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Martin Bäcker

EDITORIAL
Why the recycling sector is losing momentum despite the PPWR
 		22.05.2026
UPDATE - RADICI / DOMO EM
Rumours confirmed: US financial investor Lone Star acquires and merges the two PA producers
 		05.05.2026
OPEC
United Arab Emirates set to leave oil producers' cartel / No short-term relief expected in Europe
 		30.04.2026
SADARA
Production in Saudi Arabia shut down / TDI volumes lacking in Europe / Losses for owners Dow and Aramco likely
 		22.04.2026
POLYETHYLENE
Brazil imposes final anti-dumping duties on US, Canadian imports / Measures maintained at provisional levels
 		31.03.2026
LOGISTICS
Container freight rates remain subdued / Fuel for ships and aircrafts running short
 		27.03.2026
POLYMER PRICES – UPDATE
Standard thermoplastics March/April: Price surges put processors under immense pressure / Passing on increases proving difficult / Prices rise across the board by EUR 400/t
 		19.03.2026
CHINA
State of emergency: Middle East conflict shakes petrochemicals sector / High import dependence
 		16.03.2026
SABIC
Resin maker changes C2/C3 formula-based contracts / Price hikes for PE, PP
 		12.03.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
Massive mark-ups on prices for virgin material / What purchasing strategy should processors adopt? / Recyclers face possible upswing, boom in demand
 		11.03.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
How Iran war is affecting global plastics industry / Strait of Hormuz a bottleneck for world trade / Is this the turnaround for European polymer production?
 		03.03.2026
LOGISTICS
DB Cargo plans to cut nearly half of all jobs / Freight rates in rollover
 		27.02.2026
DANGOTE
Major expansion of PP production planned in Nigeria / Europe targeted for exports
 		24.02.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Inovyn announces production shutdown in Martorell / Tunnel between France and Spain closed
 		05.02.2026
LANXESS
Price increase for PA 6.6 precursor adipic acid
 		26.01.2026
LOGISTICS
Shipping companies reduce transport capacity / Freight rates rise by double digits
 		16.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
PVC December: Rollover for end of year / Talks focused on 2026
 		05.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
ABS: Fire at Elix in Spain causes plant shutdown / Possible force majeure
 		22.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: POLYMER PRICES
Imported PTA boosts PET volumes, not profitability / EU mandates support virgin PET as market shrinks / Global PE, PP oversupply caps prices / Packaging, construction, automotive demand subdued
 		17.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
PVC: Compound formulations defined / Indices to be recalculated from January
 		17.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Heavy shipping traffic on world's oceans causes freight rates to tumble / Intra-Asia routes the exception
 		05.12.2025
HUNTSMAN
Shutdown of major MDI line in Netherlands / No impact on availability expected
 		03.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
PVC November: Quotations give way / Important price adjustment at turn of year: NMA
 		01.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Opposing trends in container freight rates: US routes down, Europe more expensive / Port strikes in Belgium, Portugal
 		28.11.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Downturn deepens in 2024 as structural pressures drag on / Data shows first-ever drop in input and output – PRE report
 		17.11.2025
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