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INEOS Sale of composites division to KPS completed	02.04.2025
CARBON FIBRE Capacity expansions outpaced demand in 2024 / Investment still high / Outlook positive – Composites United report	02.04.2025
RECYCLING AUSTRIA ARA, SRP put polyolefin processing plant into operation	02.04.2025
ADIPIC ACID EU starts anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports	01.04.2025
UPDATE - MALAYSIA Export growth to slow in 2025 / Domestic market poised for lasting development / Fire breaks out at Petronas gas pipeline in Puchong	01.04.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Carbon capture can play important role for defossilisation / Agricultural and woody biomass can supply one-fifth of future carbon demand in Europe – nova-Institute report	01.04.2025
GCR Recyclate and compound supplier opens plastic recycling plant in Spain	01.04.2025
VERSALIS Start-up of recycled polymer plant at Porto Marghera / EPS, XPS with high recycled content / Investment in site's turnaround	31.03.2025
BASF Commercial production of Loopamid kicks off / rPA 6 to be sourced from textile waste	31.03.2025
OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP Borealis, Vynova, and BASF win OCS Europe certification for all sites / Austrian company a pioneer of the standard	28.03.2025
SHELL Sale of chemicals business in Europe and US confirmed / CEO Sawan considers “selective closures”	28.03.2025
POLYURETHANE MARKET World TPU demand to rise by 2.5% in 2025 / Growth relies on specialised grades and advanced formulations – IAL Consultants report	27.03.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY More optimism in German boardrooms / Fiscal stimulus package and looming US tariffs / Mood improves among makers of plastics goods	27.03.2025
POLAND Economic crisis takes toll on plastics recycling / Recyclate prices absurdly low / Industry braced for uncertainty	26.03.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Will the German plastics industry benefit from the EUR 1 tn special fund? / Assessment by PIE market expert Martin Bäcker	26.03.2025
RADICI Polyamide specialist now with larger site, expanded PA compounding capacity in Brazil	26.03.2025
ANWIL PVC lines at Wloclawek up and running again after fire damage / Stabilising effect for Eastern European PVC prices	25.03.2025
FINLAND Plastics industry rebounds in H2 2024 / Better days ahead in 2025 / Defence, healthcare among key drivers for recovery	25.03.2025
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Increased polymer output, reduced sales – Plastics Europe draws grim balance for 2024 / ‘Positive spirit' needed	24.03.2025
BIESTERFELD German distributor extends partnership for BASF TPU to Northern Europe	24.03.2025
EPS Insulation board with recycled content / ABG, BASF, Sto pilot project	24.03.2025
PYRUM Pyrolysis specialist agrees to build waste tyre recycling thermolysis plant at VTTI's Antwerp port terminal	21.03.2025
TRONOX Titanium dioxide manufacturer to shut plant in Netherlands	20.03.2025
LYONDELLBASELL / COVESTRO Final closure of styrene plant in Netherlands	19.03.2025
LYONDELLBASELL Polyolefin giant reportedly considers closure of PP production at Brindisi, Italy	19.03.2025

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