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European Plastics News and Price Reports

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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 

Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows

03.06.2025 — By Elaine Burridge — Europe’s chemical industry is at breaking point, according to the European Chemical Industry Council’s (Cefic, Brussels; www.cefic.org) latest Chemical Trends summary.The report, based on data from Eurostat, provides a snapshot of the first two months of 2025, which have been ...

02.06.2025 BASF  Petchem giant purchases Domo stake in Alsachimie

02.06.2025 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  From shop floor to top floor / EU leads global raw material imports / Interview with new BPF president Martin Hitchin

02.06.2025 EPS  Turkey expands share of EU imports / China now also key player / Very few imports from outside EU go to Germany

30.05.2025 LOGISTICS  Number of sunken ships drops to new low / Freight rates trend higher

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03.06.2025 PLAYMOBIL  Toy maker CEO cautiously optimistic despite perceived loss of relevance

03.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Feedstocks May/June

02.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Styrene June: Contract price falls to lowest level since December

02.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  PET May 2025: Unclear market situation / PX reference unresolved for two months now / Imports less attractive / European production in short supply but reliable / Moderate increases despite sluggish demand

02.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Benzene June: Downward trend halted

02.06.2025 POLYMER PRICES  PVC May 2025: Prices drop by less than the reduction in the ethylene contract / Situation remains tense: adequate supply, poor demand / No improvement expected in June

02.06.2025 HUNTSMAN  Group to shutter maleic anhydride plant in Germany / Europe to be supplied from US

02.06.2025 TRIOWORLD  More films with recycled content from Apeldoorn plant / Greater focus on recycling

02.06.2025 LOBBE  Construction of packaging waste sorting plant in Germany

02.06.2025 ARTAPLAST  Launch of mono-material PP food packaging including lid solution

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