IRAN

EUR 8.5 bn invested in Chabahar petrochemical hub / Export prospects unclear as US reimposes sanctions on key seaport

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI

RUSSIA

Plastics processors brace for closures, bankruptcies / Consumption plummets across key segments as economy enters recession / Drone attacks target key petchem capacities

LOGISTICS

Final quarter kicks off with massive drop in freight rates / Typhoon season essentially locks down major Asian ports

WHITE PAPER ON RECYCLATES

Prognosis in three scenarios: The development of PCR prices up to 2032 / Joint white paper by Porsche Consulting, TecPart, and KI.PIE Group

KUWAIT

Ambitious plans for petrochemical industry

ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY GERMANY

Tube and aerosol can sales weaken in first half of 2025

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic

RECYCLING ITALY

‘On the verge of collapse': recycling companies send urgent letter to government / Round table in Rome aims to identify ways out of crisis

PP RECYCLING

Food-safe recycled polypropylene makes the grade on both sides of the Atlantic / ‘Game changer,' says industry rep

LOGISTICS

Panama Canal traffic stalls as US tariffs bite / UN warns of fragile shipping outlook / Germany bets on new rail boss amid crisis

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Registrations improve in August / Year-to-date total eases / Carmakers pause production / US implements EU trade deal

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ineos declares force majeure for polypropylene from Belgium

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

First fall in German business morale this year / Plastics firms more negative / European managers send mixed signals

PORTUGAL

Government allocates EUR 30 mn to strengthen recycling, waste recovery / Over half of the waste still landfilled

TDI

Prices continue to rise following plant failure at Covestro / German mattress association warns of shortages

EU TRADE SANCTIONS

Brussels targets firms using Russian oil / Focus includes petchem companies, China / EU warns of 'asset freeze'

POLYSTYRENE MARKET

Rise in imports makes life difficult for European producers / Almost one third of imports now come from East Asia

PLASTIC PACKAGING EUROPE

PPWR has set the bar high / Recyclate supply still not clear / Declining demand for virgin plastics / FachPack 2025 to focus on transformation in packaging industry

PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY

Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe