POLYMER PRICES

North America January: Enzo, Trump drive up prices of standard thermoplastics / Engineering grades stagnate in weak market / Uncertainty around tariffs in February

BASF

Billion-euro lawsuit against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, Westlake

TERAPLAST

Romanian plastics processor takes over Wavin's Hungarian pipe business / DACH region targeted as sales market

AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS

Recycling infrastructure to include drip hoses, seed bags / Erde cooperation in Germany and Spain

WAVIN

Dutch pipe manufacturer closes production in Germany / 220 employees to lose jobs

POLYMER PRICES

North America August: Most prices roll over or fall / Only polyolefins rise because of increasing feedstock prices / FMs, outages due to weak demand have no effect on prices / No trend turnaround likely

POLYMER PRICES

North America July 2024: Hurricane Beryl leads to numerous outages, logistics problems / Polyolefin, PVC prices see some significant rises / PA 6 also considerably higher / August expected to stay mostly unchanged

POLYMER PRICES

North America June 2024: Most prices remain unchanged despite firmer feedstocks and production problems / Demand weak across the board / Reduced margins for producers also expected in July

POLYMER PRICES

North America May 2024: Rollover for most grades / Feedstock prices mixed / Converters still holding back on ordering / No price surges expected in June, but risk of hurricanes exists

MEXICO

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

POLYMER PRICES

North America February 2024: Prices vary as feedstocks rise, demand remains subdued / Forces majeures prop up PP / Engineering thermoplastics roll over / Polymers expected to be firmer

PVC MARKET

European suppliers in fight of their lives / Firms slash production as demand dries up / Plant closure, shift abroad

ORBIA

Q1 earnings drop sharply / Declines hit core PVC unit covering Vestolit, Alphagary / 2023 earnings forecast lower

ORBIA

Core PVC business weakens in 2022 / Global uncertainty weighs on outlook

SOLVAY

Expansion of PVDF fluoropolymer with Mexico's Orbia / Global race against Arkema

WAVIN

Acquisition of Canadian pipe maker Bow Plumbing

KEM ONE

Sale of PVC maker possible by end of year / Exclusive talks with Apollo Global Management

ALBIS

Distribution of Alphagary TPE compounds / Applications in medical sector and toys

ORBIA

PVC compounder Alphagary to acquire stake in Indian competitor / Group benefits from high PVC prices

ORBIA

CEO Daniel Martínez-Valle steps down / Sameer Bharadwaj announced successor

ETHYLENE

EU commission fines Celanese, Clariant and Orbia / Companies implicated in illegal C2 purchasing scheme