India no longer imposing punitive duties on imports from the EU and Mexico

Plastics sector's exports and imports up in 2018 / Trade uncertainties remain major issue / Plastics Industry Association releases trends report at "K 2019"

Trade war eases somewhat / Petrochemical markets unimpressed

Scotland renews fracking moratorium / No permanent ban

Cautious mood in the industry / “Composites Europe” trade fair continues to see drops in attendees and exhibitors / AVK report shows lightweight construction is no longer the dominant topic

“Suspected carcinogenic effect” / EU commission classifies white pigment as a danger / VCI fears precedent / No alternative

Major maintenance and expansion of ADN plant in Chalampé has begun / Start to the new year

Propylene: Borealis lifts force majeure at its plant in Kallo / FM on PP in Burghausen remains in effect

Polypropylene: LyondellBasell declares force majeure on deliveries from Carrington

Saudi Aramco's supply to plastics producers no longer curbed / Sabic, Yansab and Sipchem report raw material deliveries as back to normal

PVC: Unipetrol declares force majeure on production in Spolana

Japanese firms collaborate on waste gasification / Plans to license "Ebara Ube Process" and build plants in Japan and elsewhere

Country's reliance on PS and EPS imports to grow / Consumption continues to outpace domestic output

Attack on refinery in Saudi Arabia impacts China's polyethylene and MEG markets

Saudi Arabia aims to meet all supply commitments in September / Petrochemical deliveries gather speed