NOVOLEX

US packaging group sold to investment company Apollo

KEM ONE

Strikes paralyse four of five PVC sites in France / Force majeure declared: French media

LANXESS

Speciality chemicals group wants to buy DSM's plastics division: German newspaper / Report says cooperation with financial investor Advent / Dupont's PA sale plans also entering critical phase

KEM ONE

Shutdown of PVC production at Spanish plant / Tight market remains a problem

KEM ONE

Sale of PVC maker completed / Acquired by Apollo Global Management

POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics trend December 2021: Minor increases for most materials / Only EVA sees another triple-digit rise / High price levels and end-of-year slowdown put a damper on demand

LOGISTICS

Rhine river's low water levels continue / Container freight rates stagnate across the board

SI GROUP

Additive producer announces global energy surcharge

ENERGY COSTS

So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns

KEM ONE

Energy surcharge: PVC price hiked again / Filling the books ahead of the sale?

WACKER

Price hikes for polymer additives due to rising energy costs

EDITORIAL

Energy surcharges: exploitation or necessity?

TRINSEO

Energy surcharge for the entire product portfolio

CELANESE

Energy surcharge for POM grades hits Europe hard

RÖHM

Surcharges for MMA due to “soaring” prices for natural gas, ammonia

UPDATE - LYONDELLBASELL

Price hikes for PP, PE due to energy surcharge

ENERGY PRICES

Huntsman, Kem One impose natural gas surcharges on MDI, PVC / Gas price rising rapidly

TRONOX

Investment group Apollo bids on TIO2 manufacturer / Move follows talks to acquire Kem One

KEM ONE

Sale of PVC maker possible by end of year / Exclusive talks with Apollo Global Management

KEM ONE

New ships for freight transport on Rhone / Investment of EUR 20m

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC: Kem One declares force majeure on K70 grades

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Vinnolit declares force majeure on PVC specialities / Kem One and Shin-Etsu production largely back to normal / First imports

KEM ONE

Ethylene tank in Fos-sur-Mer nears completion / PVC supply still thin

CORRECTION - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Kem One confirms force majeure for PVC from Berre / Allocations tighten up

KEM ONE

Sharp price increase for PVC