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Low 2026 EU gas storage to boost spot LNG demand
Flexible US LNG remains key for Europe gas restocking Traders express refilling concerns amid unfavourable spreads, market risks Europe poised to retain position as premium LNG market By Lars...
US December housing starts rise 6.2%, single-family rise 4.1%
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US housing starts rose 6.2% month on month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,404,000 in December, according to US Census Bureau data released on Wednesday. Starts in the more...
‘We’re in the rupture’: AAAS leadership reflects on past year under Trump
Sudip Parikh, head of largest US science organisation, describes how the nation’s research community has gone from ‘turmoil’ upon Trump’s re-election to ‘rupture’ today
IMCD posts 4% sales decline, share price plunges
LONDON (ICIS)--IMCD’s share price fell sharply on Wednesday as the global chemicals distribution company reported a 4% decline in Q4 revenue and proposed a 16% cut in the dividend. Q4 2025 revenue...
Is work polygamy a new trend or the daily norm for researchers?
While many academics balance more than one role, some take on entirely separate jobs that allow them to explore different careers
INSIGHT: POC2026 talks highlights rising tension in global biodiesel feedstock supply
LONDON (ICIS)--While the vegetable oil industry remains anchored by demand from the food and oleochemical sectors, the narrative at the 37th Palm & Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference &...
Italian PSV curve contract premiums to Dutch TTF could narrow amid energy decree approval
PSV-TTF curve premiums narrowed slightly after latest energy decree draft leaked Imminent energy decree approval could weigh on the PSV far curve Gas traders seeking clarity on the decree's...
Urea activity slows as Indian outcome awaited; RCF offered over 3 million tonnes
LONDON (ICIS)--The urea market is in a lull with trading from Asia to the Americas slowing due to a series of global holidays including Chinese New Year, Carnival and Ramadan. The outcome of an...
GAS ALERT: Britain-Netherlands BBL pipeline to switch flow direction on NBP discount to TTF
LONDON (ICIS)--The BBL Company announced on 18 February that the Britain-Netherlands BBL interconnector pipeline will switch to reverse flow mode, Britain-to-Netherlands direction, on 19 February at...
South Korea sulphuric acid interactive trade map January 2026
LONDON (ICIS)--South Korea’s Trade Statistics Promotion Institute (KTSPI) has released sulphuric acid trade data for January...
Israel Chemicals’ 2025 potash fertilizer sales volumes down 5% year-on-year
LONDON (ICIS)--The muriate of potash (MOP) fertilizer arm of Israel Chemicals (ICL) recorded a 5% year-on-year decline in 2025 MOP sales volumes, according to company results published late on...
ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 18 February 2026
- The TTF continued to trend down as mild and windy weather outlook weighed on the European gas market - Above average week 9 temperatures forecasted through northwestern, central and southern Europe...
UK inflation eases to 3.0% in January
LONDON (ICIS)--UK inflation edged down in January as falling fuel costs, air fares and food prices were key drivers, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. The Consumer...
PFAS waxes found on skis and snowboards lead to three Olympic disqualifications
Athletes excluded for first time for materials doping with ‘forever chemicals’ since the prohibition took effect three years ago
Japan January chemical exports grow 8%; overall shipments jump 17%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan’s chemical exports in January increased by 8.1% year on year to yen (Y) 983.7 billion ($6.4 billion), with shipments of plastic materials jumping by 17.8% to Y275.5 billion,...
UKA bear run triggered by Starmer troubles, but UK-EU ETS linkage in H1 2026 remains likely
Additional reporting by Gretchen Ransow Benchmark UKA December ’26 contract shed 21.3% from 9 February to 13 February Players priced in risk of Starmer leadership exit that would disrupt UK-EU ETS...
thyssenkrupp nucera increases R&D spending by 31 percent despite decline in sales
thyssenkrupp nucera’s business performance in the first quarter of 2025/2026 was in line with expectations. At EUR 75 million, the Group’s order intake was 21 percent below the prior-year figure (EUR 95 million). The main
New AI method accelerates liquid simulations
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have developed a method using artificial intelligence that can significantly speed up the calculation of liquid properties. The AI approach predicts the chemical potential – an indispensable quantity for
Aging processes in sodium-zinc molten salt batteries decoded
Up to now, it has only been possible to deduce indirectly why high-temperature batteries lose efficiency and durability while in use. For the first time, a team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has now used
Offshore Morocco considered for Russian LNG ship-to-ship transfers
Novatek will need options to work around EU transshipment ban Full European LNG ban for Russian LNG coming year-end Novatek understood to be interested in Morocco options LONDON (ICIS)--Russian LNG...