POLYNT

Price hike for polyester and vinyl ester resins

YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET

Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?

BIOPLASTICS

Global bioplastics production capacity forecast to rise 132% in next five years / PHA, PLA, PP account for big chunk of expansion – EUBP

GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Turnaround remains elusive / Some improvement in 2024 but profitability still lags

YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Dark clouds form over Russian economy / European energy prices on the rise again / Ukrainian plastics industry at a standstill

YEAR-ENDER: POLYMER PRICES

Cheaper materials from Asia pressure European manufacturers / PU, PET under special focus / Trump policies could raise European production costs / “If construction doesn't take off by March, the year is over.”

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

High energy costs disadvantage European output, investment – Atradius report / Gap widening versus advantaged production in US / Stronger growth prospects in China, Middle East

US PET MARKET

Circular market woefully lacking / Consultants draw roadmap for transformation by 2040

TRINSEO

Surcharges for PS, ABS announced despite lower monomer costs

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Olefins: Technical issues at LYB cracker in Berre, France / Impact on polymers unclear

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: Slovnaft cracker faces technical issues / Force majeure declared for PE, PP downstream lines

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyamide 6: Domo Chemicals declares force majeure at HQ site

KAZAKHSTAN

Petrochemical production set to jump fivefold by end of decade / Boost to come from six projects worth EUR 14 bn

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: Braskem declares force majeure for certain grades from German site

DISTRIBUTION EUROPE

Polymer distributors' profits improve despite challenging conditions / Industry responds with robust M&A activity – AMI report

BIOPLASTICS

EU-funded project on recycling, upcycling solutions for biodegradable plastics underway

EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Cheap polymer imports threaten circular economy ambitions / Share of global plastics production continues to slide – Plastics Europe report

CABOT

Price hikes for speciality carbon black grades announced

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

Sales down in third quarter / Sentiment among VCI members ‘drastically poor'

PVC

India's anti-dumping duties beneficial for European producers / Exports to the country could be worthwhile again