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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS 

PA 6.6: BASF announces price hikes across entire chain / Producers have been trying to halt erosion since 2018 / Butachimie's maintenance brought forward

05.08.2020 Like competitor Ascend Performance Materials (Houston, Texas / USA; www.ascendmaterials.com) recently announced (see Plasteurope.com of 16.07.2020), BASF (Ludwigshafen / Germany; www.basf.com) is planning to raise prices across the PA 6.6 chain – mainly in Europe.BASF’s price for PA 6.6 base resin i...

05.08.2020 POLYMER PRICES  Polyethylene July 2020: Price hikes match rise in costs / Negotiating fronts harden / Some large customers think the agreed annual volumes will not be achieved / Plastics tax creates uncertainty

04.08.2020 POLYMER PRICES  PET July 2020: Firming of notations / Demand still weak from coronavirus crisis / Momentum from hygiene segment not enough to compensate / Bleak outlook due to indications of second Covid wave

04.08.2020 TRINSEO  Q2 sales and earnings badly dented by Covid-19 / Automotive shutdowns hit Performance Plastics

03.08.2020 DUPONT  Q2 EBITDA down 20% / Net loss widens due to Covid-19 impacts and impairment charge in Transportation & Industrial

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05.08.2020 POLYMER PRICES  Polypropylene July 2020: Most of the feedstock hike passed on / Producers rarely improve margins / Auto horizon slightly brighter / Increases unlikely in August

05.08.2020 POLYMER PRICES  Styrenics July 2020: Hikes mostly remain below the cost transfer / Demand is much reduced / Maintenance plans could lead to allocations / Slight price increases in August

05.08.2020 LYONDELLBASELL  Net profit in Q2 down 69% as sales drop 39% / Higher Asian demand for PE / Completion of PO/TBA plant in Texas delayed by one year

05.08.2020 REYNOLDS Is Graham Packaging poised for sale? / Packaging group urgently needs liquid funds

05.08.2020 LERG Polish group takes over epoxy resin activities from Ciech

05.08.2020 SÜDPACK Flexible packaging producer expands site in Poland

04.08.2020 POLYMER PRICES  Base petrochemicals, aromatics and feedstocks: July/August 2020

04.08.2020 POLYMER PRICES  PVC July 2020: Ethylene hike provides a lift / Strong demand for profiles plus production cutbacks triggers small supply shortages / Additional volumes not generally available

04.08.2020 VERSALIS Purchase of 40% stake in compounder Finproject completed

04.08.2020 ADIENT Car seat manufacturer plans to close French facility / Exclusive production for Renault

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