PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY

Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe

MDI

US imposes provisional anti-dumping measures on isocyanate imports from China

FRANCE

Reward system for use of recycled material to come into effect next year

OIL & GAS

ConocoPhillips set to lay off more than 3,000 staff – reports / Other sector giants embarking on cost-cutting drive

POLYETHYLENE

Global markets caught between tariffs and overcapacities / More and more exports from all directions head to Europe / Brazil imposes punitive tariffs

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level

NORWAY

Investments in oil and gas industry set to peak in 2025 / Boom winding down / Industry's long-term future secure

PTA

EU launches anti-dumping investigation into imports from South Korea, Mexico

CHEMICALS AND HEALTH

ICCA updates materials database / Industry “more transparent than ever”

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Repsol declares force majeure for LDPE, EVA in Puertollano

POLYSTYRENE

Global market volume to grow by 4.51% per year to 2034, led by Asia / HIPS to overtake GPPS by market share – report

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Repsol declares force majeure on polyols from Spain

PLASTICS DISTRIBUTION

Major challenges ahead for plastics traders / Increasing dependence on China, US

FRANCE RECYCLING

Country touted the ‘bad boy' of Europe for plastics recycling / Overhaul of plastics waste management system in the works

ITALY

PVC demand in 2024 stabilises at previous year's level / No actual recovery from sharp 2023 decline

ABS

Amount of possible provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan, South Korea announced

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

VCI half-year review: production, sales decline again / “Deindustrialisation is a fact”

ALGERIA

Billion-euro petrochemical plans aim to boost country's value creation

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

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

ABS

Announcement of anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan, South Korea postponed