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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Weaker demand dampens investment sentiment / Pandemic exacerbates downturn / Ethylene utilisation rates will likely remain weak / McKinsey report
02.12.2020
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Trade surplus drops 20% in 2019 / Trade deficit in resins and machinery with Germany
16.11.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
UNEP calls on investors to back circular economy / More scrutiny of potential clients in financial industry's own interest / Plastics suppliers play important role / Pandemic has sent “mixed signals”
10.11.2020
USA
Hurricane Zeta brings further devastation to the US Gulf Coast / Some damage to polymerisation lines
03.11.2020
SPAIN
Covid-19 crisis hits economy / Q3 GDP down year-on-year / Weakness follows pressure on sales by plastics processing sector in 2019 / Volume decline for machinery imports
02.11.2020
MARINE LITTER
Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses
28.10.2020
USA
Petrochemical industry recovering from Hurricane Delta / First plants restart / Forces majeures still in effect
19.10.2020
COVESTRO
Start-up of PC film line in Thailand as part of global expansion programme / Extra capacity to meet region's rising demand
15.10.2020
USA
Hurricane Delta bears down on Louisiana coast / Further damage could extend regional shutdowns
09.10.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
Plastic products 8th largest sector of US industry / 2020 shipments forecast lower / Save Our Seas bill passes lower house
08.10.2020
COVESTRO
Agreement to buy DSM's coating resins business / Company lauds deal as part of long-term growth strategy
06.10.2020
USA
Power supply instability delays restart of US polymer production after storms / Normalisation in the second half of October at the earliest / Shortages for PE, PVC and PC / Worst hurricane season since 2005
01.10.2020
SINOCHEM / CHEMCHINA
Chinese state-owned firms join to form chemical behemoth
25.09.2020
COVESTRO
No talks with Apollo Global about possible takeover
21.09.2020
TURKEY
Plastics industry posts fall in demand and output in first half / Contraction predicted for 2020 / Domestic market hindered by taxes and low-value products
11.09.2020
BREXIT
UK chemicals industry lauds added time for registrations
09.09.2020
USA
Chemicals and plastics production mostly not directly affected by Hurricane “Laura” / Nevertheless severe capacity losses / Infrastructure damage leads to numerous forces majeures
03.09.2020
USA
Chemicals and polymers steady but still below 2019 / High demand for plastics products used to fight Covid-19 / ACC report
01.09.2020
USA
Hurricane Laura hits the coast of Louisiana / Large parts of polymer production and petrochemicals on the US Gulf Coast are paralysed / Prices gain momentum
28.08.2020
PLASTICSEUROPE
Subdued mood among German polymer producers / Economic figures for 2019 and pandemic effects / Germany's processors order less material
06.07.2020
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Voting period for "Best Polymer Producers Awards" extended due to Covid-19 / Winners to be announced online in September
10.06.2020
POLAND
Economic mood appears to be at all-time low / Coronavirus puts the brakes on automotive industry / Hard times for suppliers / Investments in packaging sector on schedule
03.06.2020
TURKEY
Pagev asks for plastics industry incentives due to Covid-19 impacts / Downturn in construction, automotive and white goods sectors / Medical supply production ramps up
15.05.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Formation of European alliance for a "Green Recovery" after Covid-19 crisis
20.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Historic collapse in demand due to coronavirus / Opec+ agrees to cut production / US stocks full / Refineries limit output / Polymer supply so far unaffected / Polyolefin niches face rising prices
17.04.2020
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