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POLYMER PRICES
PX July: Recent upward trend already reversing
 		05.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering thermoplastics July: Abundant supply meets meagre demand across all grades / Europe dozes during summer holidays / Prices to decline further in August
 		05.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America July: Mixed price development / Demand remains weak in all customer sectors, but feedstocks trend firmer / Tariff agreement fails to completely eliminate uncertainty
 		05.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Composites/GRP July: Small reductions predominated / Prices appear to have bottomed out / EU anti-dumping investigations prompting uncertainty
 		05.08.2025
UPDATE - LYONDELLBASELL
Massive profit decline in Q2 / Capacity utilisation in Europe at only 75% / EU Commission approves acquisition of parts of the business by investor
 		05.08.2025
HUNTSMAN
Aggressive cost cuts to continue in Europe / Q2 group core profit slumps by nearly half / European losses mount amid fierce competition
 		05.08.2025
TRADE WAR
EU-US tariff deal to stir issues for plastics industry in CEE, Finland
 		05.08.2025
PET RECYCLING
Launch of PET circularity test as tool to simulate multiple recycling loops
 		05.08.2025
PREZERO
Major sorting line comes onstream in Austria / Recycling rate lags behind minimum EU levels
 		05.08.2025
AMAZON
Online retailer reduces use of plastics worldwide
 		05.08.2025
TRINSEO
Further price reduction for polystyrene
 		04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene July: Rollover predominates with few exceptions / Supply surplus plays into converters' hands / Demand remains slow; further slump not expected / Imports offset European plant cutbacks
 		04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene July: Prices stagnate amid weak demand / Minor downward adjustments expected for August
 		04.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics July: Prices trend lower again / Ample supply, weak demand / Further decline in quotations likely in August
 		04.08.2025
POLYSTYRENE
Global market volume to grow by 4.51% per year to 2034, led by Asia / HIPS to overtake GPPS by market share – report
 		04.08.2025
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