INEOS

Lavera complex overhaul to cost EUR 250 mn / Partial funding to be provided by French state

EXXONMOBIL

Petchem giant to reportedly shutter Mossmorran C2 cracker / Move to leave only one ethylene plant in UK

INEOS

Weak European trade defences said causing ‘tidal wave of cheap imports' / Chemicals and plastics maker prepares anti-dumping lawsuits

INEOS

Latest legal challenge hits Project One / New lawsuit calls for halt to construction of Belgian ethylene cracker

BUTANEDIOL

‘Scrap the taxes' says Ineos owner Ratcliffe / Warning over possible closure of BDO plant in Marl / EU launches anti-dumping investigation

PACKLIANCE

German packaging recycling service providers establish consulting company / Focus on helping firms implement PPWR

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ineos declares force majeure for polypropylene from Belgium

INEOS COMPOUNDS

Distribution partnership with Plastcom expanded into Scandinavia

NORWAY

Investments in oil and gas industry set to peak in 2025 / Boom winding down / Industry's long-term future secure

PTA

EU launches anti-dumping investigation into imports from South Korea, Mexico

UN PLASTICS TREATY

Environmental protestors target Ineos with surprise stunt / Greenpeace and plastics makers at loggerheads over global waste crisis

POLYMER PRICES

North America July: Mixed price development / Demand remains weak in all customer sectors, but feedstocks trend firmer / Tariff agreement fails to completely eliminate uncertainty

POLYMER PRICES

North America June: Prices trend sideways or firmer / Uncertainty due to US tariff policy / Hurricane season likely to trigger more stock purchases / Price increases announced for standard thermoplastics in July

SABIC

Petchem giant to shutter UK cracker / European exit unfolds

INEOS

First step into chemical recycling / Pyrolysis oil to catalyse packaging polymers at Lavera cracker

INEOS

Phenol/acetone activities in Germany to be discontinued

POLYMER PRICES

North America May: Prices unchanged or down / Key sectors still weak / Tariff policy continues to create uncertainty / Feedstock costs predominantly lower / Sluggish environment set to continue in June

EDITORIAL

The writing is on the wall

PLASTICS AND FINANCE

BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%

COVESTRO

Q1 core profit plummets / Outlook for 2025 lowered amid geopolitical and trade tensions / LNG deal with Ineos

TOTALENERGIES

Plans to shutter cracker at Antwerp / Major ethylene customer allows contract to expire

INEOS

Third major US energy deal passes regulatory muster / Terms not disclosed / “Attractive” market

INDORAMA

Sale of 700,000 t/y PTA plant in Portugal / Buyer not yet announced

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ineos declares force majeure for PVC from France

POLYMER PRICES

North America March: Prices trend mostly sideways / Weak basis, falling feedstock prices and “enormous uncertainty due to tariffs” / Further reductions likely in April