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Latest european plastics news

Companies

23.01.2026 INDORAMA VENTURES  Thai PET giant ditches Czech recycler UCY Polymers / Sells all its 85% stake without getting anything in return

23.01.2026 NIS  Hungarian MOL acquires majority stake in Serbian energy company from Gazprom

23.01.2026 SÜDPACK  German packaging manufacturer sells US plant in Wisconsin

22.01.2026 ENVALIOR  Producer plans shutdown of glass fibre production in Belgium / Fibre milling to be relocated

22.01.2026 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  TotalEnergies declares force majeure for PP from Feluy

22.01.2026 OXEA  Chemical group to cut jobs at German sites

22.01.2026 GRUPA AZOTY  Polish producer under renewed pressure as lenders demand EUR 949 mn repayment / Company given 23 January deadline

22.01.2026 NOVARES  Auto supplier invests EUR 2 mn in Spanish plant / Upgrade boosts automation, quality, energy efficiency

22.01.2026 VENATOR  Industrial holding ICIG acquires insolvent TiO2 producer's German plant / Italian production site also finds investors

22.01.2026 UNIGEL  Plastics producer reportedly shutters styrene production in Brazil / Europe becomes more dependent on imports

22.01.2026 VIONEO  Plastics producer shifts methanol-to-polymers project from Belgium to China / Keeps European strategy

21.01.2026 AUSTROTHERM  German subsidiary to hike prices for XPS boards

21.01.2026 COCA-COLA  Beverage giant expands bottling capacity for rPET in Northern Ireland

21.01.2026 AVANTIUM Partnership with Packamama on supply of plant-based, recyclable polymer PEF for wine bottles

21.01.2026 DAICEL  Polyplastics to become group segment under new name

21.01.2026 BOREALIS  Group to invest EUR 49 mn in PP expansion in Germany

20.01.2026 MOSCA  Plant for strapping bands to open in Mexico

20.01.2026 POLYTEC  Automotive supplier to acquire composites business of film manufacturer Profol

20.01.2026 HENKEL  Plans to acquire adhesive tape manufacturer ATP Adhesive Systems

20.01.2026 OTTO KRAHN  Compounder Mocom plans to close plant in Germany

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People

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

16.12.2025 ASCEND  CEO McDivitt quits insolvent polyamide producer / Patrick Schumacher appointed successor

06.11.2025 BEWI RAW Rick Klop appointed CEO of EPS producer

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Markets

23.01.2026 UPDATE - EU TRADE  Parliament freezes US trade deal / Zero tariffs for plastics, chemicals shelved / Mercosur agreement on hold for judicial review

23.01.2026 LOGISTICS  Crisis in European chemical industry weighs on business at major seaports / Following Maersk, CMA CGM also steering ships through Suez Canal again

21.01.2026 PET RECYCLING  EU seeks industry feedback on PET bottle recyclability guidelines

20.01.2026 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  EVA: TotalEnergies plant in France reportedly out of service

19.01.2026 EU-US RELATIONS  European Union reconsiders trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland threats / EUR 93 bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods back on the table – reports

19.01.2026 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY  Supplier organisation reports 104,000 job cuts over two years / EU strengths should be backed by policy / Commission's Automotive Package eases 2035 targets

19.01.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey

16.01.2026 LOGISTICS  Shipping companies reduce transport capacity / Freight rates rise by double digits

15.01.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING POLAND  Industry struggling for survival across Europe amid dwindling profitability / ‘The more companies fail in the West, the more will survive in the Eastern EU'

15.01.2026 EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION   Sector headed for a rebound? / German results fuel hopes / EU to boost affordable housing

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Production and Engineering

11.12.2025 HEXPOL Swedish compounder gains Porsche certification for low-emission recycled-content TPEs

09.12.2025 BROADWAY Launch of carbon-black-free, NIR-detectable black and silver masterbatches

02.12.2025 RESEARCH  ‘Satisphaction' guaranteed? / Scientists aim to produce PHAs that are both biodegradable, scalable

20.11.2025 AMPACET Launch of TiO2-free colourant range for PET packaging

11.11.2025 CJ BIOMATERIALS Partnership to tackle microplastics pollution caused by artificial turf

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Industry

22.01.2026 PACKAGING WASTE EUROPE  EU to implement labelling specifications by August 2026 / Visual harmonisation a PPWR priority

21.01.2026 PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE  Plastics Europe Polska calls for urgent action, proposes establishment of Chemicals and Plastics Trade Observatory

15.01.2026 MICROPLASTICS Studies claiming risk to human health did not paint the full picture, say researchers

14.01.2026 EU TRADE  Automotive set to benefit from new “landmark” EU-Mercosur trade deal / Farmers blast agreement as a “sell out”

14.01.2026 USA  Trump announces withdrawal from more climate agreements, UN programmes / Experts ponder legality of planned severance moves

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