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PETROCHEMICALS South Korea, Japan move to government support for polymer supply chains amid Middle East crisis	23.04.2026
INEOS Sale of Inovyn's Italian chlor-alkali operations to industrial holding Esseco / Start of consolidation in PVC business	22.04.2026
SADARA Production in Saudi Arabia shut down / TDI volumes lacking in Europe / Losses for owners Dow and Aramco likely	22.04.2026
ADNOC XRG chief Rainer Seele sees market potential for speciality chemicals in Europe / Further acquisitions planned	21.04.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY National Chemicals Agenda aims to help industry back on its feet / Much remains unclear / Associations voice criticism	21.04.2026
REPSOL Spanish petchem giant to resume oil operations in Venezuela / Plans to triple production in three years	20.04.2026
BOREALIS Start-up of PDH plant in Belgium delayed to second half of 2026	16.04.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polyolefins: MOL announces restrictions on all products	14.04.2026
ORLEN Agreement reached with Grupa Azoty for full acquisition of GA Polyolefins	14.04.2026
KAZAKHSTAN Sinopec to build major butadiene plant / Exports to Europe possible	13.04.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY IK business survey: Middle East crisis triggers unprecedented raw material bottlenecks and sharp price increases	13.04.2026
FORCE MAJEURE Does the Iran war justify delivery halts and massive price increases? / PIE interviews lawyer Christian Lührmann	10.04.2026
INEOS Iran war could reverse debt burden / Olefins and polyolefins producer profits from price surge	10.04.2026
NESTE Processing plant for pyrolysis oil in operation in Finland / 'EU recycling rules penalise refineries'	10.04.2026
LEUNA-POLYAMID German state spends tens of millions to rescue Domo Caproleuna / Financial situation remains tense / Sister company still seeking investors	07.04.2026
DOMO CAPROLEUNA Rescue plan underway for polyamide producer / Company to operate under new name, Leuna-Polyamid	01.04.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polyolefins: Orlen Unipetrol declares force majeure / Reports suggest cracker and refinery in Litvinov also offline	01.04.2026
BASF Integrated production site number seven: Zhanjiang now officially operational / CEO Kamieth: “Investment will pay off later than expected”	31.03.2026
SOUTH KOREA Naphtha shock: Middle East war accelerates cracker consolidation / Reorganisation plans for Yeosu on the table	30.03.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Mixed growth signals from large nations / German processor confidence plunges	26.03.2026
GREENDOT German waste management provider enters French market / Polyethylene recycler RG Group acquired	26.03.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI reports further decline in sales, production / Polymer output slumps / No forecast for 2026	25.03.2026
SIBUR Full-year 2025 sees net revenue down 10% / Debt nearly doubles since 2022 / Domestic oversupply drives prices to record lows /	24.03.2026
BP Energy group sells refinery and petrochemicals business in Germany to Klesch	23.03.2026
PTA EU: Provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Mexico	18.03.2026

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