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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 14 July
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Global base oils prices have edged lower compared with feedstock and competing fuel prices, and remain well below recent highs in Q2 2025. Lower base oils margins coincide with time...
India continues phosphates purchases as Rabi season approaches
LONDON (ICIS)--India is seeing continued demand for diammonium phosphate (DAP) as the country prepares for the upcoming Rabi season, and stocks are thought to be low. Indian demand for DAP driven by...
INSIGHT: Europe EPS suffers import delays from Iran thanks to Middle East conflict
LONDON (ICIS)--European expandable polystyrene (EPS) market players are seeing delays on Iran imports from June to July as a result of infrastructure damage and shipping delays caused by the conflict...
Regulatory hurdles hamper Ukraine power, gas exchange liquidity – UEEX chairman
UEEX transfers clearing to licensed settlement entity but faces obstacles in expanding services Number of UEEX market participants rises year on year Brisk summer trading likely to continue amid high...
US-Canada PP production and sales decline in June
HOUSTON (ICIS)--June preliminary sales and production data have been recently released by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Vault Consulting. Month-on-month percentage changes are shown below:...
Germany sets tariff for hydrogen core network
LONDON (ICIS)--On 14 July Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) officially set a “uniform” hydrogen pipeline tariff of €25/kWh/h/a for entry and exit to the country’s core hydrogen...
Europe methanol market flooded with imports, congestion at Rotterdam in July
LONDON (ICIS)--European methanol storage and logistics face difficulties in early Q3, with pressure on Rotterdam terminals expected to continue this summer. Congestion at Port of Rotterdam, vessels...
Europe MPG spot prices steady as demand meets expectations
LONDON (ICIS)--Prices in the European monopropylene glycol (MPG) spot market were assessed as stable in the week ending 11 July as demand is subdued but meeting producers’ expectations. MPG spot...
Boron building block assembles tetra-substituted alkenes like Lego
Powerful method offers control of stereochemistry to produce drugs and natural products
Women’s health: insights in research and inclusion
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Breakthrough in lithium refining from lithium chloride
Nobian and Veolia Water Technologies Inc. sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore joint commercialization of Nobian’s newly patented lithium chloride conversion process. Nobian recently developed a new patented process to convert lithium chloride
CYNiO secures over 2 million euros for the next innovation step in the specialty chemicals industry
The chemical start-up CYNiO has successfully raised over 2 million euros in investment capital to scale up its sustainable technology for the production of isocyanates and expand its product portfolio in a targeted manner. The
Start-up Oxyle announces new solution for particularly stubborn PFAS
Oxyle is taking a significant step in the fight against pollution from Forever Chemicals. The company launches PFAS Solutions - modular treatment systems designed to eliminate even the most difficult short and ultra-short chain PFAS.
CABB Group has a new CEO
Change at the top of the CABB Group: CEO Thomas H. Ahrens (63) is stepping down from the Group’s operational business and is handing over the reins to current COO Tobias Schalow (49) on September
Trump adds Mexico and EU in tariff deadlines at 30% by 1 August
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--US President Donald Trump said on social media at the weekend that Mexico and the European Union face 30% tariffs on goods sold into the US starting 1 August, stepping up pressure...
UPDATE: Trump adds Mexico and EU in tariff deadlines at 30% by 1 August
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--US President Donald Trump said on social media at the weekend that Mexico and the European Union face 30% tariffs on goods sold into the US starting 1 August, stepping up pressure...
NYMEX: US gas futures finish week on softer note
Front-month US natural gas futures close slightly lower on 11 July, erasing some early-session gains as traders continued to watch cooler-than-average forecasts for later in the month The August...
US UAN engagement moderate but further prompt terminal volumes concluded
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US UAN engagement is remaining moderate but there were further prompt river terminal volumes concluded with values increasing. Most of the domestic attention was turned towards the...
SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates fall on low demand, end of front loading amid tariff pause
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US fell again this week as demand has fallen after a brief period of front loading during a pause in tariffs. With this...
USDA forecasting lower corn and soybean production in July WASDE
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in the July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report that the outlook for corn is for lower production and ending...