PET MARKET EUROPE

Overall market stagnates / Imports cause problems for the industry / Use of rPET for new products steadily increases / Recyclers criticise inconsistent regulations in EU countries

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Market seems to have bottomed out / Western players increase production / 2023 coloured with red

PET

Confirmed: Punitive EU tariffs on Chinese imports

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

HDPE: TotalEnergies retains force majeuere for deliveries from Gonfreville, France / Restart fails

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Styrene: TotalEnergies declares force majeure on deliveries from domestic site

PETROCHEMICALS

Russia expects massive investments to triple exports through 2030 / Attacks on refineries spark concerns over stability / Kazakhstan mulls long-term development plans

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

EVA: Celanese VAM plant outage in China / Prices in Europe likely to be impacted

BUTADIENE

Shortage of supply causes prices in Europe to soar / Plant failures and low demand

BIOPOLYMERS

Global production to grow by 17% per year to 2028 / Agricultural land use to remain relatively low – nova-Institute, IfBB

GLASS FIBRES EUROPE

Nippon Electric Glass warns of uneconomical production / Chinese volume surplus depresses prices

COMPOSITES

Only a few application segments show growth / European composites companies under pressure / Mixed outlook for next two years / Record number of visitors at JEC World trade fair

GERMAN CAR INDUSTRY

Mood among automakers rebounds – ifo / Manufacturers report production slumps in Q1 / Severe impacts for parts suppliers

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Styrene, propylene oxide, polyether polyols: Covestro, LyondellBasell declare force majeure

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

Dramatic slump in sales, production in 2023 / Dim prospects also for year ahead

POLYSTYRENE RECYCLING

Ineos Styrolution drops out of project with EGN, Tomra

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

Production is going through a deep trough / Planned regulation will set course for the future – Plastics Europe

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyethylene, polypropylene: Fire at ExxonMobil refinery in France

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: Invista force majeure could affect US exports to Europe

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: Outage at Sabic plant significantly exacerbates shortage

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PA 6: BASF declares force majeure at Texas site