data Managed System", the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Karlsruhe is launching an innovative initiative to reduce energy and resource consumption in university laboratories. The project is
Researcher develop the first hydride ion prototype battery
Hydride ion (H⁻), with their low mass and high redox potential, are considered promising charge carriers for next-generation electrochemical devices. However, the lack of efficient electrolyte with fast hydride ion conductivity, thermal stability, and electrode
A new way to produce ammonia more efficiently
Ammonia is used in fertilizer and many industrial processes. It is also seen as a promising way to store and transport energy, as it is safer and easier to handle ammonia than hydrogen gas. Using plasma,
Hyundai Motor to invest W77.3 trillion in 2026-2030 amid US tariff impact
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Hyundai Motor will invest won (W) 77.3 trillion ($55.5 billion) between 2026 and 2030, with W38.3 trillion allocated to capital expenditure, the automaker announced on 18 September....
S Korea to mandate SAF on outbound flights from 2027
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--South Korea will mandate the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all international flights departing from domestic airports in 2027 as part of net-zero efforts, the government...
East China MEG inventories decrease slightly on limited import arrivals
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Monoethylene glycol (MEG) inventories in east China decreased to 400,000 tonnes on 19 September, down by around 1% from 12 September, ICIS data showed, due to limited import...
Regulations push lubricants industry towards sustainable EALs – Patech exec
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Regulatory pressure and rising environmental consciousness are pushing the lubricants industry toward greater adoption of sustainable solutions, with a key focus on environmentally...