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US INDUSTRY
Congress reintroduces bill to extend producer responsibility, control resin production / Trade groups warn of stagnation in chemicals, plastics
 		11.12.2023
PVC MARKET
European suppliers in fight of their lives / Firms slash production as demand dries up / Plant closure, shift abroad
 		01.12.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares multiple forces majeures / Fire reportedly impacts styrene, propylene oxide, glycol, polyols
 		29.11.2023
KAZAKHSTAN
State support for processors takes off / Plastics imports double in 2023
 		29.11.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Depressed mood prevails / Closures and discontinuation of business areas / “No signs of a trend reversal” – VCI
 		20.11.2023
PVC MARKET
EU starts anti-dumping investigation for imports from US and Egypt
 		16.11.2023
BIOPLASTICS
Value chain participants call for curbs on fossil carbon / Manifesto outlines key objectives / Carbon renewable products and applications developed
 		07.11.2023
PET
EU proposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports
 		03.11.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Production, global market share decline in 2022 / World plastics output edges higher
 		27.10.2023
EUROPEAN RECYCLING
Imports, weak demand threaten reclaim firms, industry group warns / 'Future of recycling' at stake / rPET production down sharply
 		12.10.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
No recovery in sight / Profit warnings to rise in Q4 – Baader-Bank
 		12.10.2023
SPAIN
Plastics industry benefits from approach adopted by Madrid / Value of production rising / Outlook good despite political stalemate / Major drive to expand recycling
 		11.10.2023
PVC
India investigates dumping of paste types / Inovyn only European supplier facing probe
 		10.10.2023
PET
Chinese exports to Europe soar / EU examines dumping charges / PX expansion puts China on road to self-sufficiency / Will Europe be demoted to industrial periphery?
 		05.10.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
“Industry has a decisive share in the climate crisis.” – environmental organisation BUND presents market overview
 		04.10.2023
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