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China DAP port inventories stable at 230,000 tonnes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s diammonium phosphate (DAP) port inventories were around 230,000 tonnes on 17 July, as there are no new supplies arriving at the ports, ICIS data showed. The inventories...
Brazil investor hits milestone in bid to buy controlling stake in Braskem
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Investor Nelson Tanure has moved closer to acquiring a controlling stake in Braskem, the Brazilian polyolefins producer said on Thursday. Under Tanure’s proposal, his investment...
Fundamental risks to support French power Q4 ’25 closer to delivery, narrowing spread with UK
French power Q4 '25 prices could climb, tightening spreads with the UK Traders note that further French heatwave and nuclear risks could narrow the discount UKA/EUA spreads are likely to have more...
Europe Group III base oils supply holds steady in May
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Europe’s Group III base oils supply held steady in May as a jump in shipments from Asia countered a drop in flows from the Middle East. The region’s total supply came to close...
Latin America lube demand up for first time in four months in May
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Latin America’s lube demand rose in May for the first time in four months as a recovery in consumption in Mexico countered shrinking demand in other key markets like Brazil. The...
PODCAST: Europe acetone and phenol value chain challenges to continue through H2 2025
LONDON (ICIS)--With H1 2025 already in the rear-view mirror, and the summer heatwave upon us once again, the acetone and phenol, and derivative markets, continue to be blighted by difficulties....
Chemistry ‘deserts’ threaten to push poorer undergraduates out
Course and departmental closures in the UK are creating ‘cold spots’, leaving students high and dry
Navigator Gas orders two new ammonia carriers
LONDON (ICIS)--Liquefied gas carrier Navigator Holdings (known as Navigator Gas) said on Thursday that it has ordered, through a joint venture, two new liquefied ammonia carriers, each with a...
European naphtha market stays soft amid weak cracks, narrowing spreads
LONDON(ICIS)--Northwest European naphtha markets faced pressure through the week, with physical cracks and East-West (E/W) spreads remaining soft across the curve, reinforcing bearish sentiment....
New bundle structure for Rehden gas storage likely to boost bookings
Rehden users topped up injection rates using interruptible capacity on days with wider THE Q1 ’26-spot (Day-ahead and Weekend) spreads Doubling of injection rates per bundle from 17 July likely to...
German chemical production lags pharma as output shrinks in first half
LONDON (ICIS)--Chemicals production in German contracted 3% in the first half of 2025 offsetting an expansion in pharmaceuticals output to drive the industry as a whole to a 1% contraction, trade...
‘CrystalGPT’ set to enhance how chemists design crystals in silico
Model for predicting molecular crystal properties is readily adaptable to specific tasks, even with limited data
Chemistry ‘cold spots’ emerging across the UK, RSC warns
Some regions face a future with fewer chemists
Utilizing sunlight more effectively: Web platform aims to accelerate discovery of novel photocatalytic materials
Solar energy can be used to generate electricity sustainably – and, in principle, it can also be harnessed to produce fundamental chemical compounds. However, the catalytic materials identified to date are not yet suitable for
Connect Four: New Semiconductor for Future Computer Chips
Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Leibniz Institute for Innovative Microelectronics (IHP) have developed a material that has never existed before: a stable alloy of carbon, silicon, germanium, and tin. The new compound, abbreviated as
Cryo-electron microscopy – Reaction cycle of an enzyme for CO2 fixation decoded
High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy makes it possible to study complex enzymatic processes in detail. With this method, a research team of the University of Potsdam and Humboldt-Universität Berlin succeeded in characterizing the CODH/ACS enzyme complex in
NYMEX: US gas futures steady ahead of storage data release
Front-month US natural gas futures posted slight gains on 16 July, holding above the $3.50/MMBtu threshold on expectations of hot Texas weather that could break records for power demand The August...
US ethylene trades at 24.50 cents/lb
US July EPC ethylene traded at 24.50 cents/lb on Wednesday. That compares with the most recent trade at 25.125...
US investigation into Brazil policies points to more tariffs
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US has started an investigation into Brazilian policies under Section 301, the same provision it used to impose tariffs on numerous Chinese imports in 2018. Any tariffs that the...
US gasoline supplies rise as demand declines
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US gasoline supplies rose during the week ended 11 July, as demand declined. Gasoline stocks rose week on week, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Refinery...