VCI Verband der Chemischen Industrie

PLASTICS AND ENERGY Brussels unveils plans to end reliance on Russian gas / Initiative seeks to balance shift to renewables with energy needs / Industry on board	31.05.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Russian oil embargo to spur problems / End of gas shipments would be worse	09.05.2022
RUSSIA EU sanctions hit German plastics industry to a varying extent / Trade associations warn of gas embargo / Banks affected by Swift exclusion / German federal office publishes list of sanctions for polymers	12.04.2022
ENERGY COSTS Index for energy commodities rises by 37%: HWWI economics institute / US government releases some of its strategic oil reserves / Relief on gas market due to milder temperatures?	11.04.2022
BASF Petchem giant sticks to ambitious climate goals / CO2 output to be cut 25% by 2030 / Ready to supply first net-zero products	04.04.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS Tough to gauge impact of embargo on Russian oil, natural gas / EU distribution issues could emerge / Russia source of 14% of German naphtha imports	17.03.2022
ENERGY MARKETS Budding hydrogen market to change patterns in global energy trade / Technology key as polymer industry moves towards net-zero emissions / Covestro secures access to green H2 from Australia	26.01.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Supply chain woes and high energy prices dog producers in 2021 / To-do list for new government / Chemical recycling added to packaging law	04.01.2022
POLAND Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips	05.11.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI President Kullmann: “No all-clear for raw material supply” / Industry expects record sales growth / Electricity price cause for concern	02.09.2021
EU CLIMATE POLICY “Fit for 55” leads to hot debates in the industry / EU unveils long-awaited climate package / Transportation to be included in ETS / Chemical and waste sectors mostly on board	19.07.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales in Q1 back at pre-pandemic levels for the first time / Polymer producers lift sales by more than 7% / Rising demand expected for the whole year	17.06.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Bundestag adopts amendment to packaging act / Deposits to be mandatory on all plastic beverage bottles / IK raises concerns about rPET availability	13.05.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Coronavirus crisis takes its toll in 2020 but Q4 saves the day / Production rise of 3% forecast for 2021 / Forces majeures could ease by Q3	19.03.2021
CORONAVIRUS Global economic development forecast of 4.6% in 2021 / Buoyant H2 growth expected on vaccine rollouts despite bottlenecks / Return to pre-pandemic levels only by 2022 / Euler Hermes report	11.02.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY German cabinet approves amendment to packaging law / Reusable containers could become mandatory / Concerns over availability of rPET	26.01.2021
GERMANY'S PLASTICS MARKETS New Conversio study looks at material flows in 2019 / Decline in raw material production and plastics processing / Upward trend for recycling comes to a sudden halt / Corona crisis leaves major scars	25.09.2020
PLASTICSEUROPE Subdued mood among German polymer producers / Economic figures for 2019 and pandemic effects / Germany's processors order less material	06.07.2020
PLASTICSEUROPE Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann is new president	25.06.2020
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Start-up mentality in plastics processing sector / Creative solutions to supply bottlenecks for masks and medical supplies / More nonwovens production required	24.04.2020
CORONAVIRUS Chemicals and plastics producers help with hand sanitiser supply / Ineos building new plants for ethanol and isopropanol / North Sea Forties pipeline planned shutdown delayed	27.03.2020
TITANIUM DIOXIDE “Suspected carcinogenic effect” / EU commission classifies white pigment as a danger / VCI fears precedent / No alternative	07.10.2019
LOGISTICS Low water levels along Germany's rivers spreading / German minister of transport presents measures to improve navigability of Rhine	15.07.2019
IK Martin Engelmann to head German plastic packaging association	08.07.2019
REACH ECHA seeks to improve compliance / Cefic launches action plan to help members update dossiers / Industry says NGO criticism is “not helpful”	02.07.2019