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PIE CORONA

ORBIA ADVANCE
Group results down by a third / PVC production pulls down revenue and earnings
24.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks March 2020: First signs of hoarding push isocyanates higher / Polyols' rise strongest in recent memory / Sales to consumer sectors may slow or collapse due to coronavirus
23.03.2020
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
ContiTech declares force majeure at its sites in all countries affected by Covid-19 / Akwel halts or reduces production
23.03.2020
UPONOR
Withdrawal of 2020 financial target due to potential coronavirus impacts
23.03.2020
HELLA
Headlight specialist revises forecasts / Short-time working and other cost-cutting measures due to coronavirus pandemic
23.03.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polycarbonate: Covestro declares force majeure at Northern Italian site in Filago / Production suspended due to coronavirus
20.03.2020
ENGEL
Injection moulding machinery manufacturer halts production in Austria due to coronavirus
20.03.2020
PLASTIC FANTASTIC
It's sad but true
20.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate March 2020: Reductions only for recycled polyamide 6.6 GF and polycarbonate / Supply plentiful / Wide-ranging price cuts expected in April / Fall in virgin material prices and coronavirus-related slump in demand
19.03.2020
CHINA
PET inventories overflowing / India, Philippines and Russia top importers for Chinese bottle chips / Coronavirus pandemic won't improve oversupply
18.03.2020
GLOBAL CHEMICALS ECONOMY
Output down sharply in January / Coronavirus already bites China / US plastics production up
18.03.2020
EVENTS
Postponements for "Equiplast" trade show in Spain and "European Chemical Recycling Conference"
18.03.2020
ITALY
Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19
17.03.2020
PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR
Polyethylene grades plummet, polypropylene materials erode / Continuation in April
17.03.2020
DOMO CHEMICALS
Plans to start building EUR 12m polyamide compounds plant in China
17.03.2020
TRADE FAIRS
“Interpack” and “Drupa” in Düsseldorf postponed to 2021
17.03.2020
EVENTS
Postponed: European Plastic Distributors Association's 2020 conference in France
17.03.2020
ITALY
Machinery makers in operation / Sluggish delivery surfacing / Lombardy's Radici running production with required coronavirus precautions
16.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Russia February 2020: Majority of grades trending downward / PE film grades and PP injection moulding materials react to pickup in demand / Order activity weak / Mixed outlook for March
16.03.2020
LEGO
Financial results improve in 2019 / Strong growth in China despite coronavirus epidemic
16.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
North America February 2020: PE prices move sideways at a low level / PP downtrend loses speed and PVC moves up / Engineering plastics unchanged / Coronavirus dampens demand worldwide / No sudden price hikes expected
13.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend March 2020: Notations fall on a broad front / Only PVC bucks the trend / High uncertainty due to coronavirus / Drop in oil price intensifies pressure
12.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
China standard thermoplastics February 2020: Coronavirus outbreak has an impact on feedstocks and polymers / Lunar new year holidays extended into February / Overall high supply and subdued demand / Not much should change in March
12.03.2020
LANXESS
Full-year sales flat / Coronavirus to negatively impact profit by EUR 50-100m / Frederique van Baarle is new head of High Performance Materials
12.03.2020
UPDATE - EVENTS
Coronavirus causes postponements of "Plastics Recycling Show Europe", VinylPlus forum, SPE's thermoforming conference and "Plastics in Automotive Engineering"
11.03.2020
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