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YEAR-ENDER 2025: POLYMER PRICES 

Imported PTA boosts PET volumes, not profitability / EU mandates support virgin PET as market shrinks / Global PE, PP oversupply caps prices / Packaging, construction, automotive demand subdued

17.12.2025 ##js show_html("2025_Plasteurope.com_year-ender","","");##/js— By Plasteurope.com staff — Europe’s polymer industry closed 2025 under heavy strain, as oversupply and subdued demand gave way to early signs of structural contraction. Across major value chains, producers faced sustained margin pressure...

17.12.2025 POLYMER PRICES  PVC: Compound formulations defined / Indices to be recalculated from January

16.12.2025 YEAR-ENDER 2025: TARIFFS Trump tariffs shook EU plastics industry in 2025 / 15% duty ignited retaliatory firestorms / Diversification and capacity shifts ahead in 2026

16.12.2025 PIE SPOT PRICES  Quotations show little to no movement / European producers unwilling to make concessions / Only LDPE film rises noticeably

15.12.2025 VYNOVA  PVC producer files for insolvency for German plant / 360 jobs to be affected

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17.12.2025 EU POLICY  Brussels introduces eighth omnibus / Newest legislation package focused on cost savings for industry / NGOs call environment label Trojan Horse

17.12.2025 K.D. FEDDERSEN German distribution group expands competence centre in Scandinavia

17.12.2025 LYONDELLBASELL  Closure of former APK recycling plant in Germany

16.12.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering recyclate December: Cheap virgin material puts prices under further pressure / Early maintenance shutdowns / Glimmer of hope emerges for January

16.12.2025 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  Decline in production, sales predicted for 2026 / Industry sending out SOS, says VCI president Steilemann

16.12.2025 ROSTI  New plant opens in India / Plans for injection moulding facility in Vietnam

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

15.12.2025 POLYMER PRICES  Standard recyclate December: Ample stock and little demand – short production month reveals market glut / Companies to close early

15.12.2025 PLASTICS TAX UK  BPF hails government's mass-balance decision / Move gives companies confidence to invest in recycling facilities, says trade group

15.12.2025 RECYCLING UK  Industry on the brink – BPF / Shutdowns continue / Shops face multiple problems

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