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EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Resin makers criticise pace as too slow
12.02.2025
CZECH REPUBLIC
Production of base polymers no longer economically feasible / High energy, other costs erode industry's competitiveness / Crisis in European automotive sector adds pressure
11.02.2025
UK
Bank of England cuts interest rates / Officials slash growth outlook / UK in ‘stagflation'?
06.02.2025
DOW CHEMICAL
Chemicals group plans to eliminate 1,500 jobs worldwide / Billion-dollar cost-cutting programme launched
06.02.2025
UBE
Competition from China pushes PA specialist to shut PA 6 base polymer plants in Asia / Production in Spain to continue
05.02.2025
SIAM CEMENT
Thai group shuts down Long Son Petrochemicals in Vietnam; production too expensive / Ethane supply agreement with US group
04.02.2025
GRUPA AZOTY
Negotiations on sale of polyolefin division to Orlen enter crucial phase
31.01.2025
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET
Packaging and film manufacturers anticipate rise in sales / Stabilisation in export business expected – IK business survey
31.01.2025
UPDATE - SIBUR
Fire breaks out at Kstovo subsidiary; operations halted
30.01.2025
DOW CHEMICAL
Cracker in the Netherlands to be shut later this year
30.01.2025
VITOL
Swiss trading group to acquire Danish recycler WPU / Distribution of pyrolysis oil to Braskem
30.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic
29.01.2025
ITALY
“Divestment of the chemicals segment” / Trade unions mobilise against planned restructuring of Versalis
27.01.2025
BASF
Billion-euro lawsuit against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, Westlake
27.01.2025
OQ CHEMICALS
Creditors take over Monheim-based polyol and carboxylic acid specialist
27.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Hard choices needed to survive challenges on several fronts / M&A to play critical role in region's restructuring – FTI report
23.01.2025
MITSUBISHI
Japanese giant backs away from US Gulf MMA plant / Investment a “bad bet”?
23.01.2025
USA
Producers switch off systems as seasonal precaution / No consequences expected for Europe
22.01.2025
NESTE
Co-processed renewable feedstock for polymer production hits the market
21.01.2025
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
SPOLANA
PVC production in Czech Republic on brink of collapse / Caprolactam production also discontinued
14.01.2025
INEOS
Closure of ethanol plant in Grangemouth / Loss of 80 jobs in UK
13.01.2025
BISPHENOL-A
EU bans use of BPA in food-contact materials / Transitional periods of up to 36 months
13.01.2025
INEOS
New oil and gas investment in the US / Fossil resurgence under new Trump term?
09.01.2025
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