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NIS Hungarian MOL acquires majority stake in Serbian energy company from Gazprom	23.01.2026
GRUPA AZOTY Polish producer under renewed pressure as lenders demand EUR 949 mn repayment / Company given 23 January deadline	22.01.2026
UNIGEL Plastics producer reportedly shutters styrene production in Brazil / Europe becomes more dependent on imports	22.01.2026
VIONEO Plastics producer shifts methanol-to-polymers project from Belgium to China / Keeps European strategy	22.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey	19.01.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS French PA firm Polytechnyl enters creditor protection / Operations continue for now	16.01.2026
ORLEN Acquisition of new Synthos butadiene extraction plant	15.01.2026
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Technology of future or token gesture? Only around one third of planned recycling facilities likely to be built – Conversio study	14.01.2026
MOEVE Merger of petrochemical, refining operations with Portugal's Galp Energia under consideration	14.01.2026
BUTANEDIOL Coming soon: Provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from US, China, Saudi Arabia	12.01.2026
BASF Zhanjiang cracker operational / Analysts concerned over strong dependence on Beijing	12.01.2026
SABIC Sale of petrochemicals business in Europe and US to investment companies Aequita and Mutares	08.01.2026
CEFIC BASF CEO Markus Kamieth appointed president of Europe's chemical industry association	08.01.2026
PET Turkey launches investigation into PTA imports / Anti-dumping measures likely	08.01.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE EU27 competitiveness expected to erode further by 2030 amid rising energy costs / Bloc's global market shrinks over 15 years – Cefic	07.01.2026
RESEARCH Plasma-based recycling process for glass fibre-reinforced plastics under development in Germany	05.01.2026
INEOS Boost for Grangemouth cracker / London guarantees GBP 150 mn investment support package for UK's last remaining ethylene production	19.12.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business climate weakens / Processors' mood worsens / European manufacturers send mixed messages	18.12.2025
ADNOC No plans to scale back Covestro's European operations / Talks of 'Arab BASF' dismissed	17.12.2025
EU POLICY Brussels introduces eighth omnibus / Newest legislation package focused on cost savings for industry / NGOs call environment label Trojan Horse	17.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Decline in production, sales predicted for 2026 / Industry sending out SOS, says VCI president Steilemann	16.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY More and more energy-intensive companies are moving away – Simon-Kucher study	10.12.2025
LYONDELLBASELL No market recovery in Q4 / Europe remains under pressure	09.12.2025
SOUTH KOREA Lotte and HD Hyundai present plans for restructuring cracker activities	09.12.2025
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS IK calls for binding EPR rules for disposal and recycling in Europe	08.12.2025

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