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CHINA
Massive VCM capacity expansions coming online up to 2025
 		24.10.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Converters groan under burden of high energy prices / Threat of production cutbacks / Barrier materials still tight / Can the use of recyclate be a gamechanger?
 		24.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyamide 6: Domo production of resin, caprolactam back to normal at German site / Output tied to market demand / Indian compounding announced at K 2022
 		21.10.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
K 2022: European resin makers hold global market share after steep decline / Current situation “very fluid”
 		20.10.2022
LOGISTICS
No fuel, no train traffic: nothing is working in France / Competitive expansion of German rail network to cost EUR 17 bn / Freight rates continue to decline
 		20.10.2022
PVC INDUSTRY
Converters hard hit by high prices, supply chain problems / Sector worst affected by forces majeures / Ccurrent utilisation rates in Europe only at about 76%
 		20.10.2022
ENERGY COSTS
Natural gas prices ease / Decline in crude demand continues / Industrial raw materials prices lower
 		20.10.2022
EGYPT
Gas price reduction for sections of petrochemicals industry / Compensatory measure for weak national currency
 		19.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: Indorama declares force majeure at Dutch site / Cheap imports could cause further plant shutdowns
 		18.10.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Report shows bigger climate impact from chemical recycling / Call for focus on mechanical recycling and reducing packaging waste
 		17.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares force majeure on Belgian outages / CGT trade union wants to extend French strike / End of the downward price spiral expected
 		14.10.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Call for urgent shift to a sustainable and low-emissions model / Transformation could double industry's size, create 29 mn new jobs
 		14.10.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
European automakers want government support for recovery, shift to zero emissions / Chip issues cost industry billions / 2022 registrations forecast 26% below 2019
 		14.10.2022
RUSSIA
EU sanctions on feedstocks, resins slash Russian production / Industry source says half of methanol capacity offline / Logistics issues, discounts slow exports to Asia
 		13.10.2022
LOGISTICS
Maersk to ship containers across the seas with bio-methanol / Container freight rates remain under pressure
 		12.10.2022
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