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BIOPLASTICS Strong capacity growth forecast in years ahead / Multiple investments proposed worldwide – nova-Institute report	03.02.2025
SOCAR / PETKIM Strategy calls for further polyolefin plants in Turkey / Decision to be made in 2026	03.02.2025
GRUPA AZOTY Negotiations on sale of polyolefin division to Orlen enter crucial phase	31.01.2025
RADICI Distribution partnership with DK Kunststoff for polyamides	31.01.2025
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET Packaging and film manufacturers anticipate rise in sales / Stabilisation in export business expected – IK business survey	31.01.2025
UPDATE - SIBUR Fire breaks out at Kstovo subsidiary; operations halted	30.01.2025
FOAM RECYCLING Dutch platform Circularise advances PU foam recycling with digital product passports	30.01.2025
SYENSQO Nexeo takes over distribution of high-performance materials for EMEA	30.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic	29.01.2025
VIONEO Selection of Honeywell's methanol-based technology for PE/PP plant in Belgium / Final investment decision due in 2025	29.01.2025
CELANESE Denmark's Bjørn Thorsen appointed as focused distributor for thermoplastic elastomers	29.01.2025
POLYMER SOLUTIONS Takeover of former Mocom recycling plant in Germany	28.01.2025
ITALY “Divestment of the chemicals segment” / Trade unions mobilise against planned restructuring of Versalis	27.01.2025
HB FULLER US adhesives manufacturer plans to close a third of its plants / Future unclear for the ten European locations	24.01.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Plastics Europe laments decline in production in Q3 2024 / Year-on-year growth still reported	23.01.2025
KRAHN Distributor adds PVC from Westlake Vinnolit to its portfolio	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
POM China imposes provisional punitive tariffs on imports from EU, US, Japan, and Taiwan	22.01.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polypropylene: TotalEnergies reportedly declares another force majeure for Gonfreville, France	21.01.2025
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Consumer willingness to pay extra drops in 2024 / One-third still sceptical about alternative solutions – Simon-Kucher study	21.01.2025
BIESTERFELD Distribution of Celanese's LCP, TPS high-performance polymers in EMEA region	21.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025
BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS Global demand for biodegradable, compostable packaging to rise by 8.8% by 2029 / Scepticism among brand owners, converters – Smithers report	17.01.2025
FORTISCHEM Closure of PVC production planned in Novaky, Slovakia	15.01.2025

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