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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polyester value chain: Orlen reportedly hit by PTA production issues at Wloclawek	26.06.2026
BUTANEDIOL Definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on Chinese, Saudi, US imports / EU confirms provisional rates	25.06.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE Talk of peace boosts morale / View of present turns positive at plastics, rubber shops	25.06.2026
BASF Chemicals giant to advise US recycler Encina on 'key project development phases' / Financial stake not ruled out	24.06.2026
RÖHM US MMA plant officially inaugurated	22.06.2026
MOL Hungarian chemical group's acquisition of Serbian NIS reportedly nears completion	18.06.2026
OLINHUNTSMAN Olin, Huntsman to form USD 12.5 bn chemicals giant / Deal links chlor-alkali, PVC, PU businesses	17.06.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MOL extends force majeure in Hungary to all grades of PE and PP	09.06.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet	02.06.2026
ADNOC Chair of Covestro's supervisory board Rainer Seele: ‘The EU has over-regulated domestic markets'	29.05.2026
PRYME Repeated reactor failures force closure of only chemical recycling plant	29.05.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops	26.05.2026
BIESTERFELD Distributor partners with Traceless on plastics-free injection moulding materials	15.05.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Repsol restarts cracker, butadiene plant in Portugal	14.05.2026
VELOGY Private equity firm launches new company combining former LYB, Sabic assets	14.05.2026
MASTERBATCHES Group flags supply chain risks from Middle East disruptions to key trade routes / Bottlenecks hit industries such as cosmetic packaging, plastic film, automotive	11.05.2026
REACH European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause	07.05.2026
BIOPLASTICS Commission researches biopolymers for packaging use / Recommends five ways to boost consumption and cost competitiveness	06.05.2026
BP Multiple activists stir the waters at AGM / Pushback against 'back to the roots' strategy / Motions to curb climate reporting and allow online meetings fail	06.05.2026
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 'This is not a replacement for humans – it is a reinforcement' / Column on AI as a catalyst for plastics processing – industry consultant Arno Rogalla	04.05.2026
OPEC United Arab Emirates set to leave oil producers' cartel / No short-term relief expected in Europe	30.04.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY War sours moods / German business morale worst since 2020 / Processors voice less optimism / Eurozone PMIs tumble	24.04.2026
BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL JV with Wanhua unit to review construction of Chinese PE complex	24.04.2026
WASTE PLASTIC UPCYCLING Vitol subsidiary plans pyrolysis plant in Netherlands / Two projects in Denmark abandoned	24.04.2026
PETROCHEMICALS South Korea, Japan move to government support for polymer supply chains amid Middle East crisis	23.04.2026

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