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PIE CORONA

LOGISTICS New record prices for container freight / Coronavirus renaissance hangs over trade routes like Damocles' sword	12.08.2021
OMV Borealis boosts results of Austrian parent / Polymer margins expected to decline in Q3	10.08.2021
PLASTICS ECONOMY Cautious optimism for companies in German-speaking Europe / Focus on supply bottlenecks and raw material prices / Expansion of supplier base and search for alternative materials	09.08.2021
POLYMER PRICES PET July 2021: Only slight corrections to pricing / Rising petrochemical costs keep reductions in check / Demand still below expectations / Upward price pressure set for clear increase in August	03.08.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING German processors straining under current raw material situation / Covid challenges: winners and losers / Consumer preferences vs. the power of trade / Composite packaging as a problem	06.07.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2021: Notations race from one high to the next / Product shortages everywhere / Numerous forces majeures still in place / Benzene price gives reason for hope / Only PS situation likely to improve in June	09.06.2021
POLYMER PRICES PET May 2021: Price increases coming to an end / Record rates already trimmed / Production situation improves / Demand remains slack due to weather / Across-the-board reductions seem possible in June	02.06.2021
RÖCHLING German plastics group with weak results / Robust industry business / Material bottlenecks until third quarter	27.05.2021
WESTLAKE Buoyant economy and higher prices help boost Q1 sales and earnings	18.05.2021
BRASKEM Operating profits soar in Q1 on strong PP sales in Europe, US	17.05.2021
CELANESE Improved earnings dynamics in sight for engineered materials segment / Portfolio focused on high-growth markets and sustainability / Acquisitions for access	11.05.2021
GRAMMER Situation improves after poor 2020 / Joint venture with Chinese truckmaking giant	06.05.2021
BASF Outlook revised higher / Strong end of 2020 continues into Q1 / Sales up 16%	04.05.2021
POLYMER PRICES PET April 2021: Notations clearly rising / Market tightening continues / Very poor availability of PTA feedstock / Imports still absent / Demand lull preventing worsening of situation	04.05.2021
R&P POLYPLASTIC Distribution agreements in Poland, Slovakia / Compounding capacity to be expanded	04.05.2021
SPAIN National report: Coronavirus-related economic slump impacts plastics processing / CEP association expects massive drop in production value in 2020 / Supply bottlenecks exacerbate current situation	30.04.2021
RÖHM Antimicrobial PMMA offers protection against droplet infections	22.04.2021
HELLA Automotive segment shows slight improvement / Situation to turn more critical in coming months	22.04.2021
MANAGEMENT Sale-and-leaseback financing / Opportunity to increase liquidity and free up the balance sheet / Consideration needed for asset values, running times and “rights to separate satisfaction”	12.04.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2021: Prices race from one high to the next / Shortage of material leads to stoppages in processing / Slight easing of the situation with PP / Further increases on the cards for April	09.04.2021
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Heard of the Cone of Silence? Here comes the Cone of Sustenance	09.04.2021
EMS Investments of CHF 300m in five years / Construction of tallest Swiss high-bay warehouse	08.04.2021
TURKEY Plastics demand rises in 2020 on higher domestic sales / Import and export volumes grow / Economic woes continue	07.04.2021
POLYMER PRICES PET March 2021: European prices skyrocket / PTA outage in Belgium severely reduces availability as bottle season begins / Imports still scarce / Distinct hikes continue worldwide	06.04.2021
AVANTIUM Carlsberg brewery strengthens PEF collaboration / Covid-19 negatively affects 2020 financial results / Delay in negotiations on FDCA plant construction	31.03.2021

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