ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY

Trump increases import tariffs to 25% / Personal care sector sees 4% growth in 2024, accounts for 81.5% of total demand

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC: Fire at Anwil in Poland brings plant to a standstill / Contracts to be fulfilled from stocks

RECYCLING UK

35,000 t/y PET recycling plant in England gets green light

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Fibrant declares force majeure on caprolactam production in Geleen

MDI

US launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports / Move instigated by BASF, Dow

CORRECTION - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PA 6.6: BASF declares force majeure on base polymer, compounds

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

TotalEnergies declares force majeure for polypropylene in France

XPS

Global volumes projected at nearly 1.4 mn t by 2030 / Construction of energy-efficient buildings push growth / Asia-Pacific main driver – report

CZECH REPUBLIC

Production of base polymers no longer economically feasible / High energy, other costs erode industry's competitiveness / Crisis in European automotive sector adds pressure

INDONESIA

Plastics market to see robust growth up to 2029 / Overwhelming imports affect polymer industry / Impact of plastics waste import ban on recycling sector uncertain

BIOPLASTICS

Strong capacity growth forecast in years ahead / Multiple investments proposed worldwide – nova-Institute report

FOAM RECYCLING

Dutch platform Circularise advances PU foam recycling with digital product passports

ITALY

“Divestment of the chemicals segment” / Trade unions mobilise against planned restructuring of Versalis

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Hard choices needed to survive challenges on several fronts / M&A to play critical role in region's restructuring – FTI report

PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY

Plastics Europe laments decline in production in Q3 2024 / Year-on-year growth still reported

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Borealis declares force majeure for HDPE, PEX from Sweden

CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE

Cefic outlines pathways to achieve Europe's net-zero targets / Insights to guide future legislation

PMMA RECYCLING

Quartet of firms combine to launch Europe-wide recycling initiative / Toll manufacturing agreement with Röhm to produce rMMA in Italy

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Research predicts feedstock of the future / Recycling to become main carbon source for plastics – nova-Institute report