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INEOS Polyolefin giant preparing for downturn? / Firm allegedly weighing asset sales as European horizon darkens / Inovyn in the spotlight	03.03.2026
ERCROS Spanish PVC producer rejects takeover bid from Bondalti / Net loss widens	03.03.2026
LYONDELLBASELL Polyolefin major lowers recyclate targets / CEO says group needs to align pace to market conditions / Competitor Borealis seemingly failing to achieve its goals	02.03.2026
GRÄSSLIN Distribution of Borealis polyolefins in Germany	02.03.2026
COVESTRO Steep drop in 2025 earnings following lower selling prices, Dormagen fire / Core profit projected flat in 2026 / Net debt cut after Adnoc capital infusion	27.02.2026
BASF Pace of cost cuts quickens as economic slowdown deepens in final quarter / Profits, sales in Q4 drop on lower prices, currency swings	27.02.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Sabic restarts LDPE plant in Wilton, UK / Force majeure remains in effect	24.02.2026
DANGOTE Major expansion of PP production planned in Nigeria / Europe targeted for exports	24.02.2026
TOTALENERGIES Petrochemicals perform well in 2025 / Gradual phase-out in Europe conceivable nevertheless / ‘Naphtha has a competitive disadvantage that cannot be offset'	19.02.2026
BEWI EPS specialist still in the red from continuing operations / Divestments restore profit but mask deeper operational losses	13.02.2026
QATAR VINYL First PVC plant in gulf nation enters trial phase / Exports to Europe expected	12.02.2026
SABIC Global distribution of polyethylene from South Korean Shaheen plant planned / Replacement for PE plants sold in Europe	11.02.2026
ADNOC “We believe in Europe's future” – Covestro chair Seele	09.02.2026
MAK GERMANY Plans to relocate Indorama's former PTA and PET lines from Rotterdam to Oman	09.02.2026
OMV / BOREALIS Plastics activities benefit from higher volumes, better margins in 2025	06.02.2026
LYONDELLBASELL Full-year losses in the millions / Management plans lower investments, project postponements to boost 2026 results	06.02.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Inovyn announces production shutdown in Martorell / Tunnel between France and Spain closed	05.02.2026
DOW Chemical giant plans to cut around 4,500 jobs / Weak market, restructuring costs lead to billions in losses	30.01.2026
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares second force majeure / Start-up problems at Ineos / Fire breaks out in Geleen	30.01.2026
AUSTHROTHERM EPS, XPS insulation material recycling plant in full operation after successful test phase	29.01.2026
FERNHOLZ Packaging manufacturer expands extrusion capacity in Germany	28.01.2026
INDORAMA VENTURES Thai PET giant ditches Czech recycler UCY Polymers / Sells all its 85% stake without getting anything in return	23.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TotalEnergies declares force majeure for PP from Feluy	22.01.2026
UNIGEL Plastics producer reportedly shutters styrene production in Brazil / Europe becomes more dependent on imports	22.01.2026
VIONEO Plastics producer shifts methanol-to-polymers project from Belgium to China / Keeps European strategy	22.01.2026

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