Trump’s invoices threaten to drown the recovery of European chemicals
A laboratory employee receives a sample using a pipette in the Hobum Oleochemicals workshop in Hamburg, Germany on August 25, 2025. Europe’s chemical producers face fresh turmoil as US import tariffs are disturbing global trade, urging customers to delay orders and hit demand in a sector struggling to recover from the area’s energy crisis. The fourth largest export sector of the European Union after machinery, automotive and pharmaceutical products has been facing high production costs in recent years after increasing gas prices and energy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This and the slowdown in demand due to struggles in key



