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Rise in naphtha prices boosts costs of intermediates

12.02.2026 — By Plasteurope.com Price Team — Naphtha has become significantly dearer and recently pushed above the January average. Such shifts generally support prices in the olefin-based value chain, but demand remains subdued. The oil market appears well supplied, even though OPEC+ is maintaining its produc...

12.02.2026 PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE  Sales volumes and pricing dominate concerns / Employment stabilises as pressure shifts to markets and regulation / Cautious outlook for 2026 – PIE Market Survey

12.02.2026 GRUPPO HAPPY  Italian packaging producer reports major fire at Magic Pack subsidiary

11.02.2026 SABIC  Global distribution of polyethylene from South Korean Shaheen plant planned / Replacement for PE plants sold in Europe

11.02.2026 RECYCLING EUROPE  Swedish research shows quality, not quantity, delivers climate benefits / Call for EU legislators to focus on more than recycling rates

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12.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  China standard thermoplastics January: Nearly all prices trend higher / Quotations impacted strongly by rising cost of crude / Demand outlook remains weak as Spring Festival approaches

12.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Standard thermoplastics trend February: Significant price hikes for many materials / Lower price dynamics for PVC, HDPE pipes / Rising demand for materials for industrial applications

12.02.2026 GRAMMER  Automotive supplier reports better-than-expected results

12.02.2026 QATAR VINYL  First PVC plant in gulf nation enters trial phase / Exports to Europe expected

12.02.2026 BIESTERFELD Jonas Borgsten appointed global business director, engineered polymers

11.02.2026 RUSSIA  Plastics processing slumps in 2025 / Oversupply crisis looms / State aid dwindling

11.02.2026 AGRICULTURAL FILMS  EU project developing stronger cellulose-based material to replace plastic film / Aims to cut soil pollution from microplastics, improve growing conditions

11.02.2026 KRILL DESIGN Italian SME develops packaging biomaterials from food waste

11.02.2026 GRÄSSLIN Distributor takes on TPV from Turkish manufacturer Elastron

10.02.2026 BEWI  Norway's first EPS recycling plant opens

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