WESTLAKE

Weaker PVC business hits quarterly result / EBITDA slumps by more than a quarter

EVONIK

Profit increases further / Speciality chemicals group confirms forecast for 2025 despite difficult environment

TEKNOR APEX

Plastics compounder attains RecyClass certification for TPEs

DOMO CHEMICALS

Completion of polyamide plant expansion in India

CELANESE

Figures remain under pressure at start of 2025 / Billions in sales planned / Polyamide 6.6 cause for concern

TRINSEO

Plastics group remains in the red / CEO Bozich does not expect significant improvement in Q2 either / Plastics-relevant Engineered Materials best performer

ELIX POLYMERS

Partnership with Simoldes Plastics for recyclates in car components

SGL CARBON

Carbon fibre producer shutters precursor PAN plant in Portugal

COVESTRO

Q1 core profit plummets / Outlook for 2025 lowered amid geopolitical and trade tensions / LNG deal with Ineos

LYONDELLBASELL

Revenues and earnings continue to decline / Possible tariffs affect less than 10% of polyolefin sales

OMV

Start-up of Austria's largest green hydrogen plant at Schwechat / Feedstock for sustainable fuels and chemicals

EMS

Polyamide specialist reports further decline in sales

CLARIANT

Modest improvement reported for additives division

BASF

Forecasts for 2025 unchanged / Q1 sales fall 0.9% while key profits take a hit / Indirect impact from trade wars expected

MAURER KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK

Polyamide specialities compounder extends capacity / Expansion to 15,000 t/y planned

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PET: Spain's Novapet reportedly faces problems after blackout

HEXPOL

Majority of Turkish compounder Kabkom acquired

ORBIA

Sales still sliding / Substantial losses in polymers business / Profit warning for 2025

WANHUA CHEMICAL

Kuwait's PIC buys 25% of world market leader in isocyanates

UPDATE - IBERIAN PENINSULA

Blackout in Spain and Portugal: Multiple petrochemical plants shut down / Normalisation could take a week