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AI method makes designer binders for ‘undruggable’ proteins
Technique can create molecules that target disordered regions of proteins and peptides
Ultralightweight aerogels remain stable even under extreme conditions
A unique dome-shaped structural design leads to enhanced thermal and elastic properties
Clean aluminum from used coffee capsules
Turn on the machine, insert the coffee capsule, enjoy your coffee - as practical as coffee capsules are, they can be a potential burden on the environment: Although there is a collection system for used
Next-generation sustainable carbon fibers: versatile, high-performance and economical
Whether in hydrogen tanks, batteries, fuel cells or for shielding sensitive electronics – carbon fibers are used in a wide range of advanced applications. At the Potsdam Science Park, the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer
Accelerating the Discovery of New Materials with AI
In a world-first for battery research, researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have employed a so-called multi-agent network in battery design. This AI-based tool enables the
US corn crop silking and soybean blooming now at 76%
HOUSTON (ICIS)--There is 76% of the US corn acreage now silking with soybean blooming also having lifted to a level of 76% according to the latest crop progress report from the US Department of...
US pyrolysis players push forward despite wavering PCR demand
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Amid an environment of constantly changing global trade dynamics and fear of downstream demand repercussions, two US chemical recycling players, ExxonMobil and Clean Vision, continue...
US Olin swings to Q2 net loss, warns of retaliatory tariffs
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US-based chlor-alkali and epoxy resins producer Olin swung to a Q2 net loss and warned that "potential retaliatory trade actions could be a significant headwind". The company did not...
NYMEX: US natural gas futures dip on lower demand as front-month approaches expiry
US natural gas futures fell to start off the week, on a reduced demand outlook along with some increased domestic production The August ’25 front-month contract settled at $2.988/MMBtu, down 3.9%...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Crude benchmarks jump on Trump’s tighter deadline for Russia to end war in Ukraine
Trump tightens deadline for Russia to end war in Ukraine, spiking prices US-EU trade deal continues to provide support Concerns regarding feasibility of EU promise to purchase $750 billion of US...
Proposed CIRCLE Act includes tax credit for US recycling infrastructure
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Earlier this month, Congressmen Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Cultivating Investment in Recycling and Circular Local Economies (CIRCLE) Act...
INSIGHT: US chems avoid EU retaliatory tariffs with deal; face higher aromatics
HOUSTON (ICIS)--A trade framework will spare the US from retaliatory tariffs that the EU planned to impose on nearly all major classes of polymers, but producers will still face 15% tariffs on...
Europe DEG, TEG spot prices plateau on poor demand
LONDON (ICIS)--Prices in the European diethylene glycol (DEG) and triethylene glycols (TEG) spot markets were assessed as stable in the week ending 25 July on weak demand and ample supply. DEG DEMAND...
Europe LPG prices little changed in subdued trade
LONDON (ICIS)--European spot prices for large NWE cargoes were little changed in the week to 25 July with largely static fundamentals as market activity was limited due to seasonal factors. Spreads...
Georgia fertilizer producer Rustavi to build AN plant backed by EBRD loan
LONDON (ICIS)--Georgian fertilizer producer Rustavi Azot will construct a state-of-the-art low-density ammonium nitrate (AN) plant, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
Europe fatty alcohol Q3 contracts stable-to-soft, first decrease in two years
LONDON (ICIS)--Mid-cut fatty alcohol contract prices for Q3 2025 have settled at stable to soft levels versus Q2, the first quarterly decrease in Europe since Q3 2023. The softer pricing trend was...
Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 July
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--US base oils export prices extend fall versus feedstocks and competing fuel prices. Source: ICIS Increasingly firm heating oil premium to crude oil compounds weakness of base oils...
FBMC WEEKLY: Bearish weather fundamentals to keep pressure on spot power prices in week 31
LONDON (ICIS)-- Strong wind output is forecast to peak between 29-30 July, then gradually declining in early week 31, helping to support spot power prices. Nonetheless cooler and wetter weather,...
Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 July
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--US domestic base oils demand shows signs of easing, compounding impact of pick-up in supply. Discount of US Group II export prices to domestic prices widens further, reflecting that...
EU agrees to $750 billion in US energy purchases, but details remain vague
By Gretchen Ransow and Lars Kjoellesdal EU-US trade deal to include $750 billion in energy strategic-sector purchases Experts doubt objectives can be met Further details to be “sorted out” in...