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OMV Polyolefin sales volumes up 11.7% in Q1 2025 / Indicator margins for PE, propylene rise / PP indicator margin down	11.04.2025
COMPOSITES Europe loses more ground globally / Minimal investment in many cases / Record visitors at JEC show, Paris	11.04.2025
SUMIKA POLYMER COMPOUNDS Compounder plans to process PP from ELVs in France / Investment of EUR 15 mn	11.04.2025
NESTE Finnish oil refiner to cut over 500 jobs / Move follows profits collapse in 2024	10.04.2025
TRADE WAR EU plans to impose punitive tariffs on PE, PA imports from US	09.04.2025
INGENIA POLYMERS Compounder and additive supplier launches production in Germany / “Now was the time to invest in Europe”, says CEO	09.04.2025
FUTERRO PLA technology company advances French biorefinery project with design contracts	09.04.2025
TRADE WAR US punitive tariffs cause uncertainty among plastics processors / Numerous materials exempt from duties	08.04.2025
TRADE CEE Experts weigh in on potential trade war escalation / “EU businesses, including PE suppliers, can benefit from import restrictions”	08.04.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Mood of packaging and film manufacturers ‘slightly brighter' – IK business survey	08.04.2025
TRADE WAR How strongly do European plastics processors estimate the impact of US tariffs? / Industry associations launch survey	07.04.2025
HUNGARY Plastics industry consolidation draws to an end / Automotive sector: problems and opportunities / Energy costs and shifts in green policy are key factors for competitiveness	07.04.2025
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ethylene: BASF reportedly declares force majeure for plants in Ludwigshafen, Antwerp	04.04.2025
INEOS Sale of composites division to KPS completed	02.04.2025
CARBON FIBRE Capacity expansions outpaced demand in 2024 / Investment still high / Outlook positive – Composites United report	02.04.2025
RECYCLING AUSTRIA ARA, SRP put polyolefin processing plant into operation	02.04.2025
ADIPIC ACID EU starts anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports	01.04.2025
UPDATE - MALAYSIA +++ Fire breaks out at Petronas gas pipeline in Puchong +++ Plastics export growth to slow in 2025 / Domestic market poised for lasting development /	01.04.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Carbon capture can play important role for defossilisation / Agricultural and woody biomass can supply one-fifth of future carbon demand in Europe – nova-Institute report	01.04.2025
GCR Recyclate and compound supplier opens plastic recycling plant in Spain	01.04.2025
VERSALIS Start-up of domestic recycled polymer plant / EPS, XPS with high recycled content / Investment in site's turnaround	31.03.2025
BASF Commercial production of Loopamid kicks off / rPA 6 to be sourced from textile waste	31.03.2025
OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP Borealis, Vynova, and BASF win OCS Europe certification for all sites / Austrian company a pioneer of the standard	28.03.2025
SHELL Sale of chemicals business in Europe and US confirmed / CEO Sawan considers “selective closures”	28.03.2025
POLYURETHANE MARKET World TPU demand to rise by 2.5% in 2025 / Growth relies on specialised grades and advanced formulations – IAL Consultants report	27.03.2025

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