https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-petrochemical-headlinesChemicalshttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/041726-muted-reaction-in-fertilizer-markets-to-strait-of-hormuz-reopeningFertilizer market participants reacted with caution to the announcement by Iran's Foreign Minister April 17 that the Strait of Hormuz is now "completely open" for all commercial vessels. "In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as alreadyFertilizers, Chemicals, Energy Transition, Renewables2026-04-17T15:42:29Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/041526-chinas-sulfuric-acid-restrictions-set-to-squeeze-minersChina's reported plan to further restrict sulfuric acid exports starting in May is set to squeeze miners on costs and supplies of the crucial input, especially in import-dependent countries like Chile and Indonesia, analysts said. The Iran war disrupted the seaborne market for sulfur, which is needed to make the acid, which is then used to make fertilizers and also extract metals like copper,Fertilizers, Chemicals, Metals & Mining2026-04-15T19:45:44Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/041526-europes-ammonia-imports-fall-in-q1-as-buyers-shun-us-product-under-cbamEuropean ammonia imports dipped and buyers steered clear of US product in the first quarter of the definitive phase of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, ship tracking data compiled by Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, showed. According to the data, about 717,000 metric tons of seaborne ammonia were imported to the EU in Q1, compared to 787,000 mt in fourth-quarter 2025. The clearestFertilizers, Chemicals, Energy Transition, Renewables2026-04-15T10:24:05Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/041426-european-fertilizer-industry-defends-channeling-cbam-funds-to-farmersIndustry group Fertilizers Europe has called for revenues from the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to be channeled directly to farmers and for a freeze of the EU Emissions Trading System free allocations until 2030, as the war in the Middle East ripples across markets, according to an April 14 press release. Fertilizers Europe defended a "robust implementation of CBAM" ahead of theFertilizers, Chemicals, Energy Transition, Renewables2026-04-14T20:48:45Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/chemicals/041026-brazils-pe-market-worries-about-lack-of-ad-duty-officialization-on-us-importsMore than two weeks after the Brazilian government approved the definitive antidumping duty on US and Canadian polyethylene imports, an official resolution has not yet been published in the country's Official Gazette, raising concerns among market participants about whether the tax can be increased. On March 26, the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade announced after a meeting that definitiveChemicals, Polymers2026-04-10T23:16:03Z