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PLASTICS AND FINANCE BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%	16.05.2025
SABIC Saudi group reportedly questioning its European activities / Reasons: price pressure, overcapacity, expensive raw materials	15.05.2025
RIGID PLASTICS RECYCLING Polyolefins reclaim capacity growth stalls in Europe on lower demand / Challenges in collection, sorting systems persist / Extra capacity needed to meet PPWR targets	15.05.2025
HUNTSMAN Adjusted net loss widens in Q1 as sales plummet / Tariff uncertainties hit demand in key markets	14.05.2025
DOW EUROPE Ethylene cartel: claim for damages against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, and Westlake	13.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Dow imposes order freeze for LDPE plants in Germany	13.05.2025
IRAN Petchem production on upward trajectory despite sanction pressure / Economic crisis impacts local consumption / Results of export-diversification campaign unclear	13.05.2025
TRADE WAR Shares, greenback, oil rally on US-China agreement / Reprieve could spike shipping prices / Did Trump blink?	12.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Styrene, butadiene, propylene oxide: problems at Repsol in Spain	12.05.2025
US-CHINA TARIFFS De-escalation: Both nations agree to significantly slash tariffs / Positive reactions on the oil market	12.05.2025
DOMO CHEMICALS Completion of polyamide plant expansion in India	12.05.2025
US-CHINA TARIFFS China quietly exempts select US products from 125% tariffs / Ethane reportedly on ‘whitelist'	09.05.2025
POLYMER PRICES Significant delay in Western European paraxylene contract	08.05.2025
SGL CARBON Carbon fibre producer shutters precursor PAN plant in Portugal	08.05.2025
COVESTRO Q1 core profit plummets / Outlook for 2025 lowered amid geopolitical and trade tensions / LNG deal with Ineos	07.05.2025
PACKAGING Global push drives growth in food-grade recycled plastic packaging – Smithers report	07.05.2025
OMV Start-up of Austria's largest green hydrogen plant at Schwechat / Feedstock for sustainable fuels and chemicals	07.05.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Volatile markets, mixed European prices in Q1 / Rise in raw-material costs could trigger uptrend in Q2	06.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Anwil plant faces problems again	05.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PET: Spain's Novapet reportedly faces problems after blackout	30.04.2025
EGYPT Polyolefin manufacturer Sidpec reports good performance despite global market challenges / Petchem output to triple by 2030 / Chinese-Egyptian JV to design Red Sea petrochemicals complex	30.04.2025
WANHUA CHEMICAL Kuwait's PIC buys 25% of world market leader in isocyanates	30.04.2025
UPDATE - IBERIAN PENINSULA Blackout in Spain and Portugal: Multiple petrochemical plants shut down / Normalisation could take a week	29.04.2025
PLASTICS MARKETS Global production continues uptrend, seen doubling by 2050 / Waste incineration increases, landfill declines / Recycling stagnant in challenging environment	29.04.2025
SERBIA Uncertainty over oil supplies plagues petrochemical industry / Integration with European economy has pros and cons	29.04.2025

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