VCI Verband der Chemischen Industrie

EU-US TRADE European Parliament approves trade deal with US / Zero tariffs to be levied on US imports	17.06.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet	02.06.2026
REACH European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause	07.05.2026
COVESTRO 'No growth investments in Europe', says CEO Steilemann / Plastics group benefits from higher sales prices as result of Middle East conflict	07.05.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY National Chemicals Agenda aims to help industry back on its feet / Much remains unclear / Associations voice criticism	21.04.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING Industry calls for relaxation of the 40% reusable quota for pallet films and strapping under PPWR / Numerous lawsuits pending	01.04.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI reports further decline in sales, production / Polymer output slumps / No forecast for 2026	25.03.2026
WACKER CHEMIE Silicone specialist posts EUR 800 mn loss in 2025	05.02.2026
EU POLICY Critical Chemicals Alliance general assembly gets sector approval / Plastics Europe joins steering board / Industry repeats call for ‘action not words'	05.02.2026
LOGISTICS Hapag-Lloyd still hesitant to sail through Red Sea / Associations call on politicians to solve lorry driver shortage	30.01.2026
UPDATE - EU TRADE Parliament freezes US trade deal / Zero tariffs for plastics, chemicals shelved / Mercosur agreement on hold for judicial review	23.01.2026
EU-US RELATIONS European Union reconsiders trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland threats / EUR 93 bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods back on the table – reports	19.01.2026
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Technology of future or token gesture? Only around one third of planned recycling facilities likely to be built – Conversio study	14.01.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Decline in production, sales predicted for 2026 / Industry sending out SOS, says VCI president Steilemann	16.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI speaks of ‘autumn depression' / Economic situation continues to deteriorate / Polymer production down significantly	13.11.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY ‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI	06.10.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level	09.09.2025
TRADE WAR EU, US strike 15% tariff deal / Zero-for-zero tariffs agreed for some strategic products	28.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission presents new seven-year budget / Council, Parliament oppose taxation plans	25.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI half-year review: production, sales decline again / “Deindustrialisation is a fact”	22.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Industry in ‘stand-by' mode – VCI / Production, sales below previous year's level	03.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Slight rise in production / Front-loading effects due to threat of US tariffs / Decline in polymer revenue continues	25.06.2025
TRADE WAR US punitive tariffs cause uncertainty among plastics processors / Numerous materials exempt from duties	08.04.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Chemical industry sentiment worsens / Lowest level for more than two years – Ifo Institute	19.03.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY “A year to forget” – VCI writes off 2024 / Final quarter particularly disappointing / Stagnation expected in 2025	17.03.2025