EPS

Turkey expands share of EU imports / China now also key player / Very few imports from outside EU go to Germany

CENTRAL ASIA

Sibur acquires stake in loss-making Kazakh plastics processer / Russian plastics industry seeks to expand foothold in Central Asia / China shows economic interest in region

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Dow imposes order freeze for LDPE plants in Germany

IRAN

Petchem production on upward trajectory despite sanction pressure / Economic crisis impacts local consumption / Results of export-diversification campaign unclear

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Styrene, butadiene, propylene oxide: problems at Repsol in Spain

CELANESE

Price increases to be set across entire compound portfolio

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC: Anwil plant faces problems again

TRINSEO

Price reduction for polystyrene

PLASTICS MARKETS

Global production continues uptrend, seen doubling by 2050 / Waste incineration increases, landfill declines / Recycling stagnant in challenging environment

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Olefins, LDPE/LLDPE, EVA: Versalis declares force majeure on products from Dunkirk

KURARAY

Significant markups for PVOH materials

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ineos declares force majeure for PVC from France

TRADE WAR

US reciprocal tariff policy to reshape Sino-US chemical trade / Heavy interdependence with ethane, propane / Price advantage of Chinese products at risk

TRADE IMPACT EUROPE

How strongly do European plastics processors estimate the impact of US tariffs? / Results from industry association survey

COMPOSITES

Europe loses more ground globally / Minimal investment in many cases / Record visitors at JEC show, Paris

RÖHM

Trade wars trigger price hikes for PMMA moulding compounds

TRADE WAR

How strongly do European plastics processors estimate the impact of US tariffs? / Industry associations launch survey

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ethylene: BASF reportedly declares force majeure for plants in Ludwigshafen, Antwerp

INEOS STYROLUTION

Price drop planned for polystyrene

TRINSEO

Price reduction planned for polystyrene