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Latest european plastics news

Companies

26.09.2025 PETRO RABIGH  Aramco becomes majority shareholder / Joint venture still deep in the red

26.09.2025 HEALIX  Dutch recycler attempts to save business / Production to be shut in November

26.09.2025 PLASTIFLEX  Hose manufacturer to acquire ContiTech production assets in Italy

25.09.2025 ENVALIOR  Lanxess exercises option to sell remaining shares to financial investor Advent International

25.09.2025 COVESTRO  Takeover by Adnoc nears EU approval after delays

25.09.2025 TECHNIP ENERGIES  Advanced Materials & Catalysts division acquired from Ecovyst

24.09.2025 RCS  PET recycler invests in Croatian bottle recycler / Greater reach in Southeast Europe

24.09.2025 BIESTERFELD  Expansion of distribution partnerships with Gummiwerk Kraiburg and Songwon

23.09.2025 AUSTROTHERM  Higher prices announced for EPS, XPS insulation boards

23.09.2025 GRUPA AZOTY  Plastics activities drag down consolidated earnings in Q2 / ‘No signs of improvement'

23.09.2025 TARO PLAST  Italian compounder expands capacity for thermoplastic copolyesters

23.09.2025 OLIN Dissolution of EDC trading JV with Mitsui / Increased own use in PVC segment

23.09.2025 KRONES  Acquisition strengthens PET recycling portfolio

23.09.2025 SAMSONITE  Luggage manufacturer's sales suffer from poor consumer confidence / Activities in Germany grow in contrast to overall trend

22.09.2025 JINDAL FILMS  Treofan plants in Germany back in operation

19.09.2025 ANTOLIN  Spanish automotive supplier in the red in Q2, H1 / Full-year profit warning issued

19.09.2025 EXXONMOBIL  Reports: US giant pauses EU recycling investments / CEO complains to Trump about regs from Brussels / Fate of Texan hydrogen project still unclear

19.09.2025 FORM-PLAST  Polish injection moulder enters insolvency proceedings

18.09.2025 WANHUA CHEMICAL  Global isocyanates leader completes sale of 25% stake in Chinese subsidiary to Kuwait's PIC

18.09.2025 LIDL / KAUFLAND  Schwarz retail group lags in recyclates use / Previous plastics strategy to be expanded

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People

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

08.07.2025 EUPC New films group formed within plastics converters' association / Zelcher elected founding president

01.07.2025 PLASTICS EUROPE Benny Mermans named president of European trade association

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Markets

26.09.2025 LOGISTICS  Panama Canal traffic stalls as US tariffs bite / UN warns of fragile shipping outlook / Germany bets on new rail boss amid crisis

26.09.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  Registrations improve in August / Year-to-date total eases / Carmakers pause production / US implements EU trade deal

25.09.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Ineos declares force majeure for polypropylene from Belgium

25.09.2025 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  First fall in German business morale this year / Plastics firms more negative / European managers send mixed signals

25.09.2025 PORTUGAL  Government allocates EUR 30 mn to strengthen recycling, waste recovery / Over half of the waste still landfilled

23.09.2025 TDI  Prices continue to rise following plant failure at Covestro / German mattress association warns of shortages

22.09.2025 EU TRADE SANCTIONS  Brussels targets firms using Russian oil / Focus includes petchem companies, China / EU warns of 'asset freeze'

22.09.2025 POLYSTYRENE MARKET  Rise in imports makes life difficult for European producers / Almost one third of imports now come from East Asia

22.09.2025 PLASTIC PACKAGING EUROPE  PPWR has set the bar high / Recyclate supply still not clear / Declining demand for virgin plastics / FachPack 2025 to focus on transformation in packaging industry

19.09.2025 PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY  Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe

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Production and Engineering

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

15.09.2025 RECYCLING Aimplas gains RecyClass accreditation for automotive, E&E testing

10.09.2025 BASF Petchem major unveils water-permeable polyamide for meat casings

22.08.2025 NESTLÉ  New AI-based tech proposes novel high-barrier packaging materials / R&D co-op with IBM

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Industry

25.09.2025 PFAS  ECHA wraps up restriction planning for forever chemicals / Draft opinion expected by mid-2026

25.09.2025 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY  TecPart president calls for ‘freedom to act' at annual conference / Executive board confirmed in office

24.09.2025 RECYCLING UK  Recoup urges stricter checks on recycled content claims / Weak oversight damaging industry competitiveness

23.09.2025 EU PLASTICS TAX  Proposal to raise plastics own resource draws sharp criticism / Calls for dedicated circularity fund

18.09.2025 POLAND  DRS to launch 1 October despite protests / Council of entrepreneurs warns of high costs, limited effectiveness / Public backlash threatens to derail reform

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