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Machine learning cuts complexity of computational calculations in catalysis
Software simulates 370,000 steps in under 100 hours, potentially cutting demand for time on supercomputers by orders of magnitude
Chemical recycling of plastics rises as oil crisis continues
Recovering feedstocks from hard-to-recycle plastic is potentially important in a more circular plastic economy
Liquid metal nanoparticles enable ultrafast fire detection
MXenes and liquid metal nanoparticles create fireproof system that can sound the alarm in seconds
Automation and robotics drive growth in the laboratory
The market for laboratory robotics is growing dynamically - driven by a shortage of skilled workers, increasing efficiency requirements and the need for digitalized laboratory processes. The global market for laboratory robotics was worth around
Matthews Engineering and start-up hs-tumbler partner on dry battery electrode manufacturing
Matthews Engineering, a division of Matthews International Corporation, and hs-tumbler GmbH announced a cooperation to advance trajectory mixing technologies tailored for dry battery electrode (DBE) manufacturing. The joint development targets scalable powder preparation and higher
A sudden surge in luminosity: New method for stacking dyes
A sophisticated process stacks dye molecules in such a way that their luminosity increases significantly as their size grows – a significant step forward for the electronics of tomorrow. In nature, a certain size is
Indorama Ventures pursues PET price increases in Mexico
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Indorama Ventures announced it is seeking a $100/tonne price increase on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in Mexico for all orders from 13 March. The increase is in addition to the...
AdvanSix seeks third US acetone price increase in March
HOUSTON (ICIS)--AdvanSix is seeking a price increase of 10 cents/lb ($220/tonne) on US acetone, effective 27 March, according to market sources. The company confirmed the increase. This makes it the...
Firms seek permit reform to make it easier to build infrastructure
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Legislators could introduce a bipartisan bill later this year that could make it easier for energy companies to build pipelines and other infrastructure through permit reform. "By...
US Senate bill would require fertilizer industry to report weekly prices, related quantities
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US Senate has been presented with a bill which would require producers and wholesalers operating within the domestic fertilizer industry to publicly report weekly the prices of...
NYMEX: US gas futures fall on warm spring weather
US natural gas futures dropped further on 23 March as weather and geopolitical news each exerted bearish pressure on the market The April Henry Hub contract on NYMEX settled at $2.891/MMBtu, down...
Mideast war fuels drive towards energy diversity, new supply
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Companies are increasing production in new regions and customers are seeking new suppliers as the war in Iran and subsequent attacks on energy infrastructure have caused one of the...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Crude prices fall sharply after US pauses Iran power grid strikes
Trump delays planned strikes on Iranian power plants for five days, triggering sharp sell-off Iran’s denial of talks with Washington cast doubt on whether any durable de-escalation taking shape...
AFPM ’26: US ethylene prices strengthen on strong derivative demand, geopolitical uncertainty
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Discussions at this year’s International Petrochemical Conference (IPC) will inevitably surround the recent geopolitical events in the Middle East and how it is impacting energy...
AFPM ’26: US ethane steady; LPG capped by export limits
HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US natural gas liquid (NGL) market is navigating recent geopolitical disruptions with uneven impacts across ethane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPGs), heading into this year’s...
Upward pressure in Asia-Europe and Europe-Asia chemical tanker spot rates ongoing
LONDON (ICIS)--Chemical tanker spot freight rates on Asia-to-Europe and the reverse Europe-to-Asia routes continued to rise in the week ending 20 March compared with the previous week, based on...
Transatlantic westbound chemical tanker spot rates rise again
LONDON (ICIS)--Chemical tanker spot freight rates on transatlantic (TA) westbound routes rose again in the week ending 20 March compared with the previous week, based on market feedback. The move in...
Europe DEG spot prices up 32% week-on-week
LONDON (ICIS)--European diethylene glycol (DEG) spot prices soared in the week ending 20 March as the market is tight and the war in Iran is fuelling concerns over production costs. DEG truck spot...
MARGINS: Europe MEG contract margins continue to fall on war-driven surge in feedstock costs
LONDON (ICIS)--Contract margins at monoethylene glycols (MEG) plants in Europe fell sharply week on week amid higher feedstock costs, ICIS Margin Analysis showed on Monday. Margins at naphtha‑based...
Intra-Europe chemical tanker spot rates continue to climb
LONDON (ICIS)--Intra-Europe chemical tanker spot freight rates continued to rise in the week ending 20 March, as the ongoing US/Israel-Iran war disrupted trade flows and pushed marine fuel costs...