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PROPYLENE
China increasing propylene capacity to meet growing derivative demand / Country expected to dominate global market by 2030 – GlobalData
20.06.2025
DOW
Court orders Nova Chemicals to pay Dow over EUR 1 bn more / Long-running dispute drags on
17.06.2025
BOROUGE
EUR 460 mn logistics partnership with Adnoc to boost UAE petrochemical exports
17.06.2025
BOREALIS
Good year despite tense market environment / Sales of OMV subsidiary increase by 10% in 2024
13.06.2025
SINOPEC
ECI Group technology selected for Ningbo PE project
13.06.2025
WELLMAN INTERNATIONAL
Indorama PET recycling subsidiary files for debt protection / Millions in losses due to high production costs
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
K 2025
Reusable cups to be used at trade event / Materials developed by Borealis using OMV's chemically recycled feedstock
04.06.2025
EPS
Turkey expands share of EU imports / China now also key player / Very few imports from outside EU go to Germany
02.06.2025
RESEARCH
Aimplas collaborates on greener bioplastics food packaging project / Novel PLA copolymers to improve biodegradability
02.06.2025
BOREALIS
Producer plans EUR 100 mn investment in PP / Capacity expansion for cable applications
29.05.2025
LDPE RECYCLING
Improving flexible packaging reclaim / IKV's Loopcycling project – Interview with Achim Grefenstein
29.05.2025
NOVA CHEMICALS
Polyolefin producer launches PE film recycling in the US
28.05.2025
BRASKEM
Brazilian billionaire eyes polyolefin group / Controlling owner receives non-binding proposal
26.05.2025
PET
European Commission initiates investigation on dumping from Vietnam
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 group reportedly questioning its European activities / Reasons: price pressure, overcapacity, expensive raw materials
15.05.2025
RIGID PLASTICS RECYCLING
Polyolefins reclaim capacity growth stalls in Europe on lower demand / Challenges in collection, sorting systems persist / Extra capacity needed to meet PPWR targets
15.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow imposes order freeze for LDPE plants in Germany
13.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Anwil plant faces problems again
05.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: Spain's Novapet reportedly faces problems after blackout
30.04.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins, LDPE/LLDPE, EVA: Versalis declares force majeure on products from Dunkirk
28.04.2025
INDORAMA
Sale of 700,000 t/y PTA plant in Portugal / Buyer not yet announced
22.04.2025
KÖKSAN
Turkish PET packaging producer invests in China / Large PET production facility planned
22.04.2025
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