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WESTLAKE VINNOLIT
PVC manufacturer plans to take over insolvent Vynova Wilhelmshaven
 		05.05.2026
PVC
Mexico imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on US imports / US shipments dominate market
 		27.03.2026
WESTLAKE
Polymer production takes severe hit in 2025 / Finished products perform comparatively well
 		19.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America January: Hikes for polyolefins, PVC, polystyrene / Higher feedstock prices, Winter Storm Fern support quotations / Margin pressure increases for engineering grades / February expected to be sideways to slightly firmer
 		09.02.2026
UNIGEL
Plastics producer reportedly shutters styrene production in Brazil / Europe becomes more dependent on imports
 		22.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America December: Except for polystyrene, rollovers prevail / Weak end markets slow down growth / Only gradual recovery expected in 2026
 		13.01.2026
OXYCHEM
Berkshire Hathaway completes acquisition of US PVC producer
 		13.01.2026
WESTLAKE
US corporation closes PVC, VCM, and styrene production facilities in North America / European market also affected
 		17.12.2025
WESTLAKE
PVC group suffers due to weak US construction industry / Further cost-cutting measures planned / Spin-off of production division possible
 		11.11.2025
MOL
After Dow and BASF, Hungarian petchem group files claim for damages against ethylene cartel
 		01.10.2025
WESTLAKE
Takeover of ACI compounding business
 		27.08.2025
UPDATE - WESTLAKE
PVC group tightens cost-cutting measures after significant losses in Q2
 		07.08.2025
EPOXY RESIN
Countervailing anti-dumping duties on China, Thailand come into force
 		29.07.2025
WESTLAKE
Collaboration with Alpha Recyclage Composites / Expansion of carbon-fibre composites recycling
 		10.07.2025
WESTLAKE
Remaining plants in Pernis to be shuttered in 2025 / Resin supply from US planned
 		18.06.2025
DOW EUROPE
Ethylene cartel: claim for damages against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, and Westlake
 		13.05.2025
WESTLAKE
Weaker PVC business hits quarterly result / EBITDA slumps by more than a quarter
 		13.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America January: Enzo, Trump drive up prices of standard thermoplastics / Engineering grades stagnate in weak market / Uncertainty around tariffs in February
 		11.02.2025
BASF
Billion-euro lawsuit against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, Westlake
 		27.01.2025
USA
Producers switch off systems as seasonal precaution / No consequences expected for Europe
 		22.01.2025
CORRECTION - VINNOLIT
Force majeure on PVC from Germany lifted
 		26.09.2024
SHINTECH
Plans for second ethane cracker in US / Backward integration for PVC sought
 		30.08.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vinnolit declares force majeure in Germany
 		09.08.2024
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Expansion of PVC production in USA / Judges renew approval for Sunshine Project
 		09.08.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC precursors: Olin declares force majeure for plant in Texas due to Beryl
 		11.07.2024
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