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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Anwil plant faces problems again
05.05.2025
BASF
Forecasts for 2025 unchanged / Q1 sales fall 0.9% while key profits take a hit / Indirect impact from trade wars expected
02.05.2025
INTERVIEW
“Neither practical nor fair” / Packaging producer Uwe Fernholz is calling for reform of Germany's Single-Use Plastic Fund Act
01.05.2025
MAURER KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK
Polyamide specialities compounder extends capacity / Expansion to 15,000 t/y planned
01.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: Spain's Novapet reportedly faces problems after blackout
30.04.2025
HEXPOL
Majority of Turkish compounder Kabkom acquired
30.04.2025
ORBIA
Sales still sliding / Substantial losses in polymers business / Profit warning for 2025
30.04.2025
UPDATE - IBERIAN PENINSULA
Blackout in Spain and Portugal: Multiple petrochemical plants shut down / Normalisation could take a week
29.04.2025
SERBIA
Uncertainty over oil supplies plagues petrochemical industry / Integration with European economy has pros and cons
29.04.2025
COVESTRO
Launch of PCR polycarbonates made from ELV headlamps
29.04.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins, LDPE/LLDPE, EVA: Versalis declares force majeure on products from Dunkirk
28.04.2025
DOW CHEMICAL
US group to review closure of cracker in Germany and other activities in Europe
25.04.2025
INDIAN OIL
Petchem project in eastern India takes shape / Tech licences from LyondellBasell, Univation
24.04.2025
RESEARCH
Scientists convert carbon emissions from forest industry into PP, PE
24.04.2025
INDORAMA
Sale of 700,000 t/y PTA plant in Portugal / Buyer not yet announced
22.04.2025
ASCEND
PA producer files for bankruptcy protection / Supply agreements will be met, says CEO
22.04.2025
EDITORIAL
Silence is agreement: Why the plastics industry should speak up
22.04.2025
KÖKSAN
Turkish PET packaging producer invests in China / Large PET production facility planned
22.04.2025
LEHVOSS
PolySource to sell high-performance compounds in North America
22.04.2025
VESTOLIT
PVC plant restarts after force majeure / Allocations not ruled out
17.04.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for PVC from France
17.04.2025
HEXPOL
Swedish compounder acquires remaining shares in Almaak
16.04.2025
OQEMA
Chemical distributor buys Italian competitor Chimen
16.04.2025
RENEWI
E-waste recycler Coolrec rebrands
14.04.2025
OMV
Polyolefin sales volumes up 11.7% in Q1 2025 / Indicator margins for PE, propylene rise / PP indicator margin down
11.04.2025
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