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PIE issue 1138
POLYMER PRICES
Feedstocks December 2023/January 2024
POLYMER PRICES
Polyethylene December 2023: Rates fall further at year-end / Public holidays, stock reductions depress demand / Prices to come under pressure again in January
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene December 2023: Monomer price decline continues to pressure quotes / Few buyers restock / Slight hope for early January demand
POLYMER PRICES
PVC December 2023: Prices still falling / Volume requirements to be covered more via spot markets in 2024 / January set for further reductions too
POLYMER PRICES
Styrenics December 2023: Prices erode further / Weak demand dampened by company holidays, inventory reduction
POLYMER PRICES
PET December 2023: Crisis year ends with slight price drops / Stocks are run down / Annual accounts still disputed / Status quo set to continue for now / All parties hoping for a calm January
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering thermoplastics December 2023: Small reductions dominate the picture again / January could see prices bottoming out / Significant follow-up orders nevertheless still on the short side
SABIC / LINDE
Firms seek to decarbonise ethylene glycol process / Saudi government joins carbon capture and storage thinktank
NOVAMONT
Versalis considers sale of stake in biopolymer producer – reports
TRINSEO
Italian PMMA depolymerisation plant nears start
LYONDELLBASELL
Supplier greenlights German chemical reclaim plant / UK distribution centre opens
VERSALIS
Resin producer reportedly plans to close Scottish chemicals plant / 100 jobs at risk
CCL INDUSTRIES
Packaging producer to close Belgian blown film plant / Investments set for Germany, Poland, Mexico
OMV / ADNOC
Borealis, Borouge reportedly on the verge of a merger
TERAPLAST
Increase of pipe extrusion capacity through acquisition in Moldova / Expansion in film extrusion also planned
RECTICEL
PU specialist to purchase supplier of PIR-, mineral wool-filled panels
ARKEMA
Acquisition of Irish construction supplier Arc Building Products
LC PACKAGING
Dutch firm takes minority stake in competitor Bluepack / Option open for full acquisition
GRAFE
Masterbatch supplier acquires majority stake in Italian colour specialist Gaypa
USA
PET association Napcor: “We urgently need to forge ahead with recycling” / Collection systems stagnating
US INDUSTRY
Congress reintroduces bill to extend producer responsibility, control resin production / Trade groups warn of stagnation in chemicals, plastics
GERMANY
Plastics tax around the corner / Who will have to pay and when? / Mixed voices from the industry
ROMANIA
Deposit-return system begins operations / Target set at 90% collection by 2026
EUROPEAN PLASTICS WASTE
EU bans exports of plastics waste to non-OECD countries / Anti-plastics groups call for complete ban
PACKAGING
Consumption of around 25 bn sterilisable pouches in Europe / Mono-material solutions catching up
PFAS
EPA says Inhance must change fluorination process for HDPE containers / NGOs cheer, company goes to court
PVC
ECHA report on additives could prompt new regs / Current workplace rules enough for resin / VinylPlus to address concerns
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