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OMV Large-scale pyrolysis plant in Austria now not expected to be built until 2030	29.10.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate index turns upwards again / Plastics industry less pessimistic	28.10.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for fourth quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism as year-end approaches	28.10.2025
UPDATE - FIBRANT Caprolactam plant in Netherlands to be shuttered / Loss of 100 jobs expected	23.10.2025
ORLEN Offer submitted to acquire Grupa Azoty's polyolefin business	17.10.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH UK close to restricting BPA in food packaging / Rules to be aligned with EU, Canada	16.10.2025
DOW CHEMICAL Polyol production in Belgium comes to end	07.10.2025
IRAN EUR 8.5 bn invested in Chabahar petrochemical hub / Export prospects unclear as US reimposes sanctions on key seaport	07.10.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY ‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI	06.10.2025
MOL After Dow and BASF, Hungarian petchem group files claim for damages against ethylene cartel	01.10.2025
KUWAIT Ambitious plans for petrochemical industry	01.10.2025
MOL Test run of ISCC-Plus production in Hungary completed / Target is high-end PE, PP from mixed plastics waste	01.10.2025
GRUPA AZOTY Talks with Orlen resume regarding sale of polyolefin business	30.09.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic	29.09.2025
PETRO RABIGH Aramco becomes majority shareholder / Joint venture still deep in the red	26.09.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY First fall in German business morale this year / Plastics firms more negative / European managers send mixed signals	25.09.2025
OLIN Dissolution of EDC trading JV with Mitsui / Increased own use in PVC segment	23.09.2025
EU TRADE SANCTIONS Brussels targets firms using Russian oil / Focus includes petchem companies, China / EU warns of 'asset freeze'	22.09.2025
EXXONMOBIL Reports: US giant pauses EU recycling investments / CEO complains to Trump about regs from Brussels / Fate of Texan hydrogen project still unclear	19.09.2025
WANHUA CHEMICAL Global isocyanates leader completes sale of 25% stake in Chinese subsidiary to Kuwait's PIC	18.09.2025
MDI US imposes provisional anti-dumping measures on isocyanate imports from China	17.09.2025
EXXONMOBIL Legal battle with California escalates / AG calls chemical recycling a ‘sham' / Company pursues defamation suit	16.09.2025
OIL & GAS ConocoPhillips set to lay off more than 3,000 staff – reports / Other sector giants embarking on cost-cutting drive	12.09.2025
TRADE WAR US imposes full tariffs on imports of PET, rPET / Asian exporters to feel the pinch	11.09.2025
SHELL Oil giant drops Dutch biofuels projects / Construction not to resume after 2024 pause	10.09.2025

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