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GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Producers still gloomy as downturn continues / Resin production falls sharply / VCI repeats calls for help from Berlin
 		19.09.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
China: Malfunction of BASF cracker in Nanjing / Shutdown impacts downstream production
 		12.09.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Envalior declares force majeure for caprolactam / Ample PA 6 reportedly available
 		11.09.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF TotalEnergies JV: Fire paralyses cracker in Port Arthur, Texas / No serious consequences for polymer lines reported
 		08.09.2023
COMPOSITES
High prices, economic downturn lead to pessimistic outlook / Auto, construction sectors continue to struggle / Composites Germany survey
 		07.09.2023
ALUMINIUM
Looking outside the box: German deliveries of tubes, aerosol up 4.4% in H1
 		05.09.2023
POLYURETHANE MARKET
Asia-Pacific production expected to rise 4% a year to 2028 / Output falls in 2022 due to China's zero-Covid policies
 		21.08.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF/Shell: Ellba plant for styrene reportedly shut down / Market supply tightens
 		18.08.2023
ENERGY COSTS
HWWI price index rises in July / Crude oil, natural gas become more expensive
 		18.08.2023
FOREIGN TRADE
German chemical exports decline significantly / Fewer imports
 		17.08.2023
EPS
Styrene undersupply: are higher prices imminent? / Rising demand could herald trend reversal
 		11.08.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German companies report historically low order backlog / Weak global demand / 'No recovery in sight'
 		11.08.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Prices could rise / US plant shutdowns provide more balance / Europe faces pricier imports
 		09.08.2023
CHINA
Typhoon Doksuri slows deliveries / Several Chinese ports closed
 		01.08.2023
KAZAKHSTAN
Sibur may lose 10% of stake in Silleno complex to Sinopec / Local demand for PP, PE set to nearly double by 2030 / Gas processing plants planned for coming years
 		01.08.2023
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