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Transatlantic west spot chemical tanker freights soften
LONDON (ICIS)--Chemical tanker spot freight rates on transatlantic westbound routes softened for all cargo sizes in the week ending 15 November compared with the previous week, based on market...
US retail and food services sales rise 0.4% in Oct, pace slows
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Headline US retail and food services sales rose 0.4% month on month to $718.9 billion in October, slowing down from a 0.8% September increase, according to US Census Bureau data on...
H2med pipeline partners launch call for interest
LONDON (ICIS)--On 7 November, H2med project partners launched a call for expressions of interest for use of the link, which is expected to transport hydrogen from Portugal to Germany. The call for...
Romanian Black Sea gas resilient to competition and price fluctuations – upstream expert
LONDON (ICIS)--Romania’s offshore Black Sea gas could be one of the most competitive regionally thanks to its below-average operating and capital expenditure, a senior independent oil and gas...
Europe oxo-alcohols spot prices stable to soft, demand languishes
LONDON (ICIS)--Prices in the European oxo-alcohols spot market were stable to decreasing this week as demand, which has been persistently low, softened further. N-butanol (NBA) spot prices slipped at...
Europe faces early test in heating season
LONDON (ICIS)--Europe experienced its first test of the winter heating season with extended bouts of below-average temperatures and wind speeds, forcing a larger call on gas-fired power generation....
GIF INSIDE STORY: Ukraine gas transit in 2025: what do we know?
Discussions related to a new gas transit deal via Ukraine have been drawing significant interest from energy traders. Recent news related to the discussions have triggered steep price movements and...
Greece’s PPC targets coal exit by 2026, 12GW renewable capacity by 2027
Greece's PPC's management updates the strategic plan targets for the 2025-2027 period The update shows growing renewable fleet, faster lignite exit, key drivers for regional spot prices The company...
GIF COMMENT: Trump’s presidential victory is expected to end the regulatory pause on US LNG but tariff policy may affect project costs
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Donald Trump’s term will lift regulations on US LNG, but market conditions and project costs could prevent some projects from moving forward. Although Trump will not take office...
Thyboron port selected to build 1.1GW Danish offshore wind farm
Thyboron port selected as the offshore construction base for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date The port could increase the development of offshore wind farms in the region Denmark will...
Plant Status: Poland’s Orlen schedules PTA maintenance in spring 2025
LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Orlen Location: Wloclawek. Poland Product: Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 690,000 Event start: March 2025 Event finish:...
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Gadolinium, lutetium and zirconium all have new atomic weights
Iupac updates of elements’ standard atomic weights follows new evaluations of abundance
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Merck accelerates growth, driven by all business sectors
Merck, a leading science and technology company, accelerated its growth in the third quarter of 2024. All three business sectors achieved organic increases in sales and earnings. Accordingly, the company remains on course to return
New Insights Into the Hydrogen Bonding of Hydrogen Sulphide
Water and the bad smelling molecule hydrogen sulphide do not seem to have a lot in common at first sight. However, when investing a little energy, some differences disappear. At first glance, the ice cube
Waters Corporation Opens State-of-the-Art Precision Manufacturing Facility in Longbridge, UK
Waters Corporation announced the official opening of its new 45,000 square foot manufacturing facility at the Longbridge Business Park in the West Midlands. The new facility more than triples existing operations and enhances the company's