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CHINA
Chemical association wants greener industry / Transition seen as major factor in further development
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business morale falls for fifth straight month / Plastics, rubber industry on the rebound?
A reduction in carbon emissions and an increase in so-called green technologies are just two of the latest goals of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. The association... (27.09.2023)
German business confidence weakened again in September, but companies in the plastics and rubber industries bucked the trend and expressed more optimism about their lot. The German... (26.09.2023)
LANXESS
CEO Zachert announces job cuts – local media / No guarantees for German sites
ELLBA
Styrene plant of BASF/Shell JV in Moerdijk restarts / Pressure on spot price
German speciality chemicals group Lanxess plans to reduce its workforce, a move that will also hit workers in the supplier’s home market, according to Düsseldorf-based newspaper... (25.09.2023)
Ellba has resumed production at its combined styrene/propylene oxide facility in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, several market observers have told PIE. However, neither of the two shareholders... (25.09.2023)
FRANCE
Industry group unveils plan to recycle PS packaging / Elipso backs EU Parliament on deposit system
BASF
German chemicals giant reinforces green goals / Supply deal with Cargill offshoot
The French technical committee for recycling plastic packaging Cotrep has rolled out its first ecodesign recommendations on rigid household polystyrene packaging to lay a foundation for... (25.09.2023)
Toward meeting its own sustainability targets, BASF has agreed on a long-term supply deal for a new bio-based 1.4 butanediol, launched a new range of bio-based plastic additives, and... (25.09.2023)
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PYROWAVE
Canadian group announces positive results from testing at Michelin, Knauf Industries / Companies use reclaimed styrene to make elastomer, EPS
 		27.09.2023
COVESTRO
Swiss sales office to be closed / Scores of workers to be made redundant
 		27.09.2023
RÖHM
German PMMA sheet production to move to domestic sites
 		27.09.2023
OQ CHEMICALS
Higher prices for intermediate products made in Europe
 		26.09.2023
SIRPLASTE
Investment expands HDPE recycling in Portugal
 		26.09.2023
MOCOM
Light diffusing compounds made from recycled polycarbonate / Company renames Mexico facility
 		26.09.2023
DOW CHEMICAL
US MDI splitter begins operation
 		25.09.2023
BOREALIS
Material recovery facility inaugurated in Indonesia / Part of programme to stop plastics marine litter
 		25.09.2023
LG CHEM
South Korean firm establishes tech centre in Germany
 		25.09.2023
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Price Reports and Announcements
OQ CHEMICALS
Higher prices for intermediate products made in Europe
 		26.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Paraxylene September 2023: Crude oil upswing pushes prices higher
 		21.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks September 2023: Discounts drive market / Trough has been reached / TDI could soon see renewed markups despite low demand
 		20.09.2023
PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR
Quotations rise further driven by higher feedstock costs / PE film grades witness significant hike
 		18.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate September 2023: Price reductions of up to EUR 500/t / Further falls likely in October / Imports keep supply normal / No improvement expected for weak order situation
 		18.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate September 2023: Prices approaching the bottom / Only rPET still in free fall / Isolated slight increases possible next month with a more balanced market
 		15.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
China standard thermoplastics August 2023: Prices rise / Supply declines / Market shows positive sentiment
 		13.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend September 2023: Significant price hikes despite weak demand / Higher monomer costs are main reason / Ordering picks up only hesitantly after summer lull / Converters buy no more than necessary
 		12.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
China engineering thermoplastics August 2023: Prices mostly higher as feedstock prices firm, supply slows / Only PA 6.6, ABS lower amid higher supply or lower feedstock cost / Seasonal demand to support September prices
 		11.09.2023
POLYMER PRICES
North America August 2023: Prices vary / Firmer styrene costs prop up PS / Hurricane Idalia has no effect on prices so far / Extent of damage to polymer production not yet clear / September likely to be generally weaker
 		06.09.2023
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SWEDEN
Government to end tax on plastic bags / Officials blame higher energy needed to make paper sacks
 		20.09.2023
PLAST
Italian fair reopens after five years / Visitor, exhibitor attendance lower than before pandemic / Market players mostly pessimistic / Green Deal or ‘Green Death?'
 		18.09.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Producers still gloomy as downturn continues / Resin production falls sharply / VCI repeats calls for help from Berlin
 		19.09.2023
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
EU new car registrations surge 21% in August / Battery EVs surpass 20% market share / Interest in petrol vehicles eases
 		22.09.2023
LANXESS
CEO Zachert announces job cuts – local media / No guarantees for German sites
 		25.09.2023
EUROZONE ECONOMY
European Central Bank signals end to rate hikes / Staff raises inflation forecasts, lowers growth outlook
 		18.09.2023
UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY
First draft divides interested parties / Proposed ban on materials, products lacks specifics / A ‘missed opportunity', says Plastics Europe
 		21.09.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business morale falls for fifth straight month / Plastics, rubber industry on the rebound?
 		26.09.2023
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