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The grim reality facing chemists in Gaza and Israel a year into war
Escalating Israel–Hezbollah conflict and Gaza war increases the pressure and threat to researchers in the region
Fatal hydrogen sulfide leak at US Pemex refinery under investigation
Mexican oil company faces multiple lawsuits after gas leak killed two and injured dozens more
Catalyst uses electricity to convert carbon dioxide into methane
Acting at the gas-liquid-solid interface to permit carbon dioxide and water to react, the catalyst achieves 80% efficiency
Adnoc to buy Covestro, continuing expansion into polymers
€15 billion deal sees Gulf oil producer looking to future growth beyond fuels
Evonik aligns two business lines with new growth strategy
Evonik is reorganizing two business lines to strengthen their growth prospects. Coating & Adhesive Resins and Health Care will focus on and concentrate future investments in their respective core businesses. The remaining businesses outside these
No significant PFAS emissions from waste incineration
Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds, PFAS for short, are found in countless products and therefore also in household waste. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with international partners, have investigated the contribution
Start-up aims to revolutionise CO₂ capture and conversion technology
Aerleum, a pioneering climate tech company specializing in CO₂ capture and utilization, announces the successful close of its $6M seed round, led by 360 Capital and HTGF, with participation from Norrsken, Bpifrance, and Marble. The
Calcasieu Pass to sell spot cargoes through April 2025, customer says
Italian utility cites recent letter from Venture Global US LNG plant previously expected to finish commissioning in Feb 2025 Edison says it will pursue international arbitration against VG...
Plant status: Enterprise’s Mont Belvieu, Texas, PDH1 experiences process upset
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Enterprise Products Partners Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Product: Propylene Capacity (tonnes/year): 750,000 Event start: 10 October Event...
Brazil September PP imports, exports fall month on month
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Imports of polypropylene (PP) into Brazil fell by 14% in September on a month-on-month basis, totaling nearly 52,000 tonnes, according to the latest figures from the ICIS Supply and...
Argentina PP August PP imports shrink 44% year on year
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Imports of polypropylene (PP) into Argentina fell 44% in August year on year, totaling nearly 6,300 tonnes, while decreasing 23% month on month, according to the latest data from...
CRUDE SUMMARY: Oil prices hit lowest in two weeks as OPEC, IEA point towards bearish market
IEA downgraded its global demand forecasts with China being key driver Market in oversupply next year with historic levels of spare capacity War premium eases as Israel pledges to not interfere with...
INSIGHT: Global durables demand for plastics to close gap versus non-durables
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (ICIS)--By 2050, the United Nations expects the global population to reach 9.64 billion, up from 8.13 billion in 2024. This is an increase of 19%, adding 1.51 billion...
Brazil September PE imports increase 8% month on month
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Imports of polyethylene (PE) into Brazil increased by 8% in September on a month-on-month basis, totaling more than 160,000 tonnes according to the latest figures from the ICIS...
Canada consumer price inflation falls to 1.6% year-on-year pace
TORONTO (ICIS)--Inflation in Canada, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), fell to a 1.6% year-on-year pace in September - down from 2.0% in August and marking the smallest yearly increase...
Argentina August PE imports higher 11% month on month
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Argentina polyethylene (PE) imports increased by 11% month on month in August, reaching more than 24,500 tonnes, according to the latest ICIS Supply & Demand database figures....
Argentina’s Rio Tercero shuts TDI plant on global oversupply
SAO PAULO (ICIS)--Petroquimica Rio Tercero has shut its toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) plant in Cordoba on the back of global oversupply, a spokesperson for the Argentinian producer confirmed to ICIS on...
Benzene, styrene, xylenes are candidates for US chem safety review
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Benzene, styrene and xylenes are among the chemicals that US regulators could select to undergo a review process under the nation's chemical-safety law. All three xylene isomers are...
New York state manufacturing activity contracts in October
HOUSTON (ICIS)--After expanding in September, manufacturing activity in New York state contracted in October, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly “Empire State...
Germany wholesale prices fall for 17th month, chemicals down 4.3%
LONDON (ICIS)--Germany’s wholesale prices fell 1.6% year on year in September, for a 17th consecutive month of year-on-year price declines, according to statistical data released on Tuesday. The...