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POLYURETHANE MARKET
Asia-Pacific production expected to rise 4% a year to 2028 / Output falls in 2022 due to China's zero-Covid policies
 		21.08.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF/Shell: Ellba plant for styrene reportedly shut down / Market supply tightens
 		18.08.2023
ENERGY COSTS
HWWI price index rises in July / Crude oil, natural gas become more expensive
 		18.08.2023
LOGISTICS
Shipping companies resort to belt tightening / Maersk to rank third on largest container lines list / Container freight rates rise
 		18.08.2023
ITALY
Recyclate consumption rises in 2022 / Packaging, construction lead demand / Multiple factors expected to buoy growth
 		17.08.2023
FOREIGN TRADE
German chemical exports decline significantly / Fewer imports
 		17.08.2023
SWITZERLAND
Household plastics collections jump 10% in 2022 / Volume nearly enough for domestic sorting plant, recyclers say
 		14.08.2023
EPS
Styrene undersupply: are higher prices imminent? / Rising demand could herald trend reversal
 		11.08.2023
CHINA
Consumer price growth turns negative in July / Economists warn of deflationary impacts / Some analysts see a good thing
 		11.08.2023
LOGISTICS
Germany witnesses 'unbearable' truck crash / US logistics in turmoil / Shippers counter profit slumps with artificial supply shortages
 		11.08.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German companies report historically low order backlog / Weak global demand / 'No recovery in sight'
 		11.08.2023
HYDROGEN
EU Commission's hydrogen drive gains momentum / Germany updates strategy / Ireland could become net exporter / Poland mulls hydrogen “valleys”
 		09.08.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Prices could rise / US plant shutdowns provide more balance / Europe faces pricier imports
 		09.08.2023
GLOBAL TRADE
Slowdown hits international commerce / Growth concerns on the rise – IfW Kiel
 		08.08.2023
TURKEY
White goods export sales decline in H1 / Overall revenues ease / Local demand shows gains
 		07.08.2023
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