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Ineos declares force majeure for polypropylene from Belgium
— By PIE staff — On 25 September, UK petrochemical group Ineos declared force majeure on polypropylene deliveries from its plant at Geel, Belgium, according to a corresponding customer letter received by PIE. The reason for the outage, the company states, is a technical defect in one of the reactors, which occurred on 13 September. It is not known how long the plant, which has a capacity of 340,000 t/y... (25.09.2025)
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
First fall in German business morale this year / Plastics firms more negative / European managers send mixed signals
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Government allocates EUR 30 mn to strengthen recycling, waste recovery / Over half of the waste still landfilled
— By Vladislav Vorotnikov — The Portuguese Ministry of the Environment and Energy has kicked off a call for tenders worth EUR 30 mn for a set of initiatives aimed at buoying waste recovery and recycling. The investments are set to fund a broad range of projects. These include the installation and... (06:00)
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Number of failing companies remains high / Only brief recovery in Q2 / Automotive suppliers particularly affected
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POLYMER PRICES
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TDI
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