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VENATOR
Significant price hike for TiO2
 		15.01.2025
FORTISCHEM
Closure of PVC production planned in Nováky, Slovakia
 		15.01.2025
SIBUR
EUR 2.2 bn ethylene complex commences operation at ZapSibNeftekhim in Tatarstan / Nameplate capacity to be reached in H2 2025
 		15.01.2025
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
North American investments strengthen lithium-ion battery manufacturing / Additional separator-film production planned
 		15.01.2025
PVC
Brussels, London confirm tariffs on PVC born in US / European supply to ease with Czech closure
 		15.01.2025
PET RECYCLING
EPBP releases design guidelines for PET bottles, non-food products
 		15.01.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America December: Stable to slightly falling prices in combination with sluggish demand and adequate supply / Feedstock quotations firmer recently / Price rises in January unlikely
 		14.01.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis declares force majeure for HDPE, PEX from Sweden
 		14.01.2025
SPOLANA
PVC production in Czech Republic on brink of collapse / Caprolactam production also discontinued
 		14.01.2025
PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR
Prices mostly trend sideways / Moderate increase expected in coming weeks
 		14.01.2025
LYONDELLBASELL
Exit from joint venture with German film recycler AFA Nord
 		14.01.2025
POLYMER PRICES
China engineering thermoplastics December: Prices mostly sideways to lower on weak demand; ABS strengthens / January seen weak ahead of Spring Festival despite rising crude oil prices
 		13.01.2025
COVESTRO
Leadership change at Covestro's European production sites
 		13.01.2025
INEOS
Closure of ethanol plant in Grangemouth / Loss of 80 jobs in UK
 		13.01.2025
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
European Commission imposes definitive punitive tariffs on TiO2 from China / Industry voices disappointment
 		13.01.2025
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