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Latest european plastics news

Companies

07.11.2025 TOMRA  Scalable, high-quality sorting line for mixed plastics waste officially opens / Plant to sort 80% of Norway's packaging refuse by 2030

07.11.2025 BIESTERFELD  Distributor gains rights for Lanxess polymer additives in CEE

06.11.2025 KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST  Film manufacturer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US / Restructuring with debt reduction sought / European units not affected

06.11.2025 LYONDELLBASELL  Results deep in red due to billions in write-downs / Cracker in Germany enters extended maintenance

06.11.2025 FLO  Nextalia acquires minority stake in Italian food packaging specialist / Sustainability innovations targeted

06.11.2025 KB COMPONENTS  Swedish plastics processor continues expansion with takeover of Germany's Schließmeyer, Spectrum, Spritzgussa

05.11.2025 ALPLA  Acquisition in Serbia / Plastics packaging manufacturer strengthens role as systems supplier in Balkan region

05.11.2025 PLASTIC MANUFACTURING GROUP  After collapse of First Brands, automotive supplier's German subsidiaries now insolvent / Over 1,000 employees affected

05.11.2025 UPDATE - REMAT  MOL shuts down operations at Hungarian polyolefin recycler

04.11.2025 MOL  First quantities of ‘sustainable' polyolefins launched / Construction of C3 conversion plant on schedule

03.11.2025 EGYPT  Suez Canal, Anchorage Investments plan petrochemical complex in Ain Sokhna / Third major Egyptian project in the works

31.10.2025 MOL  Fire at refinery reportedly affecting polymer production / Neither force majeure nor allocations announced

31.10.2025 IAC  Auto supplier to cut jobs in US / Loss of EV subsidies could trigger further layoffs

30.10.2025 BARKU  Shooting at plastics processor's US branch claims two lives

30.10.2025 BOREALIS  Better margins for PE, olefins / Polypropylene being pressured by imports

30.10.2025 COVESTRO  Declining volumes, prices keep plastics group in red

30.10.2025 TREOFAN  Final negotiations for takeover begin / Potential buyer from within industry

30.10.2025 EXXONMOBIL  Energy giant sues California over new climate laws / Emissions reporting requirements, disclosure of financial risks claimed to infringe free speech

30.10.2025 ENDOLYS  Chemical recycling group to establish ‘country's first' plastic film recycling plant

30.10.2025 MITSUI CHEMICALS  Collab with Polyplastics to market engineering plastics

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People

06.11.2025 BEWI RAW Rick Klop appointed CEO of EPS producer

30.10.2025 BASF Mary Kurian moves to top of petrochemicals division / Executive board departments to be restructured

18.09.2025 SYENSQO Division head Radossich to succeed CEO Kadri

03.09.2025 KEM ONE  Paolo Barbieri no longer at the helm of PVC manufacturer

18.07.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE  Industry association elects new chair

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Markets

07.11.2025 LOGISTICS  Maersk cautions on freight rates after strong Q3 / Hapag-Lloyd puts 12th container giant into service / Freight rates facing a turnaround?

04.11.2025 ITALY  Federchimica association celebrates chemical industry – and seeks orientation during members' meeting

04.11.2025 PACKAGING WASTE  Eurostat data shows wide variation in progress towards 2030 plastics recycling targets / Reclaim slightly higher in 2023 / Plastic bag use declines

03.11.2025 US TRADE  Trump's tariffs barely impact US plastics industry – Pineda / Industry association briefing points to slight supply chain disruptions

03.11.2025 GREECE  High energy costs undermine competitiveness even at European level / Plastics waste recycling stagnates / Industrial capacities at risk despite growth forecasts

31.10.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Polyamide: BASF declares force majeure after outage in Antwerp

31.10.2025 LOGISTICS  Trump-Xi meeting pauses port fee dispute / Freight rates for shipments to and from China rise significantly

29.10.2025 BUTANEDIOL  ‘Scrap the taxes' says Ineos owner Ratcliffe / Warning over possible closure of BDO plant in Marl / EU launches anti-dumping investigation

29.10.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end

29.10.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  Electric, hybrid vehicles drive growth in September / Germany, Belgium lead way / China's BYD quadruples volume over 2024

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Production and Engineering

28.10.2025 BRASKEM  Biobased innovations, European partnerships in focus at K 2025

22.10.2025 COCA-COLA  New multipack concept replaces plastic with cardboard and ‘sticky dots' / Construction being tested in German supermarket chain

06.10.2025 LUBRIZOL US-based speciality chemicals firm to unveil TPU technologies at K 2025

25.09.2025 E-MOBILITY Aimplas road tests new e-scooter / Two-wheeler features plastic parts with embedded electronics

17.09.2025 MILLIKEN Additives manufacturer partners with OQ to launch clarified random copolymer for injection moulding

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Industry

07.11.2025 RECYCLING NETHERLANDS  More than EUR 18 mn in grants awarded to nine circular plastic projects / Circular Plastics NL 2025 sets EUR 100 mn in co-funding in motion

05.11.2025 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  European Commission publishes new guidance on SUP litter collection, extended producer responsibilities

31.10.2025 COMPOSITES  EuCIA co-creates new composites alliance / Formed with JEC, industry group to advance circularity of composites

27.10.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Mechanical recycling has lowest climate impact among plastic options / Chemical recycling, biobased plastics remain key to value chain – study

24.10.2025 EU POLICY  Brussels unveils global energy strategy / US, Qatar threaten to torpedo bloc's ambitious plans

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