ORBIA

PVC group's Q3 results remain under pressure / Mixed picture in pipes business

MOL

After Dow and BASF, Hungarian petchem group files claim for damages against ethylene cartel

LANXESS

Q2 net loss nearly triples as sales decrease / Profit warning issued for 2025 / Shut down of German facility, UK plant at Widnes

ORBIA

Second-quarter results significantly below previous year

DOW EUROPE

Ethylene cartel: claim for damages against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, and Westlake

POLYMER PRICES

North America April: Prices broadly under pressure / Demand remains subdued in almost all sectors / US tariff policy unsettles processors / No recovery expected in May

ORBIA

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

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