TRINSEO

Prices drop for polystyrene, SAN, ABS

INEOS STYROLUTION

Further price reduction for polystyrene

PTA

EU launches anti-dumping investigation into imports from South Korea, Mexico

CHEMICALS AND HEALTH

ICCA updates materials database / Industry “more transparent than ever”

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Repsol declares force majeure for LDPE, EVA in Puertollano

INEOS STYROLUTION

Slight price reduction for polystyrene

TRINSEO

Further price reduction for polystyrene

POLYSTYRENE

Global market volume to grow by 4.51% per year to 2034, led by Asia / HIPS to overtake GPPS by market share – report

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Repsol declares force majeure on polyols from Spain

PLASTICS DISTRIBUTION

Major challenges ahead for plastics traders / Increasing dependence on China, US

FRANCE RECYCLING

Country touted the ‘bad boy' of Europe for plastics recycling / Overhaul of plastics waste management system in the works

ITALY

PVC demand in 2024 stabilises at previous year's level / No actual recovery from sharp 2023 decline

ABS

Amount of possible provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan, South Korea announced

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

VCI half-year review: production, sales decline again / “Deindustrialisation is a fact”

ALGERIA

Billion-euro petrochemical plans aim to boost country's value creation

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PU: Covestro declares force majeure on TDI and polyols from Germany

ABS

Announcement of anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan, South Korea postponed

POLYURETHANE MARKET

Strong Indian consumption boosts Asian market in 2024 / Positive outlook for next five years, with fastest growth in India and Indonesia – IAL Consultants

PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY

First-quarter production up significantly / Future seems dim – Plastics Europe

ABS

EU decision on provisional anti-dumping measures on imports from South Korea, Taiwan imminent / Risks from possible retroactive duties