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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”
 		20.01.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Borealis declares force majeure for HDPE, PEX from Sweden
 		14.01.2025
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE
Cefic outlines pathways to achieve Europe's net-zero targets / Insights to guide future legislation
 		07.01.2025
PMMA RECYCLING
Quartet of firms combine to launch Europe-wide recycling initiative / Toll manufacturing agreement with Röhm to produce rMMA in Italy
 		06.01.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Research predicts feedstock of the future / Recycling to become main carbon source for plastics – nova-Institute report
 		06.01.2025
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET
Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?
 		19.12.2024
BIOPLASTICS
Global bioplastics production capacity forecast to rise 132% in next five years / PHA, PLA, PP account for big chunk of expansion – EUBP
 		19.12.2024
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Turnaround remains elusive / Some improvement in 2024 but profitability still lags
 		19.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
Dark clouds form over Russian economy / European energy prices on the rise again / Ukrainian plastics industry at a standstill
 		18.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: POLYMER PRICES
Cheaper materials from Asia pressure European manufacturers / PU, PET under special focus / Trump policies could raise European production costs / “If construction doesn´t take off by March, the year is over.”
 		17.12.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
High energy costs disadvantage European output, investment – Atradius report / Gap widening versus advantaged production in US / Stronger growth prospects in China, Middle East
 		09.12.2024
US PET MARKET
Circular market woefully lacking / Consultants draw roadmap for transformation by 2040
 		05.12.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Technical issues at LYB cracker in Berre, France / Impact on polymers unclear
 		03.12.2024
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Slovnaft cracker faces technical issues / Force majeure declared for PE, PP downstream lines
 		03.12.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyamide 6: Domo Chemicals declares force majeure at HQ site
 		02.12.2024
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