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PLASTICS AND FINANCE BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%	16.05.2025
COVESTRO Q1 core profit plummets / Outlook for 2025 lowered amid geopolitical and trade tensions / LNG deal with Ineos	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
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
GERMAN ECONOMY Business climate improves slightly despite trade dispute / Manufacturing industry, plastics pessimistic again – Ifo Institute	25.04.2025
RUSSIA Polymer exports drop by a third since 2021 / Betting on Asia not paid off / Trade war brings challenges	23.04.2025
EU POLICY MEPs in step with industry on energy / Substance reviews to be simplified / EP calls for acceleration of permitting, licensing	23.04.2025
TRADE WAR US reciprocal tariff policy to reshape Sino-US chemical trade / Heavy interdependence with ethane, propane / Price advantage of Chinese products at risk	17.04.2025
US-INDIA TRADE India set to continue bilateral trade agreement talks / Tariffs could impact only 0.1% of Indian GDP – experts / Pharma, textile industries to be hardest hit	16.04.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EU Parliament, Council provisionally agree on pellet loss regulations / “Building on plastics industry's work”	16.04.2025
TRADE WAR EU plans to impose punitive tariffs on PE, PA imports from US	09.04.2025
TRADE WAR US punitive tariffs cause uncertainty among plastics processors / Numerous materials exempt from duties	08.04.2025
TRADE CEE Experts weigh in on potential trade war escalation / “EU businesses, including PE suppliers, can benefit from import restrictions”	08.04.2025
HUNGARY Plastics industry consolidation draws to an end / Automotive sector: problems and opportunities / Energy costs and shifts in green policy are key factors for competitiveness	07.04.2025
UPDATE - MALAYSIA +++ Fire breaks out at Petronas gas pipeline in Puchong +++ Plastics export growth to slow in 2025 / Domestic market poised for lasting development /	01.04.2025
OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP Borealis, Vynova, and BASF win OCS Europe certification for all sites / Austrian company a pioneer of the standard	28.03.2025
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 EUR 1 tn special fund? / Assessment by PIE market expert Martin Bäcker	26.03.2025
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
GERMAN ECONOMY Chemical industry sentiment worsens / Lowest level for more than two years – Ifo Institute	19.03.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY “A year to forget”: VCI writes off 2024 / Final quarter particularly disappointing / Stagnation expected in 2025	17.03.2025

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