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Latest european plastics news

Companies

15.05.2025 SABIC  Saudi group reportedly questioning its European activities / Reasons: price pressure, overcapacity, expensive raw materials

15.05.2025 AMCOR  Packaging manufacturer to shutter former Berry injection moulding site in US / Over 100 jobs to go

15.05.2025 VERBANO FILM Italian manufacturer expands production capacity for PP cast film / Second plant in Piedmont

15.05.2025 BASF  Groundwater contamination dogs US site / Problem-solving takes years

14.05.2025 HUNTSMAN  Adjusted net loss widens in Q1 as sales plummet / Tariff uncertainties hit demand in key markets

14.05.2025 SIRMAX  Italian compounder launches E&E business unit with EUR 3 mn investment

13.05.2025 DOW EUROPE  Ethylene cartel: claim for damages against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, and Westlake

13.05.2025 LANXESS  Speciality chemicals group starts 2025 with stable sales / Forecast for full year confirmed

13.05.2025 WESTLAKE  Weaker PVC business hits quarterly result / EBITDA slumps by more than a quarter

13.05.2025 EVONIK  Profit increases further / Speciality chemicals group confirms forecast for 2025 despite difficult environment

13.05.2025 LANDBELL  Supply deal with chemical recycler PureCycle / Household PP waste for Belgian plant

12.05.2025 DOMO CHEMICALS Completion of polyamide plant expansion in India

12.05.2025 TOMRA  Sorting technology specialist trials plastics waste separation at new plant

09.05.2025 CELANESE  Figures remain under pressure at start of 2025 / Billions in sales planned / Polyamide 6.6 cause for concern

09.05.2025 TRINSEO  Plastics group remains in the red / CEO Bozich does not expect significant improvement in Q2 either / Plastics-relevant Engineered Materials best performer

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

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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

15.05.2025 RIGID PLASTICS RECYCLING  Polyolefins reclaim capacity growth stalls in Europe on lower demand / Challenges in collection, sorting systems persist / Extra capacity needed to meet PPWR targets

13.05.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Dow imposes order freeze for LDPE plants in Germany

13.05.2025 IRAN  Petchem production on upward trajectory despite sanction pressure / Economic crisis impacts local consumption / Results of export-diversification campaign unclear

12.05.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Styrene, butadiene, propylene oxide: problems at Repsol in Spain

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

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Production and Engineering

13.05.2025 TEKNOR APEX Plastics compounder attains RecyClass certification

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

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Industry

13.05.2025 PFAS EPA chief seeks own PFAS strategy / Zeldin announces ‘major actions' / Details still cloudy

12.05.2025 TRADE WAR  Shares, greenback, oil rally on US-China agreement / Reprieve could spike shipping prices / Did Trump blink?

12.05.2025 US-CHINA TARIFFS  De-escalation: Both nations agree to significantly slash tariffs / Positive reactions on the oil market

09.05.2025 US-CHINA TARIFFS  China quietly exempts select US products from 125% tariffs / Ethane reportedly on ‘whitelist'

09.05.2025 TRADE WAR  US, UK unveil tariff changes / Trump's 10% levy remains largely in effect

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