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ARKEMA
Acquisition of Dow's film adhesives division
03.05.2024
BASF
Q1 earnings fall but beat market consensus / Muted recovery but no fundamental turnaround yet, outgoing CEO says
26.04.2024
VERSALIS
Acquisition of Italian compounder Tecnofilm completed / Deal to expand business in elastomer-based compounding sector
18.04.2024
BOREALIS
EUR 4.5 mn to be invested in Porvoo cracker / Modifications to three furnaces to use circular feedstocks
16.04.2024
INEOS
Acquisition of Lavera plants from TotalEnergies finalised
02.04.2024
FORMERRA
Avient spin-off expands distribution activities in Mexico
27.03.2024
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Voting begins for Best Polymer Producers Awards / Decarbonisation as overarching category
13.03.2024
BASF
Costs cut by another EUR 1 bn / Further job cuts planned at Ludwigshafen / 2023 profitability of plastics-relevant segments shrinks
26.02.2024
RUSSIA
Two years of war: Rising prices for base polymers slow processor investments / Eastern turnaround in exports not up to expectations / Unrealistic plans for major petchem projects
26.02.2024
EXXONMOBIL
Lawsuit against activist investors draws flak from sustainability circles / Energy giant also takes aim at regulator SEC
16.02.2024
FREIGHT COSTS
Rising concerns about surcharges due to Red Sea crisis / Importers lose price leadership
07.02.2024
FORMOSA
US court reinstates air quality permit for Sunshine Project / Path to realisation remains long
31.01.2024
LOOP INDUSTRIES
Investment group to help advance Canadian rPET tech in Europe / Funding to reach EUR 60 mn
25.01.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for PP from US plant in Texas – report
23.01.2024
EXXONMOBIL
Lawsuit seeks to block shareholder vote on emissions targets / Decision to bypass SEC could provide stark precedent
23.01.2024
BASF
Worse-than-expected fall in 2023 profits on write-downs and weaker sales / Impairments on energy unit Wintershall Dea hit net income
22.01.2024
BOREALIS
Two Belgian sites achieve zero pellet loss certification
22.01.2024
PETROCHEMICALS USA
Onset of winter cripples plants in Texas, Louisiana / Exports to Europe only affected to a small extent
18.01.2024
SABIC / LINDE
Firms seek to decarbonise ethylene glycol process / Saudi government joins carbon capture and storage thinktank
02.01.2024
YEAR-ENDER: CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Better results likely in 2024 / Demand to remain soft / Firms send mixed messages
22.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
The plastics industry continues to work in a state of emergency / Slumps in demand, cheap imports and ever-new regulations make life difficult for producers and processors / Producers on the other side of the Atlantic also face more difficulties
20.12.2023
ARKEMA
Acquisition of Irish construction supplier Arc Building Products
20.12.2023
MULTILAYER FILM
New BASF-commissioned studies confirm recyclability of PA-containing waste / Results can inform European Design for Recycling
15.12.2023
LYONDELLBASELL
Supplier greenlights German chemical reclaim plant / UK distribution centre opens
23.11.2023
REPSOL
Chemicals' Q3 operating results weaker on stubbornly weak demand in Europe
13.11.2023
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