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BP awards work for green hydrogen project at German refinery
LONDON (ICIS)--BP has awarded a contract for work on its green hydrogen project at the company’s Lingen refining site in northwest Germany to industrial services company Bilfinger. Bilfinger’s...
World first for clinical trial of skin patch to monitor therapeutic drugs in real time
Sensor could soon help doctors to prevent overdoses of drugs
Embodying polymer chemistry with a purpose by upcycling plastics and trapping PFAS
For Frank Leibfarth, focussing on reactivity and selectivity helps him bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research
Commission ‘confident’ SUPD vote will pass, impacting rPET imports to Europe
ROME (ICIS)--The European Commission is ‘confident’ that member states will vote in favor of passing a new draft Implementing Act that will delay imports of recycled polyethylene terephthalate...
GAS ALERT: Dutch TAQA seeks optimisers for Bergermeer capacity for storage year 2026
LONDON (ICIS)--The operator of Dutch store Bergermeer, TAQA Gas Storage BV (GSB), said it will allocate new volumes under the Optimisation Agreement for Storage Year 2026 (OA26) in February. The...
Europe AA, acrylate esters stable amid ongoing sluggish start to 2026
LONDON (ICIS)--The Europe acrylic acid (AA) and acrylate ester markets have seen spot prices remain unchanged this week. Prices for AA are unchanged for an eleventh week, with underlying fundamentals...
Daicel reviews COC business, delays startup of German project
LONDON (ICIS)--Daicel has decided to review its business plan for cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) as demand is increasing slower than expected, the Japanese chemicals company said on Thursday. The...
US LNG output marks slight monthly drop following winter freeze
January US monthly LNG production down for first time since September '25 Feedgas nominations rebound to pre-freeze levels Cargoes could be delayed or considered cancelled, depending on various...
Plant status: Kazakhstan’s KPI to resume PP production next week – source
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries Location: Karabatan, Kazakhstan Product: Polypropylene (PP) Capacity (tonnes/year): 500,000 Event start: 19...
Strong demand for near-term Croatia’s Krk LNG slots at auction but none for late 2030s
LONDON (ICIS)--There was strong demand at annual auctions for capacity at Croatia’s Krk LNG terminal for slots out until 2030, with auctions closing at significant premiums, but no interest in...
INSIGHT: Storm Leo brings chaos to Spain and Portugal; shipping delays across Europe
BARCELONA (ICIS)--Storm Leo has brought high winds and torrential rain across large parts of Spain and Portugal, forcing ports and shipping companies to suspend operations. The severe weather system...
China‘s domestic sulphur trading subdued
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Trades in China's domestic sulphur market were subdued approaching the Lunar New Year holiday. Spot deals almost came to a halt recently with prices in both the spot market and...
GAS ALERT: Dutch Eneco signs gas supply deal with Equinor for five years
LONDON (ICIS)--Norway’s energy producer Equinor said on 5 February it entered into a five-year agreement with Dutch utility Eneco for the supply of up to 0.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas per...
Dutch offshore wind CfD may lower power prices, but unlikely to aid 2040 target
The new Dutch government has proposed to introduce a CfD support mechanism to support its 40GW target of offshore wind by 2040 If introduced, it could boost tender success and weigh on long-term...
China’s sulphur port inventories down 54,000 tonnes on more trading
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s sulphur port inventories fell to around 1.81 million tonnes on 5 February, because of more trading in the domestic market, ICIS data showed. This marks a decrease of...
Q4 loss for Shell chems on weaker margins, higher costs
LONDON (ICIS)--Shell’s fourth-quarter net loss deepened year on year on the back of lower margins, higher operating expenses and stronger tax headwinds, the UK-based oil and gas major said on...
Mapping tool delivers quantitative visualisations of steric interactions
Technique uncovers subtle interactions that previous methods have missed
Australia closes one beamline at national synchrotron, with another saved
Agency backtracks on closure of one beamline but asks user community to chip in
How air pollution is rewiring gut chemistry and fuelling chronic disease
The impact of air pollution on our bodies’ microbiomes is only just beginning to be uncovered
Rethinking hydrogen peroxide production
Hydro-Oxy and Addible both aim to transform how industry produces and uses a ubiquitous oxidant.