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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 30 June
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Global base oils prices recover versus feedstock/competing fuel prices after crude prices fall. Firmer base oils price-differentials curb pressure on refiners to separately adjust...
Europe benzene contract price rises for July
LONDON (ICIS)--The European benzene July contract price has settled at €637/tonne, up €26/tonne from June. The settlement was confirmed by two sellers and three buyers on 30 June. The July...
Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 30 June
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Global Group II heavy-grade base oils prices stay at elevated levels relative to feedstock and competing fuel prices. Source: ICIS Group II heavy-grade prices maintain steep premium...
FORTNIGHTLY MARKET COMMENT: CEE gas prices drop in H2 June while Ukraine demand holds firm amid shifting flows
Marko Tymoshchuk and Aura Sabadus LONDON (ICIS)--Central and Eastern European gas prices declined over the second half of june, tracking losses at more liquid Western hubs and reflecting reduced...
Centrosymmetric crystal displays chiral optical responses previously believed to be impossible
Crystal with perfect symmetry around its centre surprises scientists with its asymmetric response to light
Linear structure gives dysprosium complex record-breaking magnetic properties
A new dysprosium-based single-molecule magnet works at higher temperatures than others in its class
11 executives jailed over Italian PFAS pollution
Convictions relate to groundwater contamination around Miteni fluorochemicals plant
Pitfalls in cytotoxicity studies could be tripping up chemists
Team proposes how to broaden and standardise biological testing in sustainable chemical research
Chemistry’s capital C
From refinery scale to a nanosecond existence, carbon is everywhere – in life as well as chemistry
Unmasking hazardous compounds in cosmetics, skincare products and perfumes
Lifestyle products contain hazardous compounds that have not been detected by previous tests and are not currently regulated. This was demonstrated by scientists from Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) using a new analytical methodology, with
Computational trick enables better understanding of exotic state of matter
It can be found inside gas giants such as Jupiter and is briefly created during meteorite impacts or in laser fusion experiments: warm dense matter. This exotic state of matter combines features of solid, liquid
Versatile new polymer material
Researchers at Ulm University have developed an organic material with extraordinary properties: The novel polymer is extremely effective at recovering valuable precious metals such as gold or palladium from solutions, separating toxic semimetals and also
ETH spin-offs sweep the board at Venture Awards
Six spin-offs of ETH Zurich were among the 18 finalists in this year’s Venture Awards. Three of them won in their respective categories, and three came in second. The Grand Prize went to spin-off MyNerva.
SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates retreat to May levels on reduced traffic
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US gave back all the gains from the previous two weeks and are now where they were in May as the initial demand
US UAN activity continues to be light as attention focused on other nitrogen products
HOUSTON (ICIS)--UAN activity continued to be light as US participants were again focused on other nitrogen products but there were additional prompt terminals volumes concluded, with prices lifting...
NYMEX: US gas futures rise following front-month roll
Front-month US natural gas futures rose sharply on 27 June, ending a multi-day losing streak just after the expiry of the July contract The August Henry Hub contract on NYMEX settled at $3.739/MMBtu,...
US June propylene glycol contracts settle at rollover; supply concerns not seen in late H1 ’25
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US June 2025 propylene glycol (PG) contract prices rolled over from May. In addition to an ongoing weak demand environment, there was little to no pressure on PG from upstream...
US June acrylic acid and acrylate ester contracts settle unchanged from May; demand remains tepid in busy season
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US June '25 acrylic acid and acrylate ester contracts settled at a rollover from May. Contract prices of butyl acrylate (butyl-A), 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (2-EHA) and glacial acrylic...
US glycol ether spot prices unchanged in June with steady market fundamentals, no pressure from feedstocks
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US June spot prices of glycol ethers were unchanged from May. Spot prices of butyl glycol (BG), butyl diglycol (BDG), propylene glycol methyl ether (PM) and propylene glycol methyl...
US threatens tariffs against Canada in seven days
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US is threatening to impose tariffs against Canada in the next seven days to protest the nation's digital services tax, US President Donald Trump said on Friday. Canada's digital...