SHELL

Search for partners for petchem segment intensified / Division apparently burning through funds / Divestment of modern PE site in US

BARKLEY PLASTICS

Closure of UK injection shop underway / Decision follows six decades of business

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Ya-hoo! The plastic origin of Super Mario's iconic pipes

TRADE WAR

US imposes full tariffs on imports of PET, rPET / Asian exporters to feel the pinch

POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics trend September: Polyolefin prices trending sideways, styrenics lower / Demand still weak even after the holiday period

POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS

OPEC to produce more oil / Seasonal demand to determine prices

POLYETHYLENE

Global markets caught between tariffs and overcapacities / More and more exports from all directions head to Europe / Brazil imposes punitive tariffs

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL

Merger of Japanese PP, LLDPE capacities into Mitsui, Idemitsu JV

INEOS COMPOUNDS

Distribution partnership with Plastcom expanded into Scandinavia

MURA

Process-tech supplier to build chemical recycling facility in Singapore

SHELL

Oil giant drops Dutch biofuels projects / Construction not to resume after 2024 pause

RECYCLING BRAZIL

Recycling volumes up, rate down in 2024 / 410,000 t PET recycled / Sector at 23% idle capacity – Brazil PET group

EVONIK

Innovation programme focuses on circularity, exploiting synergies / Newly created infrastructure to manage chemical parks, outside customers

UK CONSTRUCTION

Activity falls for eighth month straight / Housebuilding, civil engineering experience summer slide

TUBIS

Groundbreaking ceremony for pyrolysis plant in Germany

BASF

Petchem major unveils water-permeable polyamide for meat casings

JINDAL FILMS

German Treofan plant enters insolvency proceedings under self administration / Production stops and job cuts expected?

POLYMER PRICES

North America August: Prices show mixed development / Falling prices for primary products, high inventories, weak demand characterise situation / No recovery expected in September

CONSUMER GOODS GERMANY

Prices, global competition, EU regulations – triad of producer concerns / Industry associations see no structural weakness despite shrinking sales

EXXONMOBIL

Speculation sees US giant pulling out of EU / Mossmorran cracker and Belgian assets up for grabs?