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PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY Broad, persistent weakness in demand and high sales prices weigh on companies / No economic recovery in sight – KI Dialog survey	13.02.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Resin makers criticise pace as too slow	12.02.2025
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Most firms expect better sales this year / Moulders report drop in 2024 turnover / Optimism plummets – BPF survey	10.02.2025
INDONESIA Plastics market to see robust growth up to 2029 / Overwhelming imports affect polymer industry / Impact of plastics waste import ban on recycling sector uncertain	10.02.2025
EXXONMOBIL MoU worth USD 15 bn for new petchem complex, CCS facility in Indonesia / New ethane plant in Texas on the table / Full-year net income down slightly on impairment	05.02.2025
BIOPLASTICS Strong capacity growth forecast in years ahead / Multiple investments proposed worldwide – nova-Institute report	03.02.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING SWITZERLAND Collection scheme launched for plastic packaging, beverage cartons	03.02.2025
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
EXXONMOBIL Lawsuit for defamation, damage to business: Petchem group strikes back against California attorney general	21.01.2025
INTERVIEW “Huge potential for recycling remains untapped” / Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner talks to PIE about the material flows of plastics in Germany	21.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE Cefic outlines pathways to achieve Europe's net-zero targets / Insights to guide future legislation	07.01.2025
RUSSIA Analysts project twofold rise in PP, PE production by 2035 / Lion's share of growth in jeopardy due to sanctions	02.01.2025
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Turnaround remains elusive / Some improvement in 2024 but profitability still lags	19.12.2024
SIBUR Long-awaited IPO preliminary scheduled for early 2025 / Aim to raise around EUR 550 mn from selling 2% shares	19.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Growth set to improve in ´25 / US policy remains wild card	12.12.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY High energy costs disadvantage European output, investment – Atradius report / Gap widening versus advantaged production in US / Stronger growth prospects in China, Middle East	09.12.2024
EXXONMOBIL Large-scale expansion of chemical recycling capacity / Cyclyx Circularity Centres progressing	02.12.2024
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Cheap polymer imports threaten circular economy ambitions / Share of global plastics production continues to slide – Plastics Europe report	25.11.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales down in third quarter / Sentiment among VCI members ‘drastically poor'	21.11.2024
FRANCE Supreme court overturns ban on plastic packaging for fruits, vegetables / Second cancellation of ban's implementing decree reflects lack of legal stability – Elipso	15.11.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales in chemical industry continue to decline in Germany, abroad – VCI	31.10.2024
RUSSIA Putin calls on petchem industry to prioritise development / New capacities needed to join “the global polymer race” / Economic uncertainty casts shadow on growth plans	30.10.2024
NESTE Deal inked to supply Braskem with renewable, recycled feedstocks	30.10.2024
BIESTERFELD Distribution in Europe of elastomer, latex products from US compounder Polytek	28.10.2024

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