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E-MOBILITY Car industry shoulders extra costs for next-gen materials, components / Awards, innovations in EVs	05.01.2023
CAR INDUSTRY Poor profitability pressures investment / Spending on battery materials stagnates / European EV market to rebound in 2025 / EU registrations down in 2022	03.01.2023
PETROCHEMICALS EPCA Conference 2022 follow-up: “Stop trying to squeeze the last drop out of the suppliers” / Circularity and waste other key topics	07.10.2022
PETROCHEMICALS Trade and market disruptions worsen / Increase in PE, PP capacities / Ongoing investment in chemical recycling and decarbonisation projects	22.09.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics can have smaller carbon footprint than alternatives / Emissions profile key for environmental considerations	15.08.2022
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Technology has a role in circular economy / Significant growth projected if current constraints are overcome / Better sorting infrastructure needed / McKinsey analysis	28.06.2022
INTERVIEW “Chemical recycling is going in a direction that has not existed before” – Heikki Färkkilä, VP of chemical recycling at Neste, talks about the company's developments and its vision for the future	20.06.2022
CHEMICALS AND FINANCE Institutional investors favour “green” chemical companies / Higher focus on sustainability strategy essential / McKinsey report	13.06.2022
ENERGY COSTS Energy price shock provides catalyst for change / Potential for 10% margin improvements and 40% cut in CO2 footprint / McKinsey analysis	23.05.2022
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET Car component suppliers face major sector shifts / Light vehicle sales could remain below pre-pandemic levels until 2030 / McKinsey report outlines ways to keep up with changing industry	13.05.2022
BOREALIS Mayer appointed VP of polyolefins, innovation	24.03.2022
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY Varied sustainability rules complicate situation / 83% of sustainable packaging measures focus on plastics / McKinsey report	04.03.2022
LOGISTICS More global spending to strengthen supply chains / Short-term fixes outpace long-term moves / Health sector only positive outlier / McKinsey report	31.01.2022
BOREALIS Langhammer new head of strategy, corporate development	14.01.2022
UK Shift to greener economy could provide UK firms with GBP 1 tn net-zero transition windfall / McKinsey report	01.11.2021
COVESTRO Massive job cut plans confirmed / News comes as earnings outlook improves	08.09.2021
PACKAGING INDUSTRY Product launches to gather pace post coronavirus / Pandemic accelerates industry and consumer shifts / Five strategic areas to be addressed / McKinsey report	06.09.2021
PHILIPPINES Country takes first step towards banning SUPs / House of Representatives unanimously votes for gradual phase-out	16.08.2021
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Electromobility promises suppliers more added value / A material shift when the engine compartment cools? / Battery shortage could be test for Europe / McKinsey report: Automotive software market to grow by 250% by 2030	29.07.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Resin makers to invest billions in chemical recycling	29.07.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS As You Sow report cites key concerns on plastics production build-up for investors / Investments continue despite overcapacity and circular economy initiatives / McKinsey: ethylene output in 2021 to outpace PE,PP demand	25.06.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Weaker demand dampens investment sentiment / Pandemic exacerbates downturn / Ethylene utilisation rates will likely remain weak / McKinsey report	02.12.2020
AKWEL French automotive supplier back to last year's sales level in Q3	30.11.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Carmakers and OEMs must reinvent organisations to survive / Recommendations for five key changes / Window of opportunity is closing / McKinsey report	13.11.2020
SUPPLY CHAIN Steps required to strengthen global value chains as shock events rise / Disruptions could wipe out 45% of annual profits every 10 years / Network restructuring to reshore production / McKinsey report	27.08.2020