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PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Minimal additional cost from compulsory emissions trading seen for German plastics producers from 2018 / Financial burden mostly from administration
25.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Texan petrochemicals industry largely restored after hurricane / Problems remain at three locations
19.09.2017
CHINA
Many "teapot" refineries and petrochemical lines forced to close in Shandong region / Reopening subject to strict conditions
19.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Hurricane "Irma" devastates Florida / Plastics sector slightly affected
12.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Petrochemicals on the Gulf Coast surprisingly quick to revive after Hurricane "Harvey"
08.09.2017
STRUCTURAL FOAMS
Building and construction sector key global growth driver / PE accounts for largest share / Rigid PU will grow fastest / Asia-Pacific to outpace North America and Europe / Grand View Research report
08.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Clear-up after Harvey has begun / First facilities being restarted / Infrastructure partly operational / Damage still being assessed in Houston / Lack of clarity in Port Arthur / Polyolefins likely to become more expensive in Europe
05.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Railway line closure in southern Germany narrows supply by road / Other regions also affected
01.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA update: Hurricane "Harvey" weakens / Lake Charles spared / Restarts planned in southern Texas
31.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA update: "Harvey" moves on to Louisiana / Ports closed / Cutbacks in petrochemicals / South Texas picks itself up again / Glimmer of hope in Houston as rainfall eases
30.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Petrochemical industry drowning in floods following hurricane near Houston / Historic catastrophe
30.08.2017
POLYAMIDE MARKET
Automotive sector drives growth / Global demand to increase by over 6% to 2025 / Europe and USA could be pressured by Asian capacity build-up / Grand View Research report
30.08.2017
FLUOROPOLYMERS
Global PTFE prices continue to rise / Tight supply due to plant closures in China
30.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Hurricane paralyses southern Texas to Houston Bay / Massive flooding halts petrochem facilities
28.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Supply bottlenecks due to railway line closure in southern Germany
28.08.2017
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