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PLASTICS PRODUCTION
European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report
 		08.10.2025
IRAN
EUR 8.5 bn invested in Chabahar petrochemical hub / Export prospects unclear as US reimposes sanctions on key seaport
 		07.10.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI
 		06.10.2025
WHITE PAPER ON RECYCLATES
Prognosis in three scenarios: The development of PCR prices up to 2032 / Joint white paper by Porsche Consulting, TecPart, and KI.PIE Group
 		02.10.2025
KUWAIT
Ambitious plans for petrochemical industry
 		01.10.2025
ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY GERMANY
Tube and aerosol can sales weaken in first half of 2025
 		01.10.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic
 		29.09.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for polypropylene from Belgium
 		25.09.2025
TDI
Prices continue to rise following plant failure at Covestro / German mattress association warns of shortages
 		23.09.2025
EU TRADE SANCTIONS
Brussels targets firms using Russian oil / Focus includes petchem companies, China / EU warns of 'asset freeze'
 		22.09.2025
POLYSTYRENE MARKET
Rise in imports makes life difficult for European producers / Almost one third of imports now come from East Asia
 		22.09.2025
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY
Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe
 		19.09.2025
MDI
US imposes provisional anti-dumping measures on isocyanate imports from China
 		17.09.2025
FRANCE
Reward system for use of recycled material to come into effect next year
 		15.09.2025
OIL & GAS
ConocoPhillips set to lay off more than 3,000 staff – reports / Other sector giants embarking on cost-cutting drive
 		12.09.2025
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