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CHEMICAL RECYCLING Zero Waste Europe calls for virgin production cap over chemical reclaim / Industry sees benefit for mixed plastics waste	10.12.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned	04.12.2024
EUROPEAN POLITICS EU commissioner candidates confirmed / Climate discussion front and centre / Von der Leyen plans to ‘engage' with Trump	14.11.2024
EMS Product range expanded to include polyketone Grinyl K / Compounding of Hyosung base polymer	22.10.2024
BUTADIENE NEW at PIE: Spot and contract price reports for the precursor / Supply situation in Europe remains tight; prices likely to remain high / Numerous expansions planned in Asia	27.09.2024
SHELL GreenDot supplies pyrolysis oil for processing in the Netherlands	27.08.2024
STYRENE Spot market calmer after news of restart in Netherlands / Prices remain high / Increase for polymers	08.08.2024
SHELL Energy giant drops chemical recycling plans / Target of 1 mn t/y by 2025 “unfeasible”	05.08.2024
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Pyrolysis oil as potential alternative to naphtha in crackers / Numerous plants ready to get started / Possible approach above all for Europe, Asia / Change could further impair cost base	05.08.2024
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics July 2024: Prices drop significantly amid weak demand, decent supply / Plant outages strong price drivers in August / Polymer demand continues to decline	02.08.2024
POLYMER PRICES Styrene August 2024: Outages lead to strong price rise	01.08.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Olefins, aromatics: Outage of Shell cracker at Moerdijk reported	31.07.2024
INEOS STYROLUTION Styrene production at Canadian unit faces closure / Complaints about damage to health	13.06.2024
BRASKEM Adnoc cancels negotiations for majority takeover / Brazilian polyolefin group remains in the red	14.05.2024
SHELL Petchem group sells Singapore operations to Indonesia's Chandra Asri, Glencore	10.05.2024
BASF World's first electric cracker demo plant inaugurated / Joint project with Sabic, Linde aims for more sustainability	24.04.2024
NATURAL GAS Qatar plans expansion despite pricing woes / Europe may need LNG for 50 more years / US pause in export terminal approvals challenged	08.03.2024
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2024: Crackers, refineries come to a halt due to cold weather / Higher feedstock costs prevent decreases / Standard grades expected higher in February, engineering plastics to remain weak	07.02.2024
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2023: Weak 2023 ends with price reductions, rollovers / Economic slowdown continues to affect demand / Falling feedstock quotations put polymers under pressure at start of 2024	09.01.2024
SABIC / LINDE Firms seek to decarbonise ethylene glycol process / Saudi government joins carbon capture and storage thinktank	02.01.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Low-carbon group cuts ties with World Economic Forum / CEOs line up to accelerate journey to net zero targets	13.12.2023
PETCORE EUROPE Bertaggia replaces Stephan as director general / Annual conference to focus on core PET challenges in 2024	28.11.2023
TOTALENERGIES Deal adds 10 years to Oman LNG partnership / New agreement includes GHG reduction	15.11.2023
NATURAL GAS Qatar inks new LNG supply deals with EU players / Fierce competition with US suppliers / China a major client	31.10.2023
BAYSTAR Borealis, TotalEnergies JV starts major US HDPE plant / Facility marks final step of integrated petchem project	06.10.2023

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