ABS

Amount of possible provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan, South Korea announced

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

VCI half-year review: production, sales decline again / “Deindustrialisation is a fact”

ALGERIA

Billion-euro petrochemical plans aim to boost country's value creation

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PU: Covestro declares force majeure on TDI and polyols from Germany

ABS

Announcement of anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan, South Korea postponed

POLYURETHANE MARKET

Strong Indian consumption boosts Asian market in 2024 / Positive outlook for next five years, with fastest growth in India and Indonesia – IAL Consultants

PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY

First-quarter production up significantly / Future seems dim – Plastics Europe

ABS

EU decision on provisional anti-dumping measures on imports from South Korea, Taiwan imminent / Risks from possible retroactive duties

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: Unipetrol restarts two lines

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: Unipetrol declares force majeure for Czech site

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ducor declares force majeure for polypropylene from Netherlands

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: Unipetrol refinery resumes operations after nationwide power outage in the Czech Republic

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

Industry in ‘stand-by' mode – VCI / Production, sales below previous year's level

TRINSEO

Further price reductions for polystyrene

PVC RECYCLING

European recovered waste volume drops again in 2024 / Market outlook for 2025 highly challenging – VinylPlus report

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

Slight rise in production / Front-loading effects due to threat of US tariffs / Decline in polymer revenue continues

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: Carmel Olefins reports outage after rocket hits Bazan refinery

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: Grupa Azoty plant in Police down again

INEOS STYROLUTION

Polystyrene prices see significant discounts again

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows