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Middle East Conflict
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Producers´ Announcements
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: TotalEnergies declares force majeure for supplies from France
 		14.04.2026
COMPOSITES
Downtrend in European manufacturing slows due to rising demand / Production down 3%
 		14.04.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Vynova declares force majeure on PVC from France and Germany
 		13.04.2026
BIOPLASTICS
Capacities to double by 2030 / China is shaping the expansion / Packaging remains main application
 		10.04.2026
ABS IMPORTS
War in the Middle East chokes off imports from East Asia / Prices skyrocket / Supply bottlenecks loom over next few months
 		07.04.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polystyrene: Trinseo declares force majeure
 		02.04.2026
POLYETHYLENE
Brazil imposes final anti-dumping duties on US, Canadian imports / Measures maintained at provisional levels
 		31.03.2026
SOUTH KOREA
Naphtha shock: Middle East war accelerates cracker consolidation / Reorganisation plans for Yeosu on the table
 		30.03.2026
PVC
Mexico imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on US imports / US shipments dominate market
 		27.03.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
ABS: Ineos Styrolution declares force majeure for several Novodur grades
 		26.03.2026
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY
Poor annual results for 2025 / Production, turnover again down significantly – Plastics Europe Deutschland report
 		26.03.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
VCI reports further decline in sales, production / Polymer output slumps / No forecast for 2026
 		25.03.2026
PTA
EU: Provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Mexico
 		18.03.2026
POLYURETHANE
Middle East crisis unlikely to cause raw-material shortages / Bottlenecks in foam production, availability could occur
 		18.03.2026
CHINA
State of emergency: Middle East conflict shakes petrochemicals sector / High import dependence
 		16.03.2026
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