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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
PLASTICS INDUSTRY JAPAN Production declines across the board in 2024 / Exports, imports slightly up / Engineering plastics market set for robust growth through 2032	11.03.2025
POLAND Robust economic performance lifts plastics industry in 2024 / Strict regulations, rising energy costs fuel fears over competitiveness / Associations call for stringent measures	03.03.2025
ALBIS German distributor establishes second subsidiary in Morocco	03.03.2025
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE 2024 Polymer Producers Awards: Voting open for plastics converters / ‘Commitment to the European market' as new criteria	28.02.2025
EU POLICY Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach	27.02.2025
COVESTRO Revenue drops despite rise in sales volumes / Core profit slips / ‘Certain level of optimism' for 2025	27.02.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence stagnates / Plastics and rubber firms split on prospects for present, future	25.02.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices for plastic materials mostly down in Q4 / Increase in year-on-year comparison / US, German politics bolster uncertainty	18.02.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Resin makers criticise pace as too slow	12.02.2025
INDONESIA Plastics market to see robust growth up to 2029 / Overwhelming imports affect polymer industry / Impact of plastics waste import ban on recycling sector uncertain	10.02.2025
UK Bank of England cuts interest rates / Officials slash growth outlook / UK in ‘stagflation'?	06.02.2025
UPDATE - SIBUR Fire breaks out at Kstovo subsidiary; operations halted	30.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic	29.01.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Plastics Europe laments decline in production in Q3 2024 / Year-on-year growth still reported	23.01.2025
USA Producers switch off systems as seasonal precaution / No consequences expected for Europe	22.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025
SIBUR EUR 2.2 bn ethylene complex commences operation at ZapSibNeftekhim in Tatarstan / Nameplate capacity to be reached in H2 2025	15.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE US president-elect proposes tariff hikes for Brazil	08.01.2025
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE Cefic outlines pathways to achieve Europe's net-zero targets / Insights to guide future legislation	07.01.2025
RUSSIA Analysts project twofold rise in PP, PE production by 2035 / Lion's share of growth in jeopardy due to sanctions	02.01.2025
COVESTRO Successful takeover bid: Adnoc receives 91.3% of all shares tendered	19.12.2024
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Turnaround remains elusive / Some improvement in 2024 but profitability still lags	19.12.2024
SIBUR Long-awaited IPO preliminary scheduled for early 2025 / Aim to raise around EUR 550 mn from selling 2% shares	19.12.2024

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