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EU POLICY Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach	27.02.2025
COVESTRO Revenue drops despite rise in sales volumes / Core profit slips / ‘Certain level of optimism' for 2025	27.02.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence stagnates / Plastics and rubber firms split on prospects for present, future	25.02.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices for plastic materials mostly down in Q4 / Increase in year-on-year comparison / US, German politics bolster uncertainty	18.02.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Resin makers criticise pace as too slow	12.02.2025
INDONESIA Plastics market to see robust growth up to 2029 / Overwhelming imports affect polymer industry / Impact of plastics waste import ban on recycling sector uncertain	10.02.2025
UK Bank of England cuts interest rates / Officials slash growth outlook / UK in ‘stagflation'?	06.02.2025
UPDATE - SIBUR Fire breaks out at Kstovo subsidiary; operations halted	30.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic	29.01.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Plastics Europe laments decline in production in Q3 2024 / Year-on-year growth still reported	23.01.2025
USA Producers switch off systems as seasonal precaution / No consequences expected for Europe	22.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025
SIBUR EUR 2.2 bn ethylene complex commences operation at ZapSibNeftekhim in Tatarstan / Nameplate capacity to be reached in H2 2025	15.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE US president-elect proposes tariff hikes for Brazil	08.01.2025
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE Cefic outlines pathways to achieve Europe's net-zero targets / Insights to guide future legislation	07.01.2025
RUSSIA Analysts project twofold rise in PP, PE production by 2035 / Lion's share of growth in jeopardy due to sanctions	02.01.2025
COVESTRO Successful takeover bid: Adnoc receives 91.3% of all shares tendered	19.12.2024
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Turnaround remains elusive / Some improvement in 2024 but profitability still lags	19.12.2024
SIBUR Long-awaited IPO preliminary scheduled for early 2025 / Aim to raise around EUR 550 mn from selling 2% shares	19.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Dark clouds form over Russian economy / European energy prices on the rise again / Ukrainian plastics industry at a standstill	18.12.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence drops to pandemic levels / Optimism wanes among plastics, rubber firms / Jump in investor mood surprises	18.12.2024
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
YEAR-ENDERS Wrapping up 2024, sizing up 2025 – PIE series	11.12.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned	04.12.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Manufacturing indicators turn south / German processors again report improvements	26.11.2024

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