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HUNTSMAN
Adjusted net loss widens in Q1 as sales plummet / Tariff uncertainties hit demand in key markets
 		14.05.2025
SIRMAX
Italian compounder launches E&E business unit with EUR 3 mn investment
 		14.05.2025
DOW EUROPE
Ethylene cartel: claim for damages against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, and Westlake
 		13.05.2025
LANXESS
Speciality chemicals group starts 2025 with stable sales / Forecast for full year confirmed
 		13.05.2025
WESTLAKE
Weaker PVC business hits quarterly result / EBITDA slumps by more than a quarter
 		13.05.2025
EVONIK
Profit increases further / Speciality chemicals group confirms forecast for 2025 despite difficult environment
 		13.05.2025
LANDBELL
Supply deal with chemical recycler PureCycle / Household PP waste for Belgian plant
 		13.05.2025
DOMO CHEMICALS
Completion of polyamide plant expansion in India
 		12.05.2025
TOMRA
Sorting technology specialist trials plastics waste separation at new plant
 		12.05.2025
CELANESE
Figures remain under pressure at start of 2025 / Billions in sales planned / Polyamide 6.6 cause for concern
 		09.05.2025
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People

POLYKEMI
Family business prepares for generational shift
 		08.05.2025
PLASTICS EUROPE
Hans Ketelslegers appointed director for sustainable use of plastics
 		29.04.2025
BASF
Helmut Winterling to head Ludwigshafen, Antwerp Verbund sites
 		28.03.2025
CELANESE
Main engineered materials division under new leadership of industry veteran
 		06.02.2025
COVESTRO
Leadership change at Covestro's European production sites
 		13.01.2025
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Industry

PFAS
EPA chief seeks own PFAS strategy / Zeldin announces ‘major actions' / Details still cloudy
 		13.05.2025
TRADE WAR
Shares, greenback, oil rally on US-China agreement / Reprieve could spike shipping prices / Did Trump blink?
 		12.05.2025
US-CHINA TARIFFS
De-escalation: Both nations agree to significantly slash tariffs / Positive reactions on the oil market
 		12.05.2025
US-CHINA TARIFFS
China quietly exempts select US products from 125% tariffs / Ethane reportedly on ‘whitelist'
 		09.05.2025
TRADE WAR
US, UK unveil tariff changes / Trump's 10% levy remains largely in effect
 		09.05.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
“New evidence” sees phthalates in more critical light / EPA seeks reviewers / Starch-based plastics also have risks
 		09.05.2025
WORLD TRADE
UK, India to sign Free Trade Agreement / UK-US deal likely underway; details unclear
 		08.05.2025
UK
Mass-balance approach for Plastic Packaging Tax to commence 1 April 2027
 		08.05.2025
USA
Senate overturns Biden's reinstated legislation on toxic air pollutants / EPA to undergo revamp / Climate research to play lesser role
 		06.05.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING
RecyClass and APR see ‘significant progress' in criteria for reclaim design
 		02.05.2025
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Markets

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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene, butadiene, propylene oxide: problems at Repsol in Spain
 		12.05.2025
LOGISTICS
Trump's tale about Houthi rebels does not affect freight rates / EC approves Italy's International Registry scheme
 		09.05.2025
PACKAGING
Global push drives growth in food-grade recycled plastic packaging – Smithers report
 		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
AGRICULTURAL FILM
Germany sees rise in volumes recovered in 2024 / Collection fractions expanded
 		05.05.2025
LOGISTICS
Trump demands free passage for Suez and Panama Canals
 		02.05.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Potential dual-use output loophole draws criticism / Industry reps respond: reclaim quotas should not include fuel use
 		01.05.2025
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Production and Engineering

TEKNOR APEX
Plastics compounder attains RecyClass certification
 		13.05.2025
LUCOBIT
German compounding specialist develops EBA compounds with up to 80% calcium carbonate
 		06.05.2025
COVESTRO
Launch of PCR polycarbonates made from ELV headlamps
 		29.04.2025
RESEARCH
Scientists convert carbon emissions from forest industry into PP, PE
 		24.04.2025
BOREALIS
Launch of LLDPE grade for flexible, non-food packaging with 85% PCR content
 		19.03.2025
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Management

GLOBAL TRADE
Bankruptcies set to rise in next two years / Western Europe to see most job losses / Europe eyes unified insolvency laws
 		09.04.2025
INSOLVENCIES GERMANY
Major insolvencies still at high level / Automotive suppliers most affected in plastics segment / Significantly more jobs at risk
 		13.01.2025
US POLITICS
Two in four German manufacturers fear Trump victory / Over half say election outcome to have no business impact
 		25.10.2024
MANAGEMENT
Liquidity or liquidation: number of business bankruptcies in Germany at high level / Automotive suppliers strongly affected – report
 		10.09.2024
MANAGEMENT
West European companies under financial strain from late payments / Many offering longer credit terms to increase sales / Cautious optimism for year ahead, but concern on economic growth persists – Atradius report
 		04.09.2024
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