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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025
SIBUR EUR 2.2 bn ethylene complex commences operation at ZapSibNeftekhim in Tatarstan / Nameplate capacity to be reached in H2 2025	15.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE US president-elect proposes tariff hikes for Brazil	08.01.2025
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
COVESTRO Successful takeover bid: Adnoc receives 91.3% of all shares tendered	19.12.2024
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: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Dark clouds form over Russian economy / European energy prices on the rise again / Ukrainian plastics industry at a standstill	18.12.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence drops to pandemic levels / Optimism wanes among plastics, rubber firms / Jump in investor mood surprises	18.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: POLYMER PRICES Cheaper materials from Asia pressure European manufacturers / PU, PET under special focus / Trump policies could raise European production costs / “If construction doesn't take off by March, the year is over.”	17.12.2024
YEAR-ENDERS Wrapping up 2024, sizing up 2025 – PIE series	11.12.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned	04.12.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Manufacturing indicators turn south / German processors again report improvements	26.11.2024
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
EUROPEAN POLITICS EU commissioner candidates confirmed / Climate discussion front and centre / Von der Leyen plans to ‘engage' with Trump	14.11.2024
EUROZONE ECONOMY German investor mood sours after Trump victory / Ifo reports more signs of economic problems / Order shortage in plastics sector	13.11.2024
COVESTRO Management, supervisory board recommend sale of shares to Adnoc / Arab company pledges to preserve Covestro	12.11.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Report calls for ban on UK waste exports / Current system ‘causes waste colonialism' – EIA	06.11.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices for most plastic materials decline / Manufacturers “cautiously optimistic” about next year's demand	04.11.2024
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
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German, European industrial indicators edge higher / German shops report slightly better outlook / Economic concerns remain	28.10.2024
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Study finds carcinogenic flame retardants in black plastics / E-waste recycling targeted	23.10.2024

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