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LANXESS hopeful as Berlin finally acts – CEO
LONDON (ICIS)--Germany’s government is finally acting on spending measures that will support chemicals and other industrial demand, according to the CEO of chemicals company LANXESS. The new...
Ring of pure carbon stabilised by its catenane connections
C48 carbon allotrope can be isolated in solution
Scientists turn to candles to make complex multi-metal nanoparticles
Method could be a simple and cheap way to make electrocatalysts with up to 25 metals
Machine learning reveals the mysteries of thin films at atomic scale
Amorphous aluminum oxide is often used in the form of protective thin films and membranes. However, what happens at the atomic level in the material is poorly understood. Thanks to innovative experiments and machine learning,
Molecular hybridization through vacuum
Interactions between atoms and molecules are facilitated by electromagnetic fields. The bigger the distance between the partners involved, the weaker these mutual interactions are. In order for the particles to be able to form natural
Lithium-sulphur batteries with little electrolyte: problem areas identified
Using a non-destructive method, a team at HZB has for the first time investigated lithium-sulphur batteries in a practical pouch cell format that make do with particularly little electrolyte liquid. Using operando neutron tomography, they
Dr. Wolf-Henning Walther becomes new CEO at Metrohm Germany
Dr. Wolf-Henning Walther will take over as Managing Director of Metrohm Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG on September 1, 2025 and will form the Executive Board together with Michael Feige and Dr. Volker Frost. Frank
NYMEX: US gas futures settle higher despite wider storage surplus
Front-month US natural gas futures edged slightly higher again on 14 August, fending off several bearish supply and demand factors The September Henry Hub contract on NYMEX settled at $2.841/MMBtu,...
US EG market continues to experience oversupply on China tariffs on imports
HOUSTON (ICIS) – The US ethylene glycols (EG) market continues to experience oversupply as a result of tariffs in China placed on US materials being imported to the country. US EG exports into...
Indorama Ventures announces 31% decrease in EBITDA year on year
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Indorama Ventures announced at 31% decrease in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) year on year in its CPET division, which includes US ethylene...
Plant status: Eastman Longview, Texas, cracker maintenance planned for Q4
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Eastman Chemical Location: Longview, Texas Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 410,000 ethylene, 165,000 propylene Event start: 1...
Plant status: Shell Norco, Louisiana, cracker to undergo maintenance
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Shell Location: Norco, Louisiana Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 635,000 ethylene, 555,000 propylene Event start: 1 September...
Plant status: Dow Plaquemine, Louisiana cracker down until mid-September
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Dow Location: Plaquemine, Louisiana Product: Ethylene, propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 1.055 million ethylene, 390,000 propylene Event start: 1...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Crude benchmarks rise as US-Russia talks loom
US threats add to risk premium on Russian crude supply Potential interest rate cut by the Fed further supportive of prices Expectations of excessive supply continue to put ceiling on crude benchmarks...
India’s July base oils imports rise
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--India’s base oils imports rose to a 14-month high in July amid a surge in supplies from South Korea. Shipments from Singapore, UAE and US also held firm. Total imports came to...
INSIGHT: US tariff policy, uncertainty to continue hitting chemical distributors
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (ICIS)--US tariff policy will continue to negatively impact US chemical distributors, adding costs and complexity that will especially hit smaller and medium-size businesses,...
Cooler-than-normal August outlook weighs on US gas futures
Storage data shows weekly net injection in line with expectations August's weather outlook unlikely to erase stubborn storage surplus LNG feedgas nominations fall 5% from record high HOUSTON...
Europe SBR August contracts drop on continued feedstock losses; spot prices also decline on subdued demand
LONDON (ICIS)--European styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) August contracts have been assessed at double-digit decreases due to softer feedstock costs this month. The August butadiene (BD) contract price...
Europe melamine August contract prices rollover; spot prices stable-to-soft
LONDON (ICIS)--European melamine August contracts were assessed at rollovers this month. Demand levels were lower during the summer holiday period. Some August talks previously took place alongside...
German THE gas neutrality charges largely unchanged into new gas year
Additional reporting by Eduardo Escajadillo THE publishes 2025/2026 fees, keeps most neutrality charges at zero Conversion neutrality charge set at €0.18/MWh after record summer conversion costs...