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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE Ordering of auto components to remain stable at best until end of year / Advanced vehicle age raises hopes of an upturn / Chinese car manufacturers to build new plants in Europe / Will lithium for batteries be in short supply from 2030?	02.09.2024
RENEWABLE ENERGY International Energy Agency examines transition trends in Latin America / Resource-rich region “well positioned” to lead	08.12.2023
RUSSIA EU sanctions on Moscow's crude oil exports, price cap come into force / Domestic PP demand at record lows / Southeast Asian imports flood the market	06.12.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence still falling / Ifo Institute says “chemical industry is thoroughly alarmed” / BASF mulls options for production at headquarters site	27.06.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS Global gas demand to shrink on economic woes / Ukraine war exacerbates tight European market / Consumption rebounds in 2021 on extreme weather, end of lockdowns	09.06.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS IEA plan cuts EU reliance on Russian gas by over 33% / Group suggests faster shift to green energy / Russian crude inflow to global market could fall as much as 3 mn bpd	18.03.2022
CHINA EVs dent oil demand / Petchem consumption to temporarily support crude use	07.03.2022
BP / INEOS Assets worth USD 5 bn to change hands / Chemical group gains berth in polyester and acetyls / Debt-financed deal leverages Styrolution	30.06.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS US dominates oil output growth / Shale gas is driver / Brazil and Norway up and coming, Opec slipping / New plastics plants defy moves to curb use	27.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Fastest-growing source of oil consumption is petrochemicals / Plastics demand as key driver / Recycling could help cut carbon dioxide emissions and reduce marine litter	27.11.2018
IRAN Petrochemicals comeback stalls / US and Europe pull in different directions / Sanctions torpedo Western players' plans for re-engagement	04.09.2018
BOREALIS “Quentys” films for solar applications / Production and properties of photovoltaic modules improved	19.06.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS French president says no shale gas exploration in his term	16.07.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Anti-fracking movement has mounted effective campaign, study says / Technology also is credited with progress	02.01.2013
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE CO2 utilisation making strides but barely dents emissions growth / Nova-Institute conference	01.11.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS US Environmental Protection Agency to study shale gas-related water issues / European resistance growing / Strategic move toward exploitation in Poland	09.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in June 2011: Price cuts go beyond cost reductions / Notations down across the board / Special offers widely available / More reductions expected in July	05.07.2011

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