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Latest european plastics news

Companies

08.06.2026 LANXESS  Q1 earnings, sales drop due to currency swings, lower volumes / Positive momentum since March due to Middle East conflict / 2026 forecast maintained at EUR 450-550 mn

05.06.2026 RÖCHLING  Further decline in turnover / Only European market growing / Forecast for 2026 at previous year's level

05.06.2026 OMYA  European distribution agreement signed with SK Chemicals for TPE-E

05.06.2026 KIMPUR  Turkish PU systems company acquires competitor Kobe

04.06.2026 SAUDI ARAMCO  Oil and gas major exits Rapid project in Malaysia / State-owned Petronas takes full control

04.06.2026 BIESTERFELD  Distribution of Osaka Soda high-performance elastomers in UK, Ireland / Key applications include automotive, industrial sealing

04.06.2026 RECTICEL  Belgian insulation specialist acquires compatriot Isopanel

04.06.2026 EPOCH BIODESIGN  Tech specialist to open PA 6.6 bio-recycling demo plant in London / Commercial reprocessing activity set for 2028 / MoU signed with Invista

03.06.2026 3M  Australia sues US group over PFAS firefighting foam / Government seeking billions in damages

02.06.2026 MITSUBISHI  Spin-off of petchem activities moves forward / New structure to focus on end-use markets

01.06.2026 MOL  Follow-up: Tiszaújváros cracker to remain offline for several months

01.06.2026 AUTOLIV Automotive safety systems specialist plans closure of Turkish plant / Production to be relocated to other sites

01.06.2026 ALPLA  Austrian packaging producer plans HQ job cuts

29.05.2026 ADNOC  Chair of Covestro's supervisory board Rainer Seele: ‘The EU has over-regulated domestic markets'

29.05.2026 PRYME  Repeated reactor failures force closure of only chemical recycling plant

29.05.2026 VENATOR  TiO2 producer to shut Krefeld-Uerdingen site permanently / Around 350 jobs affected

28.05.2026 COVESTRO  Centre for TPU application development opens in China

28.05.2026 AKG  Austrian blow moulder rescued as Schoeller steps in / Other Robust group plants shut down

28.05.2026 BIRLA CARBON Carbon black producer streamlines structure / Review of plant network initiated

27.05.2026 ORBIA  Mexican PVC group sees slight increase in turnover in Q1 / Polymers division disappoints

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People

25.02.2026 COVESTRO  CEO Steilemann announces departure in 2028

12.02.2026 BIESTERFELD  Jonas Borgsten appointed global business director, engineered polymers

08.01.2026 CEFIC  BASF CEO Markus Kamieth appointed president of Europe's chemical industry association

07.01.2026 PLASTICS EUROPE  Ineos CEO Rob Ingram appointed president

19.12.2025 CHEMOURS  President of titanium dioxide unit departs / Successor to take over in early 2026

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Markets

08.06.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY  How can a functioning recyclate market be established? / Wuppertal Institute study analyses current situation, outlines ways forward / “Plastics as a service”

08.06.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY  Share of recyclate up slightly, production and processing in decline in 2024 / Industry association publishes Circular Economy for Plastics country report

05.06.2026 AROMATIC COPOLYESTERS  EU Commission opens anti-dumping probe into Chinese imports

05.06.2026 LOGISTICS  Even with war in Iran and Strait of Hormuz blockade, container shipping is more punctual than ever

05.06.2026 RECYCLING USA  Beyond Plastics challenges claims by Starbucks that its single-use PP cups are recyclable / Drop 'deceptive' advertising and just use less plastic, NGO tells coffee chain

03.06.2026 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  War spurs price surges / Eurozone inflation highest since 2023 / Is it stockpiling or 'hoarding'?

02.06.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet

01.06.2026 BELARUS  Mozyr propylene project advances / Domestic petchem industry performance rises in 2025 / Experts see challenges as sector targets new export markets

01.06.2026 RECYCLING SWITZERLAND  Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress

29.05.2026 LOGISTICS  Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure

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Production and Engineering

19.03.2026 BASF Greener intermediates on the horizon / Four products with reduced carbon footprint to be launched / Low-emission feedstocks are key

16.03.2026 BIOPLASTICS German researchers lead charge to develop bio-alternative to plastics for electrical uses

11.03.2026 BASF Portfolio of PPSU grades meets EU BPA ban requirements

17.02.2026 PAL PLAST  Compounder expands portfolio with fully PCR-based material

11.02.2026 AGRICULTURAL FILMS  EU project developing stronger cellulose-based material to replace plastic film / Aims to cut soil pollution from microplastics, improve growing conditions

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Industry

08.06.2026 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  Trade organisations and businesses urge 'timely implementation' of PPWR / Investor confidence at risk if regulation is delayed

08.06.2026 EU-US TRADE  Deal under pressure as new US tariffs cast doubt on ratification / Brussels had been set to approve deal on 16 June

05.06.2026 WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY  Single-use plastics fund falls well short of forecasts / Act sees only a fraction of expected registrations

01.06.2026 ITALY  Conip and Unionplast sign cooperation deal / Move paves way for intergration of Conip's members into Unionplast

27.05.2026 RECYCLING USA  California plastic packaging law takes shape / All packaging must be recyclable or compostable by 2032 / Producers face extended responsibility rules

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