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Strong LNG inflows support German gas injections amid Rehden underfill
Germany’s gas injections remain supported by strong LNG sendout ahead of Norwegian maintenance peak July LNG imports and sendout hit multi-year highs, with daily average up 72.6% year-on-year...
Japan base oils supply lags demand in June
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan’s base oils supply lagged demand in June as a rebound in domestic consumption contrasted with persistently-weak output of the lubricants feedstock. The shortfall mirrored a...
US core PCE inflation unchanged at 2.8% in June; consumer spending ticks but is slowing
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The "core" US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 2.8% year on year in June, the same pace as in May, according to data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis...
OUTLOOK: SE Asia steps up as a C2 exporter amid new NE Asia demand
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--The second half of the year is expected to see a rebalancing of flows between southeast and northeast Asia as new capacities in the former lead to a more export-oriented southeast...
German gas market braces for likely additional levy from 1 October
Market-area manager THE spent over €400m on gas-quality conversion measures in June alone Account now below minimum buffer of €180m, likely to trigger conversion neutrality levy over next gas...
INSIGHT: Tight antimony trioxide, price hikes to impact Europe flame-retardant ABS
LONDON (ICIS)--Balanced-to-long supply has continued throughout 2025 in the European acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) market, mainly as a result of stable to weak demand leaving volumes...
FORTNIGHTLY MARKET COMMENT: French PEG Day-ahead flips to premium over Dutch TTF
LONDON (ICIS)--The French PEG Day-ahead averaged €32.886/MWh from 14-30 July, having shed ground in line with the Dutch benchmark, amid lowering demand and above-norm winds until 25 July. The...
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Researchers develop unusual strategy to increase battery performance
Led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna and Dr. Patrícia Russo from the Department of Chemistry at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), scientists have succeeded in disrupting the atomic order of batteries in a targeted manner. The
New Catalyst Approach Combines the Best of Two Worlds
A team from Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University has developed a novel approach for a catalyst that combines the advantages of the two most commonly used catalysis methods. The new catalyst approach is based
VTU Group appoints Liam O’Neil as new CEO
VTU Group announces the appointment of Liam O'Neil as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He succeeds long-serving CEO Friedrich Fröschl, who will move to an advisory role at the end of 2025. Liam O'Neil
Testing chemicals for a safer, more sustainable future
TOXBOX, a Horizon Europe funded research initiative, has successfully concluded the first 18 months of its four-year mission to revolutionize chemical safety testing. With 16 partners from 10 countries, the project is developing an advanced,
NYMEX: US gas futures fall in oversupplied market
Front-month US natural gas futures dropped a few percentage points ahead of the release of weekly US storage data as the market considers a cooler-than-average start to August The September Henry Hub...
US July MMA contracts decrease amid bearish supply/demand
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US July methyl methacrylate (MMA) contracts were assessed at a decrease as economic uncertainty is leading to bearish supply-and-demand fundamentals. The market was extremely muted,...
INSIGHT: US executive order for 50% tariffs on Brazil puts US chemical exports under threat
NEW YORK (ICIS)--An executive order by US President Trump on 30 July imposing a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil makes such an action much more ‘real’ and exposes significant volumes of US...
OUTLOOK: US PET facing upward price pressure on PX tariffs; LatAm PET demand mixed
HOUSTON (ICIS) – US polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is facing upward price pressure as a result of import tariffs on upstream paraxylene (PX), specifically from South Korea and Brunei, while Latin...
US gasoline supplies drop as demand increases
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US gasoline supplies declined during the week ended 25 July, as demand increased. Gasoline stocks fell week on week, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)....