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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: Indian JBF the first producer to supposedly declare force majeure / High costs cause plant cutbacks in Europe
21.07.2022
BASF
Final stage of North American MDI upgrade / Capacity doubled from 2016 / Feedstock made from shale gas
21.07.2022
NATURAL GAS
European Commission proposes that member states slash gas use / Commission President von der Leyen says Russia “blackmailing” Europe
20.07.2022
POLYMER PRICES
Paraxylene June 2022: Contract finally fixed after tenuous talks
20.07.2022
POLYMER PRICES
Paraxylene June 2022: Why the contract price is still not available after three weeks / An attempt to explain
20.07.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Ukraine war hits major German industries / Ifo study
20.07.2022
RECYCLING EUROPE
Circular Plastics Alliance extends coverage of MORE platform to rPVC
20.07.2022
SOLVAY
Q2 results beat forecasts / Plans to raise 2022 projections
20.07.2022
HUNTSMAN
Start-up of new MDI splitter in US / Increase in proportion of high-quality products
19.07.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyethylene: Third outage at TotalEnergies / Force majeure declared in France for lack of ethylene
18.07.2022
RÖHM
PLA-based thermoformable films
18.07.2022
RUSSIA
No BMWs for Putin and his cronies / German exports to Russia fall again / Medication shipments increase / High energy prices create trade deficit
18.07.2022
SHELL
Billions of euros for sustainability / 2032 goal for net zero emissions / Construction of Dutch pyrolysis plant / Increased capture, storage of carbon
18.07.2022
ENERGY MARKETS
Qatar finalises gas North Field Expansion contracts / Five energy majors participating / Total, Shell, Exxon with the largest stakes
15.07.2022
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Outlook for mid-sized firms worst in over a decade / Plastics and chemical sector struggles with costs, shortages – DZ Bank poll
15.07.2022
PETROCHEMICALS ITALY
Union leader Pirani praises, blasts Versalis strategy / Says future of basic chemicals “uncertain”
15.07.2022
CONTINENTAL
Nearly 900 German jobs threatened at ContiTech plastics unit / Focus on products for electric vehicles
14.07.2022
INDORAMA
Licensing deal to build, own, and run Chinese plant for propylene oxide, TBA, MTBE
14.07.2022
POLYMER-GROUP
New subsidiary unit for the production of flexible PLA copolymers / Plans for massive investments / Cooperation with Fraunhofer IAP
14.07.2022
NATURAL GAS
Nord Stream 1 closed for maintenance / Concerns that Moscow will end gas shipments to Europe / Could UK cap gas deliveries to the EU? / Rationing this winter?
13.07.2022
DOMO
PA and HMD from hydrogen / Joint project with French Hynamics / Decarbonisation of industrial sites
13.07.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Storm brewing as firms struggle with "tsunami of rules" / VCI group sees "existential crisis" / Production to fall 4% this year / Gas rationing a concern
12.07.2022
LANXESS
CEO Zachert warns of German deindustrialisation / JV with Advent for polyamides in e-mobility
12.07.2022
ADVANCED POLYOLEFINS
Saudi company secure financing for future C3/PP facilities / Construction likely to be delayed
12.07.2022
INTERVIEW
“More of a marathon than a sprint” – Ralf Düssel, newly elected president of Plastics Europe Germany, talks about the relationship with processors and why he wants to be proud of plastics
11.07.2022
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