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LEUNA-POLYAMID
German state spends tens of millions to rescue Domo Caproleuna / Financial situation remains tense / Sister company still seeking investors
07.04.2026
DOMO CAPROLEUNA
Rescue plan underway for polyamide producer / Company to operate under new name, Leuna-Polyamid
01.04.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Orlen Unipetrol declares force majeure / Reports suggest cracker and refinery in Litvinov also offline
01.04.2026
BASF
Integrated production site number seven: Zhanjiang now officially operational / CEO Kamieth: “Investment will pay off later than expected”
31.03.2026
SOUTH KOREA
Naphtha shock: Middle East war accelerates cracker consolidation / Reorganisation plans for Yeosu on the table
30.03.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Mixed growth signals from large nations / German processor confidence plunges
26.03.2026
GREENDOT
German waste management provider enters French market / Polyethylene recycler RG Group acquired
26.03.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
VCI reports further decline in sales, production / Polymer output slumps / No forecast for 2026
25.03.2026
SIBUR
Full-year 2025 sees net revenue down 10% / Debt nearly doubles since 2022 / Domestic oversupply drives prices to record lows /
24.03.2026
BP
Energy group sells refinery and petrochemicals business in Germany to Klesch
23.03.2026
PTA
EU: Provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Mexico
18.03.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
'Collapse' of German investor outlook – ZEW / European mood dims / Iran war sparks inflation, growth concerns
18.03.2026
CHINA
State of emergency: Middle East conflict shakes petrochemicals sector / High import dependence
16.03.2026
SAUDI ARAMCO
Oil and gas group warns against 'catastrophic consequences' of Iran war for global oil market / G7 countries release national reserves
12.03.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Delivery problems reported at LYB and Orlen in Plock / FM for HDPE, LDPE, PP?
10.03.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Radici declares force majeure on adipic acid
09.03.2026
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
INEOS
Polyolefin giant preparing for downturn? / Firm allegedly weighing asset sales as European horizon darkens / Inovyn in the spotlight
03.03.2026
ORLEN
Takeover offer for Azoty's polyolefin business to expire end of March
26.02.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business climate best in six months / Local processor optimism impresses / Eurozone, UK manufacturing moods brighten
24.02.2026
HUNTSMAN
Polyurethanes division under pressure in Europe / CEO sees structural problems, need for consolidation
20.02.2026
TOTALENERGIES
Petrochemicals perform well in 2025 / Gradual phase-out in Europe conceivable nevertheless / ‘Naphtha has a competitive disadvantage that cannot be offset'
19.02.2026
EXXONMOBIL
Petchem giant cleared to pursue defamation case against California over plastics recycling
18.02.2026
OXEA
Price increases for various intermediates
16.02.2026
EU POLICY
Urgent calls for help to stem bloc's deindustrialisation / Antwerp Declaration mired in the mud / Two major meetings in Belgium bring stakeholders together
13.02.2026
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