CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

National Chemicals Agenda aims to help industry back on its feet / Much remains unclear / Associations voice criticism

UPDATE - PVC IMPORTS

Geopolitical risks aggravate supply situation / Shift in import flows / European PVC market set to remain under structural pressure if no recovery seen in construction

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: MOL announces restrictions on all products

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

LDPE: TotalEnergies declares force majeure for supplies from France

COMPOSITES

Downtrend in European manufacturing slows due to rising demand / Production down 3%

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Vynova declares force majeure on PVC from France and Germany

BIOPLASTICS

Capacities to double by 2030 / China is shaping the expansion / Packaging remains main application

ABS IMPORTS

War in the Middle East chokes off imports from East Asia / Prices skyrocket / Supply bottlenecks loom over next few months

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polystyrene: Trinseo declares force majeure

POLYETHYLENE

Brazil imposes final anti-dumping duties on US, Canadian imports / Measures maintained at provisional levels

SOUTH KOREA

Naphtha shock: Middle East war accelerates cracker consolidation / Reorganisation plans for Yeosu on the table

PVC

Mexico imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on US imports / US shipments dominate market

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

ABS: Ineos Styrolution declares force majeure for several Novodur grades

PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY

Poor annual results for 2025 / Production, turnover again down significantly – Plastics Europe Deutschland report

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

VCI reports further decline in sales, production / Polymer output slumps / No forecast for 2026

POLYURETHANE

Middle East crisis unlikely to cause raw-material shortages / Bottlenecks in foam production, availability could occur

CHINA

State of emergency: Middle East conflict shakes petrochemicals sector / High import dependence

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ineos Styrolution imposes order freeze on polystyrene, ABS

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PET: Indorama declares force majeure in Europe / Sharp price increases expected

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Massive mark-ups on prices for virgin material / What purchasing strategy should processors adopt? / Recyclers face possible upswing, boom in demand