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Plastics trade fair opens its doors in Shanghai / KI.PIE Group on site

21.04.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — With more than 5,000 exhibitors from around the world, the plastics trade fair Chinaplas opens its doors today, 21 April, in Shanghai. Over the three days of the show (until 24 April), organiser Adsale Exhibition Services (Hong Kong; www.adsale.com.hk) has said it expect...

21.04.2026 WASTE LEGISLATION  EU Commission calls for rapid switch to digital shipment documentation / Industry says longer transition needed / Questions about DIWASS-readiness

21.04.2026 PLASTIC MANUFACTURING GROUP  Two plants of the automotive supplier set to be acquired as third faces closure / Nearly 400 jobs to be lost

20.04.2026 IRAN WAR  EU inflation spikes / Prices to continue climb, growth to slow / Rise in UK GDP likely over

20.04.2026 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  PE films in Europe significantly more expensive / Further price rises expected amid Middle East conflict

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21.04.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering recyclate April: Prices surge / Securing material takes priority over price / Further increases expected in May

21.04.2026 ADNOC  XRG chief Rainer Seele sees market potential for speciality chemicals in Europe / Further acquisitions planned

21.04.2026 POLYURETHANE FOAM  Fraunhofer Institute partners with Covestro to build pyrolysis pilot plant / Capacity of 2,000 t/y for high-purity aniline planned

21.04.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  National Chemicals Agenda aims to help industry back on its feet / Much remains unclear / Associations voice criticism

20.04.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Standard recyclate April: Rising prices for virgin material are prompting processors to turn to recyclates / Prices catch up with primary material / Upward trend continues

20.04.2026 REPSOL  Spanish petchem giant to resume oil operations in Venezuela / Plans to triple production in three years

20.04.2026 ZETRONIC  Fulchir core company acquires Lear's main auto seat facility in Italy / Production of mechatronics, electric city cars planned

17.04.2026 POLYMER PRICES  China engineering thermoplastics March: Prices rise sharply / Higher feedstock costs driven by skyrocketing crude / Quotations rise further as Middle East conflict continues

17.04.2026 KÖKSAN  Turkish packaging manufacturer plans to significantly expand PET production / New plant with a capacity of 324,000 t/y

17.04.2026 CONTITECH  Start of plant expansion in the US / Mixing centre with two compounding lines planned

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