PE: Sabic lifts force majeure on supply from Gelsenkirchen

PP: Braskem declares force majeure in Germany / Raw material deliveries unexpectedly cancelled

France: Strike suspended at refineries / Trade union negotiations resume

Olefins: LyondellBasell shuts down cracker in Germany due to failure

PET: Indorama declares force majeure on production in Rotterdam / More technical problems after fire

Report recommends levy on virgin packaging to boost recyclate demand / Establishment of single producer responsibility organisation proposed / Eunomia report

German industry association pro-K sees PTFE prices continuing to rise / Short supply clashes with robust demand

Strikes at French refinery sites / Standstills reported at Gonfreville and Feyzin

PVC: French producer Kem One lifts force majeure

At least 23 people killed after acetylene-loaded truck explodes near Hebei Shenghua's PVC facility

PA 6.6: BASF lifts force majeure for compounds / Situation remains tense / French and Italian plastics processors under a lot of strain

Fastest-growing source of oil consumption is petrochemicals / Plastics demand as key driver / Recycling could help cut carbon dioxide emissions and reduce marine litter

US exports of HDPE to China plummet / EU imports more

"The world is about cooperation" / Adsale chairman Stanley Chu on US-China trade war / Chinese move to technological innovations will help domestic growth

PVC: Vestolit declares FM on supply from Marl