LOGISTICS

Heavy shipping traffic on world's oceans causes freight rates to tumble / Intra-Asia routes the exception

HUNTSMAN

Shutdown of major MDI line in Netherlands / No impact on availability expected

POLYMER PRICES

PVC November: Quotations give way / Important price adjustment at turn of year: NMA

LOGISTICS

Opposing trends in container freight rates: US routes down, Europe more expensive / Port strikes in Belgium, Portugal

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Downturn deepens in 2024 as structural pressures drag on / Data shows first-ever drop in input and output – PRE report

LOGISTICS

Maersk cautions on freight rates after strong Q3 / Hapag-Lloyd puts 12th container giant into service / Freight rates facing a turnaround?

POLYMER PRICES

PVC: Non-market adjustment amount set from January 2026 onwards / PVC compound formula to be revised / Two new types of recyclate added

POLYMER PRICES

PVC October: Prices move sideways / Downward pressure expected in November / PVC compound formulations to be updated in 2026

POLYMER PRICES

PVC September: Prices persist at rollover level / Weak demand from construction, automotive thwarts producers' ambitions for price hikes

LOGISTICS

Artificial capacity shortages lend breath of fresh air to freight rates

POLYMER PRICES

PVC: Non-market adjustment essential for quotations from January 2026 onwards / PVC compound formulation to be revised / Two types of rPVC to be included in future

POLYMER PRICES

PVC August: Virtually no movement despite falling ethylene costs / Demand from construction and automotive still weak / Exports offer glimmer of hope as India could provide new momentum

POLYMER PRICES

PVC July: Price stability at start of holidays / Little change with supply and demand / Smaller decline likely in August

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

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

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ducor declares force majeure for polypropylene from Netherlands

POLYMER PRICES

PX June: Contract delayed again / Experts expect an increase

POLYMER PRICES

PVC June: Prices stable despite a weak order situation / Waiting for movement – will July lack direction too?

PLASTIC RECYCLING

27th International Waste Plastics Day set to take place on 24-25 June in Germany / PIE market expert Martin Bäcker to give presentation

LOGISTICS

Trade war truce between US and China pushes freight rates up

US-CHINA TARIFFS

De-escalation: Both nations agree to significantly slash tariffs / Positive reactions on the oil market

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PET: Spain's Novapet reportedly faces problems after blackout

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Webinar: Securing Europe's Plastics Future / PIE's Bäcker to talk global trade, geopolitics

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

“An industry that is still fighting has not lost” / Lessons and impressions from PRSE, Amsterdam

GERMAN ECONOMY

Will the German plastics industry benefit from EUR 1 tn special fund? / Assessment by PIE market expert Martin Bäcker

LOGISTICS

Trump's attacks on Houthis could cause freight rates to skyrocket / Price of polymer imports to Europe expected to increase