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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Sales by German suppliers slide in Q1 / “Rapid downturn” over / Output ex-pharma to drop 8% this year	23.05.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY Fifty or more shades of green / EU Commission calls for deeper commitment to zero-carbon future / Route runs through hydrogen	13.04.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Germany: Dark clouds outnumber bright spots / Modest progress in Q1 / Gas crisis averted / Sales, output to fall again this year	16.03.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY EU plans overhaul of emissions trading scheme / Officials approve natural gas price cap	10.01.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Gas shortage takes its toll / Producers caught between rising prices, sinking profits / Firms look longingly to US	21.12.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY “The plastics industry faces a decisive year in 2023”: Comment by Ingemar Bühler of Plastics Europe Deutschland	12.12.2022
K 2022 “If Putin destroys our economy, he will topple our democracy”: Germany's Economics Minister Habeck and Covestro boss Steilemann at “high-level reception” of Kunststoffland NRW	21.10.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Gloomy prospects / Recession fears cut demand / Threat of production cutbacks	30.09.2022
PETROCHEMICALS Trade and market disruptions worsen / Increase in PE, PP capacities / Ongoing investment in chemical recycling and decarbonisation projects	22.09.2022
COVESTRO CEO Steilemann says Europe is heading for a long, deep recession / “Every watt counts”	10.08.2022
ENERGY MARKETS Qatar finalises gas North Field Expansion contracts / Five energy majors participating / Total, Shell, Exxon with the largest stakes	15.07.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Storm brewing as firms struggle with "tsunami of rules" / VCI group sees "existential crisis" / Production to fall 4% this year / Gas rationing a concern	12.07.2022
LANXESS CEO Zachert warns of German deindustrialisation / JV with Advent for polyamides in e-mobility	12.07.2022
ENERGY MARKETS European Parliament passes EU reform package / Response to war-related energy crunch / Chemical producers slam new export rules / Debates on ETS scheme	27.06.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI sees dark clouds over the industry / “Nothing left of the anticipated upswing”	01.06.2022
PLASTICS AND ENERGY Brussels unveils plans to end reliance on Russian gas / Initiative seeks to balance shift to renewables with energy needs / Industry on board	31.05.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Russian oil embargo to spur problems / End of gas shipments would be worse	09.05.2022
RUSSIA EU sanctions hit German plastics industry to a varying extent / Trade associations warn of gas embargo / Banks affected by Swift exclusion / German federal office publishes list of sanctions for polymers	12.04.2022
ENERGY COSTS Index for energy commodities rises by 37%: HWWI economics institute / US government releases some of its strategic oil reserves / Relief on gas market due to milder temperatures?	11.04.2022
BASF Petchem giant sticks to ambitious climate goals / CO2 output to be cut 25% by 2030 / Ready to supply first net-zero products	04.04.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS Tough to gauge impact of embargo on Russian oil, natural gas / EU distribution issues could emerge / Russia source of 14% of German naphtha imports	17.03.2022
ENERGY MARKETS Budding hydrogen market to change patterns in global energy trade / Technology key as polymer industry moves towards net-zero emissions / Covestro secures access to green H2 from Australia	26.01.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Supply chain woes and high energy prices dog producers in 2021 / To-do list for new government / Chemical recycling added to packaging law	04.01.2022
POLAND Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips	05.11.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI President Kullmann: “No all-clear for raw material supply” / Industry expects record sales growth / Electricity price cause for concern	02.09.2021