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Chemicals and plastics production mostly not directly affected by Hurricane “Laura” / Nevertheless severe capacity losses / Infrastructure damage leads to numerous forces majeures
 		03.09.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sadara anticipates reduced TDI production at its plant in Al Jubail throughout the whole of Q4
 		03.09.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF declares force majeure for TDI from Ludwigshafen
 		03.09.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
VCM/PVC: Inovyn declares force majeure for deliveries from Scandinavia
 		02.09.2020
CHINA
PVC capacity of 800,000 t/y added in September / More in planning / Demand decline in H1 due to Covid-19
 		02.09.2020
USA
Chemicals and polymers steady but still below 2019 / High demand for plastics products used to fight Covid-19 / ACC report
 		01.09.2020
USA
Hurricane Laura hits the coast of Louisiana / Large parts of polymer production and petrochemicals on the US Gulf Coast are paralysed / Prices gain momentum
 		28.08.2020
CHINA
Growth trajectory sees additional 3.5m t/y of polyethylene capacity in 2020 / Recovery of H2 demand expected
 		26.08.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene/C3: Production chain in Europe and the US undersupplied / PP spot prices in Europe rising
 		17.08.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Sustainability goals are still high on the agenda / Recycled material remains in demand despite coronavirus crisis / IK flash survey
 		13.08.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: Total declares force majeure
 		11.08.2020
CHINA
Polypropylene capacity projected to reach almost 29m t/y this year / Abundant supply and high demand gives boost to PP prices
 		11.08.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: BASF announces price hikes across entire chain / Producers have been trying to halt erosion since 2018 / Butachimie's maintenance brought forward
 		05.08.2020
CORRECTION - GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS
Anti-dumping tariffs on continuous filament glass fibres from Egypt in effect
 		22.07.2020
ETHYLENE
EU commission fines Celanese, Clariant and Orbia / Companies implicated in illegal C2 purchasing scheme
 		17.07.2020
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