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Huntsman sees demand ‘fairly strong’ from pre-buying and China less competitive with exports – CEO
COLORADO SPRINGS (ICIS)--Huntsman Corp is seeing resilient demand for its products from a combination of pre-buying and less competition from China, said CEO Peter Huntsman. “We’re plateauing a...
Univar to distribute Dow low-carbon products globally
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Dow and Univar have signed a long-term distribution agreement for Dow’s Decarbia products with Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) certificates in beauty and personal care, home care,...
Colombia’s manufacturing strengthens on healthy demand, despite years-high cost pressures
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Colombia's manufacturing sector improved at its fastest pace so far this year in May on the back of resilient demand which lifted output into expansion territory and helped increase...
Colombia’s conservative outsider emerges on top in presidential poll, forcing runoff
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella emerged as the surprise winner of Colombia's first-round presidential election on Sunday, positioning himself as the favorite for the...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Oil jumps as Israel attacks Lebanon; Iran ceases communication
Oil starts August trading month on bullish note Iran halts negotiations with US as protest to Israeli attacks in Lebanon OPEC+ to meet on 7 June, expectations of another output increase LONDON...
Europe LPG prices decrease with naphtha values
LONDON (ICIS)--European liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices decreased by the end of May. This was mainly attributed to a reduction in crude and naphtha values. Along with this, the propane-naphtha...
US manufacturing expands for fifth month; PMI at highest since mid-2022
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US manufacturing activity expanded for the fifth straight month in May, according to the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The May PMI...
Europe BD export spot prices decline; domestic supply outlook remains balanced to tight in June
LONDON (ICIS)--European export spot prices have been on a six-week downward trend, amid continued weakness in Asia. Export discussions for June have been muted because of the gap between...
Mexico’s manufacturing contraction eases on healthier domestic orders, but exports splutter
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Mexico's manufacturing contracted for a ninth consecutive month in May but the pace of deterioration eased as domestic sales performed well, offsetting issues coming from import...
Europe June CX contract increases with feedstock
LONDON (ICIS)--The European June cyclohexane (CX) contract price has settled at €1,415/tonne, up by €131/tonne from May. The uptick is in line with the increase in upstream benzene costs. The CX...
Transits through Strait of Hormuz remain limited as Iran-US peace talks fizzle
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains constrained as only 10 vessels transited the waterway over the weekend, fewer than the previous weekend, according to France-based data...
Europe MTBE average prices decrease alongside lower average Eurobob values
LONDON (ICIS)--The European methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) average prices dropped in the week ending 29 May, along with lower average Eurobob gasoline values. The MTBE factor to gasoline was...
Australia sues 3M over firefighting foam PFAS contamination
Government claims 3M withheld and misrepresented information about environmental risks
Small experimental choices undermine flow battery comparisons
Multi‑lab study highlights the need for standardisation in redox flow cell tests
Lessons from a community effort to fix flow battery testing
First-hand account of an international collaboration to make flow battery testing more reliable and reproducible
technotrans confirms profitable growth trajectory and increases dividend
The Annual General Meeting of technotrans SE approved the distribution of a dividend of € 0.83 per share. This represents a 57 % increase in the dividend compared to the previous year. In addition, the
Plant status: Taiwan Nan Ya restarts No 3 MEG unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Nan Ya Plastics Location: Mailiao, Taiwan Products: Monoethylene glycol (MEG) Capacity (tonnes/year): 460,000 (No 3) Event start: 1 April 2026...
Holography meets spectroscopy: Ultrafast microscopy method for optical processes
An extremely fast microscopy method to research the interaction of light and matter makes it possible to study optical processes on very short timescales. To this end, a German-Italian research team is combining holographic imaging
Making Chemistry Greener: The 2026 Gerhard Ertl Lecture Award goes to Professor Marc Koper
In honor of Prof. Gerhard Ertl, Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate in 2007, the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and the three Berlin universities (FU, HU and TU Berlin) annually bestow the Gerhard