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Latest european plastics news

Companies

09.05.2025 IFCO  Emirati investor ADIA considers sale of stake in plastic container provider

09.05.2025 ELIX POLYMERS  Partnership with Simoldes Plastics for recyclates in car components

08.05.2025 GREINER  Decline in sales not yet halted / Consolidation of Neveon foam division progresses

08.05.2025 EU POLICY  Coalition says new state aid framework lacks circularity funding measures / Omission risks undermining region's recycling sector / EU Commission spells out approach

08.05.2025 SGL CARBON  Carbon fibre producer shutters precursor PAN plant in Portugal

08.05.2025 PLASTCHIM-T  Bulgarian film specialist to install BOPP film line at Italian Manucor site

07.05.2025 COVESTRO  Q1 core profit plummets / Outlook for 2025 lowered amid geopolitical and trade tensions / LNG deal with Ineos

07.05.2025 LYONDELLBASELL  Revenues and earnings continue to decline / Possible tariffs affect less than 10% of polyolefin sales

07.05.2025 OMV  Start-up of Austria's largest green hydrogen plant at Schwechat / Feedstock for sustainable fuels and chemicals

06.05.2025 EMS  Polyamide specialist reports further decline in sales

06.05.2025 CLARIANT  Modest improvement reported for additives division

05.05.2025 SCHOELLER ALLIBERT  Merger with Irish-Canadian packaging group IPL announced

02.05.2025 BASF  Forecasts for 2025 unchanged / Q1 sales fall 0.9% while key profits take a hit / Indirect impact from trade wars expected

02.05.2025 ANTOLIN  Restructuring measures initially push Spanish automotive supplier back into loss zone / Improvement expected in 2025

02.05.2025 RATTPACK  Packaging manufacturer increases capacity for stand-up pouches

02.05.2025 PRIMO  Danish profile manufacturer opens first production facility in US

01.05.2025 MAURER KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK  Polyamide specialities compounder extends capacity / Expansion to 15,000 t/y planned

30.04.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PET: Spain's Novapet reportedly faces problems after blackout

30.04.2025 HEXPOL  Majority of Turkish compounder Kabkom acquired

30.04.2025 GENUIT  UK pipe manufacturer reports decline in sales, profits in 2024 / Signs of market stabilisation in second half of year

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People

08.05.2025 POLYKEMI Family business prepares for generational shift

29.04.2025 PLASTICS EUROPE Hans Ketelslegers appointed director for sustainable use of plastics

28.03.2025 BASF Helmut Winterling to head Ludwigshafen, Antwerp Verbund sites

06.02.2025 CELANESE Main engineered materials division under new leadership of industry veteran

13.01.2025 COVESTRO Leadership change at Covestro's European production sites

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Markets

09.05.2025 LOGISTICS  Trump's tale about Houthi rebels does not affect freight rates / EC approves Italy's International Registry scheme

07.05.2025 PACKAGING  Global push drives growth in food-grade recycled plastic packaging – Smithers report

06.05.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  Volatile markets, mixed European prices in Q1 / Rise in raw-material costs could trigger uptrend in Q2

05.05.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PVC: Anwil plant faces problems again

05.05.2025 AGRICULTURAL FILM Germany sees rise in volumes recovered in 2024 / Collection fractions expanded

02.05.2025 LOGISTICS  Trump demands free passage for Suez and Panama Canals

01.05.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Potential dual-use output loophole draws criticism / Industry reps respond: reclaim quotas should not include fuel use

30.04.2025 EGYPT  Polyolefin manufacturer Sidpec reports good performance despite global market challenges / Petchem output to triple by 2030 / Chinese-Egyptian JV to design Red Sea petrochemicals complex

30.04.2025 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Reuse key to circular economy shift / Global South case studies show impact across product categories – report

29.04.2025 PLASTICS MARKETS  Global production continues uptrend, seen doubling by 2050 / Waste incineration increases, landfill declines / Recycling stagnant in challenging environment

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Production and Engineering

06.05.2025 LUCOBIT German compounding specialist develops EBA compounds with up to 80% calcium carbonate

29.04.2025 COVESTRO Launch of PCR polycarbonates made from ELV headlamps

24.04.2025 RESEARCH Scientists convert carbon emissions from forest industry into PP, PE

19.03.2025 BOREALIS Launch of LLDPE grade for flexible, non-food packaging with 85% PCR content

18.03.2025 BASF Petchem giant launches biomass-balanced PESU

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Industry

09.05.2025 PLASTICS AND HEALTH “New evidence” sees phthalates in more critical light / EPA seeks reviewers / Starch-based plastics also have risks

08.05.2025 WORLD TRADE  UK, India to sign Free Trade Agreement / UK-US deal likely underway; details unclear

08.05.2025 UK Mass-balance approach for Plastic Packaging Tax to commence 1 April 2027

06.05.2025 USA  Senate overturns Biden's reinstated legislation on toxic air pollutants / EPA to undergo revamp / Climate research to play lesser role

02.05.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING  RecyClass and APR see ‘significant progress' in criteria for reclaim design

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