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POLYPROPYLENE
China's Heilongjiang Zhongfei plans capacity of 600,000 t/y / PDH unit to drive imports of Russian C3
 		14.11.2022
CORRECTION - POLYPROPYLENE
China to become a net exporter in two to three years / Borealis to not build plant in Belgium
 		10.11.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business outlook worst on record – survey / Over 20% of plastics and rubber firms expect production cuts / Experts forecast recession in 2023
 		10.11.2022
WASTE INCINERATION
Energy from incinerated waste not the answer to EU's gas crisis / ZWE report
 		07.11.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyamide 6: Domo production of resin, caprolactam back to normal at German site / Output tied to market demand / Indian compounding announced at K 2022
 		21.10.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
K 2022: European resin makers hold global market share after steep decline / Current situation “very fluid”
 		20.10.2022
PVC INDUSTRY
Converters hard hit by high prices, supply chain problems / Sector worst affected by forces majeures / Ccurrent utilisation rates in Europe only at about 76%
 		20.10.2022
ENERGY COSTS
Natural gas prices ease / Decline in crude demand continues / Industrial raw materials prices lower
 		20.10.2022
EGYPT
Gas price reduction for sections of petrochemicals industry / Compensatory measure for weak national currency
 		19.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: Indorama declares force majeure at Dutch site / Cheap imports could cause further plant shutdowns
 		18.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares force majeure on Belgian outages / CGT trade union wants to extend French strike / End of the downward price spiral expected
 		14.10.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Call for urgent shift to a sustainable and low-emissions model / Transformation could double industry's size, create 29 mn new jobs
 		14.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
TDI: Supply situation suffers bottlenecks / Plant shutdowns in Europe / Italian furniture industry desperate for material
 		12.10.2022
BIO-ABS
Alliance to create renewable styrenics supply chain using Neste's RE / Ineos Styrolution launches bio-attributed ABS
 		12.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins, polystyrene: TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil under heavy pressure / Tentative attempts at a rapprochement in France / Supply disruptions looming
 		11.10.2022
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