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Soaring diesel prices put inter-Europe goods transportation at risk / Sea freight rates also rise

20.03.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — As fuel prices at petrol stations are skyrocketing in the wake of the war in Iran, Germany’s federal association of road haulage, logistics and waste management, BGL (Frankfurt; www.bgl-ev.de) is sounding the alarm: many medium-sized haulage companies have found themselv...

19.03.2026 POLYMER PRICES – UPDATE  Standard thermoplastics March/April: Price surges put processors under immense pressure / Passing on increases proving difficult / Prices rise across the board by EUR 400/t

18.03.2026 TRINSEO  Plastics group reportedly faces liquidity problems / Loss widened last year

18.03.2026 PTA  EU: Provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Mexico

18.03.2026 POLYURETHANE  Middle East crisis unlikely to cause raw-material shortages / Bottlenecks in foam production, availability could occur

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20.03.2026 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Converting plastics waste into high-quality feedstock for polyolefins / Partnership led by Clariant, Borealis claims 'significant' tech milestone

20.03.2026 TOTALENERGIES  Chemical recycling plant starts up in France / Significant reduction in recycling targets reported

20.03.2026 SCHÜTZ  IBC production planned directly at BASF's main German site

19.03.2026 UPDATE - RÖHM  Price hikes for PMMA molding compounds / Massive markups on compounds

19.03.2026 EASTMAN  Price increases for polyesters and copolyesters

19.03.2026 WESTLAKE  Polymer production takes severe hit in 2025 / Finished products perform comparatively well

19.03.2026 LEGO  Toymaker expects single-digit revenue growth in 2026, flat net profit / Posts double-digit growth in sales, net profit last year / Buys Legoland theme parks for EUR 248 mn

19.03.2026 SONOCO  Expansion of extrusion and injection moulding capacities in Germany

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

19.03.2026 RECYCLASS  European plastics recyclability initiative expands guidance across packaging, durable goods sectors

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