The capital investment will ensure supply of Ryton-branded PPS compounds to the North American automotive, energy, and construction sectors. ... read more

US natural gas futures fell on 15 May, shedding nearly 4% from the prior settle following the latest storage report release that grew the surplus compared to the five-year average ... read more

Brent weaker as market anticipates higher Iranian exports Washington still applying parallel sanctions on Tehran IEA May report shows weaker demand growth for rest of year after strong Q1 LONDON ... read more

The Edison facility marks the UAE packaging giant’s first North American production site. ... read more

SINGAPORE (ICIS) -- Asian methanol markets continued to face downward pressure in Q2, with sufficient supply and less than healthy demand. Supply to lengthen as Iran volumes get shipped to ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: Kem One Location: Fos, France; Lavera, France Product: Caustic soda, chlorine Capacity (tonnes/year): Fos - caustic soda estimated 364,000 (dmt), ... read more

The European Commission determined that the acquisition would not raise competition concerns. ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Members of the European Commission’s International Trade Committee have backed a series of duties on fertilizer products imported from Russia and Belarus as part of new measures on ... read more

CRUDE: Lower on IEA estimates of rising crude supply in 2025. NAPHTHA: Lowers on easing crude, crack spread amid little market activity. BENZENE: Price range flat, bids-offers in $600s-low $700s. ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Europe continues to build out its LNG regasification capacity, with Italy’s Ravenna FSRU due to start commercial operations in just days.. Despite lower prices recently, Europe is ... read more

NBP discount to TTF peaks at widest level since August 2024 on 9 May EU storage targets and low continental stocks supporting export demand, limiting British injections Low British storage ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Europe's total stocks show a 22% decline year-on-year. But net injections into European underground gas storage facilities rose in the first half of May compared with the same period ... read more

Reporting by Fabio Roccon and Marko Tymoshchuk LONDON (ICIS)--Italian PSV recorded gains on 30 April – 14 May 2025 period despite lower gas consumptions. This, combined with higher imports from ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)-- With the end of the Russian gas transit via Ukraine, Denmark and Poland are positioning themselves as a viable transit corridor for supplies to central and eastern Europe. ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Expectations for a flurry of Chinese wax volumes to reach Europe in June sent bearish ripples through domestic spot prices for paraffin wax this week, despite the US and ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--European styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) spot prices were assessed stable to soft this week as the landscape remains mixed. Attentions are turned towards China, where prices firmed this ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--The Europe acrylate ester markets have mostly seen spot prices soften this week. 2-Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate (2-EHA), butyl acrylate (butyl-A), and ethyl acrylate (ethyl-A) values have ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Austrian 2026 component gas spreads to the TTF could be liquid and volatile as traders eye EU Russian fuel phaseout plans and storage levels. The AVTP Summer ‘26 premium ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Orlen has invested in Hystar, a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser manufacturer, the Polish producer announced on Thursday. The Norwegian firm has patented a solution for the ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: LAT Nitrogen Location: Linz, Austria Product: Melamine Capacity (tonnes/year): 50,000 Event start:  End April Event finish: May Reason: Technical ... read more

Northeastern's Prof. Dai patents elastic hydrogel for 3D-printing soft tissues. The biodegradable material could revolutionize pediatric cardiac surgeries and organ transplants. ... read more

SINGAPORE (ICIS) — The ICIS TTF June ’25 contract rebounded 8% in the week, while the East Asia Index (EAX) oscillated around $11/MMBtu, as traders digested cooler European weather, ... read more

An expert explains why Mexico is emerging as a significant hub for medical device manufacturing amid the Global Trade War. ... read more

CRUDE: Down as continuing trade war concerns hamper demand. NAPHTHA: Unchanged amid little market activity. BENZENE: Weakens with further May trade at $645-655/tonne. STYRENE: Lower on thin ... read more

NEW YORK (ICIS)--China’s 34% retaliatory tariff on all imports from the US to go into effect 10 April would hit US chemical exports hard, particularly polyethylene (PE) and ethylene glycol ... read more

HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US is excluding several plastics from its reciprocal tariffs, but several commodity chemicals will apparently remain subject to the duties, including benzene. The US published a ... read more

The tariffs “will disrupt supply chains, increase production costs, and undermine our global competitiveness,” warns the president and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association. ... read more

Oil prices nose-dive after announcement of draconian US tariff policy OPEC+ triples May’s production plans Bearish day for oil mitigated by energy exemptions from raft of US tariffs LONDON ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--European sulphur buyers could be faced with higher prices if Europe retaliates to 20% reciprocal tariffs set by the US. The EU was hit with the tariff by the ... read more

Company’s transition from plastic clamshells to paper packaging is another step closer to achieving a greater global goal involving tens of millions of products. ... read more

The deal improves its market position in North America, said the Ontario-based company. ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: BASF Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium Product: Ethylene Capacity (tonnes/year): Ludwigshafen, Germany (ethylene): Plant 1 ... read more

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Base oils imports were among a list of energy-related products exempted from new tariffs that the US announced this week. The US will impose universal tariffs on most imported ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: INEOS Aromatics Location: Geel, Belgium Product: Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) Capacity (tonnes/year): 950,000 (total) Event start: March Event ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--The persistent underwhelming demand in Europe's coatings industry is set to last for the remainder of the year, with market players cautious amid a volatile geopolitical  and ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--On 24 March, the European Commission approved a €5 billion German scheme under EU State aid rules to support the decarbonization of industrial production processes via technologies ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--On 19 February 2025, Hintco, a hydrogen market development and trade company, announced it had initiated its second H2Global mechanism auction with a budget of €2.5 billion. ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--On 6 March 2025, the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning (VRO), announced the selection of the draft ... read more

CRUDE: Down on US tariff mayhem and OPEC+ May production hikes. NAPHTHA: Nosedives as crude plunges, crack weakens amid low liquidity. BENZENE: Drops amid demand concerns in global market selloff. ... read more

UK power baseload spot prices through 1-3 April have averaged below the April ’25 baseload expiry ICIS data shows this could continue as forward contracts for the rest of the ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--On 26 March the German government announced for consultation its initial tariff for its core hydrogen network at €25/kWh/h/a, offering an annual product that is set to recuperate the ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--On 25 March, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, a €400 million Austrian state aid scheme and a €36 million Lithuanian state aid scheme to support ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--On 21 January 2025, Romania's Ministry of Energy published Amendments to the Emergency Ordinance for completing the legal framework for promoting the use of energy from renewable ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--On 20 December 2024, Czech Republic submitted the final version of its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), to the European Commission. It highlights hydrogen as a key component ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Imports of sulphuric acid from Mexico and Canada are exempt from sweeping import tariffs imposed by the White House on nations across the world today. Both burner feedstock sulphur ... read more

Keygea is a compostable coffee capsule made with Ingeo PLA and crafted for the North American market. It is just the latest innovation in the coffee pod landscape. ... read more

Mit 277 motion plastics-Neuheiten präsentiert igus 2025 unter dem Motto „Go Zero Lubrication“ eine Rekordzahl an schmierfreien Kunststoff-Innovationen: von PTFE-freien Werkstoffen und einer kompletten Energiekettenserie aus Recyclingmaterial über ein neuartiges ... read more

LONDON (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report: Name: INEOS Location: Antwerp, Belgium Product: Ethylene glycols (EG) Capacity (tonnes/year): 290,000 Event start: March Event finish: Assumed April ... read more

The company will have a new president and chief operating officer starting next month. ... read more

Plans for new gas-fired plant announced New capacity to aid local balancing market, winter demand Romania eyes at least 1.4GW of new gas-fired capacity in 2025 WARSAW (ICIS)-- Works for ... read more