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FBMC WEEKLY: French nuclear fleet to be challenged by heatwave in week 33, reducing power exports
LONDON (ICIS)-- French power exports in the flow-based market coupling (FBMC) region are expected to fall further in week 33, amid unplanned outages at the Gravelines nuclear reactor site, caused by...
US DAP imports drop by a third in H1 2025 year over year
LONDON (ICIS)--Imports of diammonium phosphate (DAP) into the US dropped by 34% year over year in the months January-June 2025, according to customs data. Saudi Arabia exported 20% less product to...
US Q2 styrene production increased year on year, inventories fell
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US Q2 production of styrene rose year on year and quarter on quarter as few planned or unplanned outages occurred, according to data from the American Fuel & Petrochemical...
US PX inventories decreased 21% quarter on quarter
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US paraxylene (PX) inventories decreased just over 21% from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025, according to data from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). The drop in...
US Q2 ethylene output, inventory rose after heavy cracker maintenance
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US Q2 production and inventory of ethylene rose year on year and quarter on quarter, according to data from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)....
US Q2 cumene production falls year on year
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US Q2 production of cumene fell year on year, according to data from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). US cumene production in Q2 2025 did fall from the...
India’s IPL delays awards in 2 million tonne urea tender as traders wrangle over volume
LONDON (ICIS)--In India, awards have been delayed in the latest urea import tender because of complaints from a few traders who did not receive allocations, several suppliers confirmed today. Indian...
US MEG production dropped 49% year on year
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US monoethylene glycol (MEG) production dropped almost 50% in Q2 2025 compared with Q2 2024, according to data from the American Fuel & Petrochemicals Manufacturers (AFPM). MEG...
MARGINS: Europe naphtha-based PE margins firm amid lower upstream costs
LONDON (ICIS)--Naphtha-based polyethylene (PE) margins were up week on week on the back of lower feedstock costs, ICIS margin analysis showed on Monday. Operators using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...
MARGINS: Europe MEG contract margins fall on lower product, co-product pricing
LONDON (ICIS)--Contract margins at monoethylene glycols (MEG) plants in Europe were down week on week because of lower product and co-product prices, ICIS Margin Analysis showed on Monday. The...
UREA: US market fully focused on UAN fill, zero interest in urea
In the US, market participants are fully focused on the outcome of the UAN fill price rather than trading urea. An August bid for a urea barge at $435/short ton FOB attracted no interest, as
Codelco gets nod to partially resume El Teniente copper mine operations
LONDON (ICIS)--In Chile, Codelco has received the go ahead from the Labor Directorate to partially resume underground operations at the El Teniente copper mine, after mining was temporarily suspended...
US Q2 propylene production falls year on year
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US Q2 production of propylene fell year on year, according to data from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). US propylene production in Q2 2025 did rise from...
US imports 3.9m tonnes of urea in H1 2025, up 4% year on year
LONDON (ICIS)--The US imported 3.9m tonnes of urea during H1 2025 marking an increase of 4% compared with the same period in 2024. Russia remains the dominant importer in terms of percentage share at...
MARGINS: Europe naphtha-based cracker margins up on lower feedstock costs
LONDON (ICIS)--Naphtha-based cracker margins in Europe rose week on week on the back of lower feedstock costs, ICIS Margin Analysis showed on Monday. Conversely, operators based on liquefied...
US fertilizers interactive trade flow map H1 2025
LONDON (ICIS)--The US Census Bureau has released fertilizer import and export data for January-June 2025. Please select a product from the drop-down menu...
‘It’s carnage’: Former NIH director decries Trump administration efforts to slash research spending
Elias Zerhouni tells Chemistry World what’s changed from when he was appointed by a Republican president to the current Trump administration
Recoded E. coli strain shows that life can function with significantly compressed genetic code
Researchers remove seven codons from E. coli’s genetic code
The chemistry of fear
Recent advances in measurement techniques have shed light on the different roles of various biomolecules during frightening and stressful situations. Anna Demming looks at how it may lead to new therapeutic interventions for conditions like
New process makes lithium-ion batteries more economical
Lithium-ion batteries are a cornerstone of the energy transition – but they are complex and expensive to manufacture. As part of the ‘GranuGoIn’ project (‘Granulate-based semi-dry electrode manufacturing goes industrial’), a semi-dry manufacturing process for