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YEAR-ENDER: POLYMER PRICES
Cheaper materials from Asia pressure European manufacturers / PU, PET under special focus / Trump policies could raise European production costs / “If construction doesn´t take off by March, the year is over.”
 		17.12.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
High energy costs disadvantage European output, investment – Atradius report / Gap widening versus advantaged production in US / Stronger growth prospects in China, Middle East
 		09.12.2024
US PET MARKET
Circular market woefully lacking / Consultants draw roadmap for transformation by 2040
 		05.12.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Technical issues at LYB cracker in Berre, France / Impact on polymers unclear
 		03.12.2024
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Slovnaft cracker faces technical issues / Force majeure declared for PE, PP downstream lines
 		03.12.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyamide 6: Domo Chemicals declares force majeure at HQ site
 		02.12.2024
KAZAKHSTAN
Petrochemical production set to jump fivefold by end of decade / Boost to come from six projects worth EUR 14 bn
 		02.12.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: Braskem declares force majeure for certain grades from German site
 		29.11.2024
DISTRIBUTION EUROPE
Polymer distributors' profits improve despite challenging conditions / Industry responds with robust M&A activity – AMI report
 		26.11.2024
BIOPLASTICS
EU-funded project on recycling, upcycling solutions for biodegradable plastics underway
 		26.11.2024
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Cheap polymer imports threaten circular economy ambitions / Share of global plastics production continues to slide – Plastics Europe report
 		25.11.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sales down in third quarter / Sentiment among VCI members ‘drastically poor'
 		21.11.2024
PVC
India's anti-dumping duties beneficial for European producers / Exports to the country could be worthwhile again
 		14.11.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyethylene: Borealis declares force majeure for production in Finland
 		12.11.2024
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC production: Vynova declares force majeure for chlorine downstream products
 		31.10.2024
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