Germany’s future hydrogen network is taking on clearer dimensions. If all goes to plan, the populous Rhine-Main region – which includes the cities of Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Mainz, and their surroundings – will soon have its own dedicated 300-km local distribution network for the renewable fuel. Provided... (06:00)

Nearly 36% of plastics processors in Poland have scaled up investments in machinery and investments, a study ordered by Siemens and conducted by Keralla Research has shown. The study, covering primarily small and medium enterprises, revealed that the Polish plastics industry is now better prepared for... (15.04.2024)

France is taking the lead in implementing new environmental health regulations ahead of the EU, as it has done at least once in the past, when it saw Brussels as moving too slowly. This time – led by the Green party – the country’s parliament is taking on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the so-called... (15.04.2024)

More downsizing in the European petrochemical industry: US group ExxonMobil has announced that it will close down the steam cracker and downstream polymerisation lines at its French site in Gravenchon near Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine before the end of this year. The company said the measure is due to inadequate... (12.04.2024)

The German economy, the largest in Europe, could be continuing its decline, according to the country’s truck toll mileage index, which is published a month before production figures. The federal statistical office Destatis said mileage for trucks subject to federal highway tolls in March fell 1% on the... (12.04.2024)

The considerable uptick of crude oil prices in the first week of April could have an effect on European naphtha quotations, which would in turn entail a further rise for ethylene and propylene. However, with downstream demand significantly weaker than expected, it’s currently difficult to confirm whether... (12.04.2024)