Vladimir Putin

RUSSIA Putin calls on petchem industry to prioritise development / New capacities needed to join “the global polymer race” / Economic uncertainty casts shadow on growth plans	30.10.2024
EDITORIAL In between ambitious and absurd: Sibur's change in strategy	03.04.2024
SIBUR Group intends to expand from material producer to solution provider / Russia lags behind in use of plastics	03.04.2024
RUSSIA Two years of war: Rising prices for base polymers slow processor investments / Eastern turnaround in exports not up to expectations / Unrealistic plans for major petchem projects	26.02.2024
RUSSIA Moscow wants total plastics packaging recycling by 2027 / Focus switches to manufacturers / Environmentalists sound alarm as landfills swell	11.07.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Gas shortage takes its toll / Producers caught between rising prices, sinking profits / Firms look longingly to US	21.12.2022
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
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Saving lives – Help Ukraine now!	25.11.2022
K 2022 “If Putin destroys our economy, he will topple our democracy”: Germany's Economics Minister Habeck and Covestro boss Steilemann at “high-level reception” of Kunststoffland NRW	21.10.2022
LOGISTICS Increasing consolidation of global transport groups / Rhine water levels rise / Container freight rates decline	22.09.2022
EDITORIAL The pivotal quarter ahead	22.09.2022
LUKOIL Top Russian oil company official dies under mysterious circumstances / Critic of war in Ukraine	07.09.2022
LOGISTICS Possible strikes at German airports as recession looms / Ground crew walkout heaps pressure on air freight / Water levels on rivers continue to fall / Trend for container freight rates varied	28.07.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY Record price growth as business activity slows / Costs to remain high / European Central Bank rate hike larger than forecast / Recession imminent?	25.07.2022
LOGISTICS Barely a palm width of water under keel has Rhine shippers concerned / A solution to port strikes in sight? / Container freight rates still plummeting	21.07.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE PIE flash survey on Russian gas: Half of the firms fear supply stoppage / France, Germany expect greater impact / Higher polymer prices in emergency case / Stockpiling, search for new suppliers	25.05.2022
EDITORIAL The perversity of war: Russia's billion-dollar export surplus	19.05.2022
ENERGY COSTS Index for energy commodities rises by 37%: HWWI economics institute / US government releases some of its strategic oil reserves / Relief on gas market due to milder temperatures?	11.04.2022
RUSSIA Attack on Ukraine has consequences for European polymer trade flows / Shortage of Russian material makes itself felt in Eastern Europe / Moscow plans polymer price regulation / Flagship projects on hold?	05.04.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS Stopping Russian energy imports could lead to 18 months of recession in Germany / Other economists say consequences would be heavy, but it's doable / Baltic states halt Russian gas deliveries amid war	05.04.2022
LOGISTICS War in Ukraine drives surge in energy prices, air freight rates / 80% increase within a week / Container shipping likely to soon follow suit	09.03.2022
NEWS FROM KI GROUP Suspension of business relations with companies in Russia, Belarus	04.03.2022
RUSSIA Billions in petrochemicals investments seek to make country an export nation by 2025 / Nord Stream 2 as acid test / Domestic demand grows faster than polymer production	09.03.2021
USA Appointments to Trump cabinet have ties to industry / ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson to be secretary of state / Fracking proponents at the helm / “Foxes guarding henhouses”	21.12.2016
ROSNEFT / BASHNEFT Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev arrested over alleged bribe involving ownership change at Bashneft / Kremlin's controversial privatisation drive continues	24.11.2016