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BOROUGE
EUR 460 mn logistics partnership with Adnoc to boost UAE petrochemical exports
17.06.2025
BASF
Commissioning of HMD plant in France / Expansion in Germany reportedly nearing completion
16.06.2025
TRADE WAR
US, China agree to reduce export restrictions; rare earths to be supplied again / Trump says relationship with China is ‘excellent'
11.06.2025
HYDROGEN
EC to fund 15 new European green hydrogen projects / Second EHB auction completed
11.06.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: Grupa Azoty plant in Police down again
10.06.2025
LYONDELLBASELL
Possible sale of European plants to investor Aequita / Negotiations enter critical phase
06.06.2025
ADNOC
Former OMV CEO Rainer Seele to head chemicals business
04.06.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows
03.06.2025
BASF
Petchem giant purchases Domo stake in Alsachimie
02.06.2025
HUNTSMAN
Group to shutter maleic anhydride plant in Germany / Europe to be supplied from US
02.06.2025
EDITORIAL
Final act for Italy's petrochemical industry
26.05.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
Mood among plastics, rubber processors brightens / Ifo business climate index rises
23.05.2025
CENTRAL ASIA
Sibur acquires stake in loss-making Kazakh plastics processer / Russian plastics industry seeks to expand foothold in Central Asia / China shows economic interest in region
22.05.2025
SABIC
Saudi giant reportedly seeking IPO for National Industrial Gases / Europe exit rumours persist
22.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Paraxylene: Still no consensus / May contract also expected to be fixed late
19.05.2025
DENKA
Japanese chemical group to shutter US chloroprene plant / Severe financial losses / Trump's reversal of lawsuit not enough
19.05.2025
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Policies proposed for EU chemical industry shift to renewable carbon – RCI report / Dutch team outlines transition plan
19.05.2025
PLASTICS AND FINANCE
BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%
16.05.2025
SABIC
Saudi group reportedly questioning its European activities / Reasons: price pressure, overcapacity, expensive raw materials
15.05.2025
HUNTSMAN
Adjusted net loss widens in Q1 as sales plummet / Tariff uncertainties hit demand in key markets
14.05.2025
DOW EUROPE
Ethylene cartel: claim for damages against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, and Westlake
13.05.2025
IRAN
Petchem production on upward trajectory despite sanction pressure / Economic crisis impacts local consumption / Results of export-diversification campaign unclear
13.05.2025
TRADE WAR
Shares, greenback, oil rally on US-China agreement / Reprieve could spike shipping prices / Did Trump blink?
12.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene, butadiene, propylene oxide: problems at Repsol in Spain
12.05.2025
US-CHINA TARIFFS
De-escalation: Both nations agree to significantly slash tariffs / Positive reactions on the oil market
12.05.2025
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