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Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure

29.05.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — Hundreds of cargo vessels remain effectively trapped in the Persian Gulf. Only a small number are willing to attempt the high-risk passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Operators continuing to transit the waterway are reportedly those whose shipping companies have agreed...

29.05.2026 ARTIFICIAL TURF RECYCLING  European Commission accuses synthetic turf companies of cartel activity in recycling market

28.05.2026 MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT  CEE plastics industry feels sting of Hormuz blockade / Region highly dependent on imports / Major converters halt purchases, sacrifice production capacity / Recyclers see temporary benefits

28.05.2026 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  Sales improve again / UK booms / Hybrids dominate

27.05.2026 RECYCLING USA  California plastic packaging law takes shape / All packaging must be recyclable or compostable by 2032 / Producers face extended responsibility rules

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29.05.2026 ADNOC  Chair of Covestro's supervisory board Rainer Seele: ‘The EU has over-regulated domestic markets'

29.05.2026 PRYME  Repeated reactor failures force closure of only chemical recycling plant

29.05.2026 VENATOR  TiO2 producer to shut Krefeld-Uerdingen site permanently / Around 350 jobs affected

29.05.2026 PLASTIC FANTASTIC PVC to RVC: Record labels and partners press play on Recycled Vinyl Campaign

28.05.2026 COVESTRO  Centre for TPU application development opens in China

28.05.2026 AKG  Austrian blow moulder rescued as Schoeller steps in / Other Robust group plants shut down

28.05.2026 BIRLA CARBON Carbon black producer streamlines structure / Review of plant network initiated

27.05.2026 ORBIA  Mexican PVC group sees slight increase in turnover in Q1 / Polymers division disappoints

27.05.2026 PLASTIVALOIRE  At the halfway point, the French automotive supplier is financially on track / Forecast confirmed

27.05.2026 ETIMEX PRIMARY PACKAGING  Expansion of capacity for monoblister films, PP thermoformed packaging

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