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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Germany: Dark clouds outnumber bright spots / Modest progress in Q1 / Gas crisis averted / Sales, output to fall again this year
 		16.03.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EU output shrinks 6% in 2022 / Capacity usage dramatically low / Expensive energy mars competitiveness / “Green” goals a challenge
 		14.03.2023
FIBREGLASS
European Court of Justice upholds duties on Chinese companies / Case also affects Turkey, Morocco
 		06.03.2023
ALUMINIUM
Looking outside the box: Global aerosol container deliveries rise 6.8% in 2022 / Industry concerned about lack of skilled labour
 		06.03.2023
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Manufacturers suffer massive sales slump / Venator considers plant closures in Germany, Italy
 		24.02.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business development better than expected / Official warns against celebrations / Low willingness to invest spurs concerns – DIHK study
 		15.02.2023
TURKEY
Death toll rising by the hour / PTA shipments from Asia affected by the earthquakes / Port of Iskenderun out of service / Köksan's PET production suspended
 		08.02.2023
TURKEY
Earthquakes kill over 2,000 people in Syrian border region / More casualties expected / Numerous polymer plants could be affected
 		06.02.2023
POLYOLS MARKET
Annual global demand for aliphatic polyester polyol consumption expected at 5% to 2027 / Slower growth forecast for other polyol types / IAL Consultants report
 		06.02.2023
GERMAN LABOUR MARKET
Plastics industry particularly hard hit by staff shortages – DIHK survey
 		30.01.2023
UPDATE - USA
Texas in the grip of tornadoes / Power outages paralyse petrochemical industry / Europe's supply possibly not affected
 		26.01.2023
UK
Cuts coming for energy cost subsidies / Chemical industry warns of continued cost pressure
 		25.01.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6, caprolactam: BASF declares force majeure in US
 		24.01.2023
ENERGY PRICES
Gas prices push higher / Crude oil demand still weak
 		24.01.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Paraxylene: Still no contract agreement / Double contract for December and January likely
 		20.01.2023
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