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CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Brussels signs latest funding deal / Austria's OMV to receive EUR 82 mn grant
20.03.2025
DOW
Chemical giant buys into Xycle / Chemical recycling unit at Rotterdam
13.03.2025
SABIC
Launch of conductive polymer range / PPE for inline paintable automotive exteriors
10.03.2025
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Are M&As booming in the plastics sector? / Interview with consultant Sinan Ikiisik
06.03.2025
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
2024 Polymer Producers Awards: Voting open for plastics converters / ‘Commitment to the European market' as new criteria
28.02.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
CEO-led coalition launches feasibility study / Real-world data sought from 100 end-of-life vehicles
26.02.2025
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
UPDATE - SIBUR
Fire breaks out at Kstovo subsidiary; operations halted
30.01.2025
PFAS
Investigation unveils eye-popping cost of cleaning forever chemicals' pollution in Europe / “Lobbyists conduct disinformation to water down EU proposal to ban PFAS”
30.01.2025
PET RECYCLING
DePoly, PTI claim closed-loop success with virgin-quality rPET bottle
28.01.2025
USA
Producers switch off systems as seasonal precaution / No consequences expected for Europe
22.01.2025
EXXONMOBIL
Lawsuit for defamation, damage to business: Petchem group strikes back against California attorney general
21.01.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Nine PFAS added to TRI list; draft evaluations of phthalates published / EPA prepares for presidential handover
17.01.2025
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
BASF
SpecRek project to improve mechanically recycled waste with real-time composition analysis
08.01.2025
AXIA PLASTICS
German plastics distributor expands collaboration with ExxonMobil Chemical
02.01.2025
EXXONMOBIL
Final decision in long-running emissions litigation / Petchem giant loses
20.12.2024
SIBUR
Long-awaited IPO preliminary scheduled for early 2025 / Aim to raise around EUR 550 mn from selling 2% shares
19.12.2024
ITERO
Building permit for pyrolysis demonstration plant in Netherlands / Schedule significantly delayed
16.12.2024
EXXONMOBIL
Large-scale expansion of chemical recycling capacity / Cyclyx Circularity Centres progressing
02.12.2024
BASF
Plastics-relevant segments boost Q3 earnings / Adjusted core operating profit now expected at lower end of forecast
30.10.2024
BASF
PA 6, TPU grades with low-carbon footprint / Ultramid ZeroPCF to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions
30.10.2024
BASF
German government to fund ‘world's most powerful' industrial heat pump at Ludwigshafen / Carbon-free steam
22.10.2024
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