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Feedstock volatility, rising polymer prices

Feedstock volatility, rising polymer prices

At the beginning of last week, both “feedstock” and energy prices reached their highest levels in 10 years. The price of oil was 139 USD/barrel, NAPHTHA was 1,121.7 USD/t and the price of natural gas was 227.201 Euro/MWh.

MOL Group 2021 results: record high EBITDA

MOL Group 2021 results: record high EBITDA

In a very volatile external environment, MOL Group generated USD 947mn Clean CCS EBITDA in Q4, bringing full-year Clean CCS EBITDA to an all-time high USD 3.531bn, above the updated guidance.

EPD for synthetic iron oxide pigments

EPD for synthetic iron oxide pigments

Lanxess is the first manufacturer of synthetic iron oxide pigments to offer verified environmental product declarations (EPDs) for selected product groups.

Grafe brings fra­gran­ce into plas­tic

Grafe brings fra­gran­ce into plas­tic

Plastics that smell good - what sounds like a vision of the future is currently being put into practice in a development project at Grafe, with its headquarters in Blankenhain. The first result is a masterbatch for PP, which releases a scent by means of a fragrance-active substance.

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