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TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Market seems to have bottomed out / Western players increase production / 2023 coloured with red
 		18.04.2024
PET
Confirmed: Punitive EU tariffs on Chinese imports
 		17.04.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HDPE: TotalEnergies retains force majeuere for deliveries from Gonfreville, France / Restart fails
 		16.04.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene: TotalEnergies declares force majeure on deliveries from domestic site
 		11.04.2024
PETROCHEMICALS
Russia expects massive investments to triple exports through 2030 / Attacks on refineries spark concerns over stability / Kazakhstan mulls long-term development plans
 		10.04.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: Celanese VAM plant outage in China / Prices in Europe likely to be impacted
 		08.04.2024
BUTADIENE
Shortage of supply causes prices in Europe to soar / Plant failures and low demand
 		08.04.2024
BIOPOLYMERS
Global production to grow by 17% per year to 2028 / Agricultural land use to remain relatively low – nova-Institute, IfBB
 		08.04.2024
GLASS FIBRES EUROPE
Nippon Electric Glass warns of uneconomical production / Chinese volume surplus depresses prices
 		05.04.2024
COMPOSITES
Only a few application segments show growth / European composites companies under pressure / Mixed outlook for next two years / Record number of visitors at JEC World trade fair
 		05.04.2024
GERMAN CAR INDUSTRY
Mood among automakers rebounds – ifo / Manufacturers report production slumps in Q1 / Severe impacts for parts suppliers
 		05.04.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene, propylene oxide, polyether polyols: Covestro, LyondellBasell declare force majeure
 		28.03.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Dramatic slump in sales, production in 2023 / Dim prospects also for year ahead
 		21.03.2024
POLYSTYRENE RECYCLING
Ineos Styrolution drops out of project with EGN, Tomra
 		21.03.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Production is going through a deep trough / Planned regulation will set course for the future – Plastics Europe
 		19.03.2024
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