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Plant status: Saudi Arabia’s Sadara declares FM on glycol ethers at Al Jubail due to fire related issues
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sadara Chemical Company Location: Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia Product: Glycol ethers Capacity (tonnes/year): 200,000 Event start: 2 July Event finish:...
Plant status: Czech Republic’s Deza enters planned DINP turnaround – sources
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Deza Location: Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic Product: Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 50,000 Event start: July 2025 Event...
CDI US June ethylene contract prices finalized
Contract prices for US ethylene have been finalized for June 2025. The contract price settled at 30.75...
Plant status: Saudi Arabia’s Sadara declares FM on ethanolamines at Al Jubail after fire
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Sadara Chemical Company Location: Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia Product: Ethanolamines Capacity (tonnes/year): 180,000 Event start: 2 July Event finish:...
French, German power Week 29 ’25 climbing on heatwave fears
French and German Week 29 ‘25 power contracts have risen significantly between 30 June – 2 July This is due to forecasts of extremely high temperatures and potential French nuclear curtailments A...
European chlor-alkali production, caustic soda stocks continue downward trend – Eurochlor
LONDON (ICIS)--European chlorine production and capacity utilisation fell year-on-year in May, while caustic soda stocks were also lower, according to the most recent data from statistics agency...
LNG News in Brief
DELFIN MIDSTRAM EYES PROJECT FID IN FALL ‘25 US-based Delfin Midstream has entered into a deal with Siemens Energy to reserve gas turbine manufacturing capacity, according to a 2 July release. It...
The Netherlands base oils output recovers to three-month high in April
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Base oils output from the Netherlands recovered to a three-month high in April, balancing out the impact of a drop in Europe's imports from key sources of Group II base oils. Steady...
Japan’s May base oils output falls
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan’s base oils output fell to a three-month low in May, adding to lower-than-usual production throughout Asia in first half of 2025 because of a protracted round of plant...
MOVES: Univar appoints CEO of Chemical Distribution division
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Univar Solutions has appointed Robert Craycraft as CEO of its Chemical Distribution & Services division, effective 4 August, the US-based chemicals distributor said in a statement...
Moldova’s new electricity law paves way for EU market coupling
Energy regulator designates OPEM as NEMO ahead of market integration Exchange to start spot operations by year-end, traders Moldova must launch a functional electricity balancing market LONDON...
Plant status: INEOS Styrolution Channahon PS facility restarts HIPS line
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: INEOS Styrolution Location: Channahon, Illinois, US Product: High-impact polystyrene (HIPS) Capacity (tonnes/year): 400,000 Event start: 2 May...
Chile sulphuric acid interactive trade map May 2025
LONDON (ICIS)--The National Customs Service of Chile has released sulphuric acid import and export data for May...
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How do you rebuild your lab after it is hit by an Iranian missile?
Milko van der Boom talks to Chemistry World about dealing with destruction at the Weizmann Institute, saving samples and people coming together
Aria seeks new chief as Ilan Gur steps down
After three years at the helm, Gur to step down from blue-skies research funder
Shake-up for unpopular procurement system that left Indian scientists with substandard supplies
Changes will see researchers, departments and universities able to buy equipment without going through government’s online portal
Helping remote schools be in their element
The element sets now found in over half of Australian high schools
High-throughput screening, synthesis and characterization of active materials for flow batteries
Energy storage is essential to the energy transition, to balance variable power generation from renewable sources. The most promising technologies involve electrochemical storage, including redox-flow batteries (RFBs). Some electrochemical systems, e.g. vanadium RFBs, have proved
Fatal explosion and fire at Indian pharmaceutical ingredients plant
At least 42 dead and 25 injured at Sigachi Industries near Hyderabad