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Europe October capro contract prices fall sharply on feedstock drop, weak demand
LONDON (ICIS)--European caprolactam (capro) contract prices for October fell sharply from September, after a significant reduction in the contract price of key feedstock benzene for October, weak...
Swiss EMS warns of weak consumer mood, China stimulus to take time
LONDON (ICIS)--EMS Group expects weakness in the global economy to continue in the fourth quarter, the Swiss supplier of high-performance polymers and specialty chemicals to the auto and other...
Europe base oils export prices slump as supply improves
LONDON (ICIS)--European base oils export values slipped down this week amid an increase in the volume of offers from refineries. Prices decreased by $30/tonne for all grades this week, bringing SN150...
Germany’s SEFE signs gas supply agreement with ConocoPhillips
New gas supply agreement to strengthen supply to Germany and Europe First gas deliveries under the agreement already completed This follows similar partnerships as the continent continues to...
Morocco ships 24% less MAP to Brazil as liquidity issues bite
LONDON (ICIS)--Exports of monoammonium phosphate (MAP) out of Morocco increased by 9% in January-August 2024 year over year, according to customs data. MAP volumes exported to Brazil, Morocco’s top...
New Romanian tax could crush gas trading, competition
Romanian parliament amends fiscal code to introduce new tax on local and foreign oil and gas companies New turnover tax may wipe out fading trading liquidity and hit end consumers Foreign companies...
Bridgestone wins US grant for ethanol-to-butadiene pilot project
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Tire maker Bridgestone has won a grant from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office for a pilot plant to convert ethanol into butadiene...
MOVES: K+S CFO Meyer to become CEO next year
LONDON (ICIS)--German fertilizer company K+S said on Wednesday that chief financial officer (CFO) Christian Meyer will take over as CEO on 1 June 2025. In his new role, he will succeed Burkhard Lohr,...
Carbon capture making slow progress in UK and Europe
Government funding welcomed, but issues over strategy and CO2 purity persist
Microbubbles active C–H bonds, converting methane into ethane and formic acid
Inside-out microdroplets induce oxidation reaction
Microbubbles activate C–H bonds, converting methane into ethane and formic acid
Inside-out microdroplets induce oxidation reaction
Meteorite 200 times larger than one that killed dinosaurs reset early life
Counterintuitively, impact brought benefits too by providing microorganisms with iron and phosphorus
Mercedes-Benz opens own recycling factory to close the battery loop
Mercedes-Benz opened Europe's first battery recycling plant with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process making it the first car manufacturer worldwide to close the battery recycling loop with its own in-house facility. The recycling plant in Kuppenheim,
Inspired by nature: biophysicist develops innovative microplastic filters
It's everywhere these days: Microplastics. In particular, it is transported through the air and water to the remotest corners of the earth. One of the big questions is: how can we prevent microplastics from entering
New Fast and Sustainable Method for Hydrogen Production
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Francesco Ciucci from the University of Bayreuth, a German-Chinese research team has developed a new method for the electrochemical splitting of water. This not only accelerates the production of
“Dictionaries” make fluorescence-based data for integrative structure models and their dynamics accessible
A research team from Germany and the USA led by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has developed a data description that can provide results from fluorescence measurements for structural and dynamic modelling of large biomolecules.
Patenting by European universities on the rise
European universities are behind more than 10% of all patent applications filed at the EPO from within Europe. However, wide variations in patterns of ownership and commercialisation are much in evidence. Europe’s universities are becoming
Brazil’s Sergipe prepares to receive second vessel
-Sergipe’s pipeline outage continues -Ballast vessel signaling for Sergipe arrival -Brazil’s regas capacity remains largely underused HOUSTON (ICIS)--The 137,000cbm Trader III is signaling an...
Brazil’s GDP to grow 3% in 2024, Mexico’s to slow down to 1.5% – IMF
LIMA (ICIS)--Brazil’s GDP is expected to grow by 3% in 2024, up sharply from prior forecasts of 2.1% growth published in July, the IMF said this week. Mexico’s growth, however, is expected to...
Brazil anhydrous and hydrous ethanol fluctuating
HOUSTON (ICIS)-- Anhydrous ethanol prices experienced fluctuations on the lower and higher ends of the range this week, reflecting some volatility in the market. Meanwhile, hydrous ethanol prices saw...