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DOW CHEMICAL Cracker in the Netherlands to be shut later this year	30.01.2025
VITOL Swiss trading group to acquire Danish recycler WPU / Distribution of pyrolysis oil to Braskem	30.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic	29.01.2025
ITALY “Divestment of the chemicals segment” / Trade unions mobilise against planned restructuring of Versalis	27.01.2025
BASF Billion-euro lawsuit against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, Westlake	27.01.2025
OQ CHEMICALS Creditors take over Monheim-based polyol and carboxylic acid specialist	27.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Hard choices needed to survive challenges on several fronts / M&A to play critical role in region's restructuring – FTI report	23.01.2025
MITSUBISHI Japanese giant backs away from US Gulf MMA plant / Investment a “bad bet”?	23.01.2025
USA Producers switch off systems as seasonal precaution / No consequences expected for Europe	22.01.2025
NESTE Co-processed renewable feedstock for polymer production hits the market	21.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025
SIBUR EUR 2.2 bn ethylene complex commences operation at ZapSibNeftekhim in Tatarstan / Nameplate capacity to be reached in H2 2025	15.01.2025
SPOLANA PVC production in Czech Republic on brink of collapse / Caprolactam production also discontinued	14.01.2025
INEOS Closure of ethanol plant in Grangemouth / Loss of 80 jobs in UK	13.01.2025
BISPHENOL-A EU bans use of BPA in food-contact materials / Transitional periods of up to 36 months	13.01.2025
INEOS New oil and gas investment in the US / Fossil resurgence under new Trump term?	09.01.2025
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY Recyclability increases only minimally / Recycling routes lacking / Voluntary commitment nevertheless achievable – IK report	09.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE US president-elect proposes tariff hikes for Brazil	08.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE EU agrees major trade deal with Mercosur / Opportunities for EU manufacturers to increase exports of automotive parts, chemicals	07.01.2025
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE Cefic outlines pathways to achieve Europe's net-zero targets / Insights to guide future legislation	07.01.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Research predicts feedstock of the future / Recycling to become main carbon source for plastics – nova-Institute report	06.01.2025
OLIN US group plans to enter PVC production / Kem One to deliver to US / German resin plant to restart production	20.12.2024
EXXONMOBIL Final decision in long-running emissions litigation / Petchem giant loses	20.12.2024
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Turnaround remains elusive / Some improvement in 2024 but profitability still lags	19.12.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence drops to pandemic levels / Optimism wanes among plastics, rubber firms / Jump in investor mood surprises	18.12.2024

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