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ENERGY COSTS
Energy price shock provides catalyst for change / Potential for 10% margin improvements and 40% cut in CO2 footprint / McKinsey analysis
 		23.05.2022
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY
Positive figures in 2021 despite difficult environment / New Plastics Europe Deutschland president comes from Evonik / Clear no to gas embargo / “Challenging scenario” expected for 2022
 		13.05.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
VAM: Celanese declares force majeure for several acetic acid derivatives / Move impacts EVA, EVOH
 		12.05.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Russian oil embargo to spur problems / End of gas shipments would be worse
 		09.05.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PU: BASF declares force majeure for polyether polyols, PU systems in EMEA
 		06.05.2022
ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY
Looking outside the box: Record high in 2021 on sustained recovery of demand in Europe / Deliveries grow 3.9% / Exports decline 15%
 		06.05.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Inovyn declares force majeure for Europe
 		05.05.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Ifo Institute: Firms express less pessimism after terrible March poll result / Material shortages ease / Decline in number of companies worried about survival
 		03.05.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Second report from Plastics Europe / 4.6 mn t of post-consumer recycled plastics used in 2020
 		02.05.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vinnolit declares force majeure at two German plants / VCM supply issues impact French Kem One
 		27.04.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene: BASF plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, running at reduced level
 		22.04.2022
SHALE GAS
Ineos chief Jim Ratcliffe urges UK government to have a rethink on fracking / Alternative to Russian gas / LNG from the US for Europe
 		14.04.2022
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C2/C3: French Naphthachimie shuts down cracker / Exact consequences for Kem One's PVC production still unclear
 		13.04.2022
RUSSIA
EU sanctions hit German plastics industry to a varying extent / Trade associations warn of gas embargo / Banks affected by Swift exclusion / German federal office publishes list of sanctions for polymers
 		12.04.2022
SINOPEC
Fire at Maoming cracker expected to paralyse large parts of polyolefin production / No injuries reported
 		11.04.2022
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