IRAN

US imposes fresh sanctions on petrochemical exports / Capacity-expansion plans move along despite external pressure

BUTADIENE

China to lead world's capacity additions / India another key contributor / Price pressure on the European market continues

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

EU imposes provisional punitive tariffs on imports from China

PVC

EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from US, Egypt / Surcharge of 109% from 12 July

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: Sabic declares force majeure on deliveries from German plant / Ineos also reportedly faces issues

BIOPLASTICS

Policy incentives drive growth in China's biopolymers industry / Investments have led to excess capacity – nova-Institute report

PVC RECYCLING

Volume of recovered waste in Europe heavily declines in 2023 – VinylPlus report / Challenging regulatory, macroeconomic climate impacts demand, says chairman

UZBEKISTAN

Russia maintains anti-dumping duty on HDPE imports / Exports to be cornerstone of future MTO gas-to-methane complex / Deliveries to the EU are not ruled out

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Drought in Mexico sends more plants into recess / Bottlenecks, firmer prices for the whitener likely in Europe

INEOS

Force majeure on HDPE from Belgium lifted

GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Production and sales up in Q1 / “Only a positive momentary snapshot” – VCI report

MEXICO

Waiting for the rain: Water shortage affects more and more plastics plants / Three forces majeures so far / European PVC prices could firm

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

MDI: Dow declares force majeure on facilities in Freeport, Texas

POM

China initiates anti-dumping investigation into imports from Europe, US, and Asia

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

ABS, polystyrene: Ineos Styrolution declares force majeure for deliveries from Mexico

KAZAKHSTAN

First 30,000 t of PP exported to EU in 2023 / Sibur's involvement arguably bears no sanctions risks / Sinopec joins Silleno PE plant project

CORRECTION - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Intermediates: OQ Chemicals restarts units at German plants

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

HDPE, PP, C2, C3: TotalEnergies announces more outages at French site

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Propylene: BASF-Sonatrach's PDH plant in Spain shut down

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY BELGIUM

Trade group calls on authorities to tackle unraveling crisis / Key operational performance indicators sliding / Surge in investment may not indicate recovery