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INTERVIEW “How long European PET producers can hang on depends on how long the companies can afford to keep losing money” – Petcore president Antonello Ciotti	14.11.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI speaks of ‘autumn depression' / Economic situation continues to deteriorate / Polymer production down significantly	13.11.2025
CARBIOS / WANKAI Deal for large-scale deployment of biorecycling tech in Asia / Construction of first 50,000 t/y PET reclaim plant starts in Q1 2026 / Long-term capacity goal at 1 mn t/y	13.11.2025
HUNTSMAN Sales volumes continue to decline in Q3 / PU group reduces dividend	11.11.2025
GRUPA AZOTY Preliminary agreement to sell Polimery Police to PKN Orlen / Firm to move away from polymer production business	11.11.2025
CJ BIOMATERIALS Partnership to tackle microplastics pollution caused by artificial turf	11.11.2025
K.D. FEDDERSEN Expansion into Portugal with new subsidiary in Porto	11.11.2025
PLASTIVERD Closure of PET plant in Spain announced / Producer cites lack of profitability	10.11.2025
SPAIN ANAIP joins industry SOS to EU regulators over competitiveness / Spanish tax on non-reusable plastic packaging wreaks havoc on supply chain	10.11.2025
LYONDELLBASELL Results deep in red due to billions in write-downs / Cracker in Germany enters extended maintenance	06.11.2025
UPDATE - REMAT MOL shuts down operations at Hungarian polyolefin recycler	05.11.2025
ITALY Federchimica association celebrates chemical industry – and seeks orientation during members' meeting	04.11.2025
MOL First quantities of ‘sustainable' polyolefins launched / Construction of C3 conversion plant on schedule	04.11.2025
US TRADE Trump's tariffs barely impact US plastics industry – Pineda / Industry association briefing points to slight supply chain disruptions	03.11.2025
EGYPT Suez Canal, Anchorage Investments plan petrochemical complex in Ain Sokhna / Third major Egyptian project in the works	03.11.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polyamide: BASF declares force majeure after outage in Antwerp	31.10.2025
COMPOSITES EuCIA co-creates new composites alliance / Formed with JEC, industry group to advance circularity of composites	31.10.2025
BOREALIS Better margins for PE, olefins / Polypropylene being pressured by imports	30.10.2025
COVESTRO Declining volumes, prices keep plastics group in red	30.10.2025
EXXONMOBIL Energy giant sues California over new climate laws / Emissions reporting requirements, disclosure of financial risks claimed to infringe free speech	30.10.2025
MITSUI CHEMICALS Collab with Polyplastics to market engineering plastics	30.10.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end	29.10.2025
BRASKEM Expansion of ethanol-based C2, PE capacities in Brazil / Growth also planned in biobased product segment	29.10.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate index turns upwards again / Plastics industry less pessimistic	28.10.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for fourth quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism as year-end approaches	28.10.2025

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