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2021-08-24 12:59:50 German train drivers' strikes may worsen logistical issues in country

The dispute between Deutsche Bahn and the German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) continues. A new round of strikes took place, affecting both freight and passenger trains in Germany. GDL announced that the strike in freight transport started at 5 pm on Saturday, 21 August, and that in passenger transport did at 2 am on Monday, 23 August.

GDL is demanding a wage increase of about 3.2% and ...
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2021-08-16 17:32:42 Sales increase in Europe in June despite tight PP supply

PP homopolymer exports from Europe increased by 5,750 t to almost 68,000 t in June despite tight supply there. Turkey stayed the main importer of the polymer with purchases of 22,700 t that month. However, European suppliers cut PP homo exports to Turkey by almost 60,000 t to about 175,000 t in ... https://chemcourier.com/?!.iD=rPiV&/Sales+increase+in+Europe+in+June+despite+tight+PP+supply
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2021-08-11 16:01:16 HDPE exports from USA decrease in June
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2021-07-28 11:12:07 Russia's PP output tops 1 million t in H1 2021

Russian producers reduced PP output by 7% month on month to 175,250 t in June 2021. ZapSibNeftekhim made 96,660 t of the polymer, 6% less than a ...
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2021-07-16 11:39:46 India's PP homo imports up in April

India reduced exports of PP homopolymers in half from 258,155 t to 131,198 t year on year in four months of 2021 and by 8,560 t to ...
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2021-07-08 14:45:28 Container ship catches fire in Jebel Ali port

On Wednesday evening, fire broke out on board a small container ship with the carrying capacity of 130 containers in Jebel Ali port. The fire was ...
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2021-07-07 18:32:43 Formosa PP plant in Taiwan catches fire

Explosion followed by fire occurred at the chemical plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan operated by Formosa Plastics Corp. on early Wednesday morning, causing no casualties. It is reportedly a silos storing pellets of polypropylene, a thermoplastic polymer used in ...
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2021-07-01 15:59:00 PE prices stable in China
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2021-06-24 15:09:28 US PE prices flat, no major damage from hurricane

PE prices have been stable in the USA this week as producers are unwilling to decrease quotes to overseas customers and prefer to sell PE in the domestic market where prices are higher. Injection HDPE has been on offer at $1,650—1,700/t FAS Houston this week. Blow-moulding and film HDPE has been available at $1,700—1,750/t and $1,690—1,750/t FAS...
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2021-06-16 16:08:15 BIPC's polymer exports gain 14%

Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company (BIPC) has presented the results of technical management and polymer production during the previous Iranian calendar year ended on 20 March at an annual meeting, reporting that its polymer exports have gone 14% up year on year to an unprecedented figure of ...
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