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Low Rhine levels, Panama Canal bottleneck, and hopes of autumn rain

25.09.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — The Rhine water level remains stubbornly low, ships are queuing outside the Panama Canal, and freight rates for transporting steel containers across the world’s oceans are soaring. Despite all the reassurances and announcements from the administration of US President Don...

25.09.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ITALY  Downhill for fifth consecutive year: Sector continues to lose ground / Trough has presumably been reached / H1 2026 report from Federchimica

24.09.2026 PVC  EU starts anti-dumping probe into imports from China, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico

24.09.2026 MOL  Hungarian petchem group set to restart Danube refinery a year after fire damage

24.09.2026 BASF  Plans for construction of large-scale MDI plant in India / Feasibility study in progress / Raw material supply still unclear

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25.09.2026 CELANESE  Higher prices for POM and UHMW-PE

25.09.2026 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  EVs take another percentage point of market share / Now level with petrol sales / Charging infrastructure, local battery production lag

25.09.2026 PRYME  Investment firm acquires mothballed pyrolysis plant in Rotterdam / Restart planned within 18 months following conversion

25.09.2026 PLASTIC FANTASTIC Would you drink a greenhouse gas emission?

24.09.2026 EVONIK  Speciality chemicals group announces further restructuring

24.09.2026 COVESTRO  Pilot plant for chemical recycling of elastomers starts up / Investment in double-digit million euro range announced

24.09.2026 PLASGEN MATERIAS  Spanish packaging manufacturer expands PE blown film capacity

24.09.2026 WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY  Single-use plastics fund pays out for first time / Local authorities to receive around EUR 205 mn / Revenue significantly below initial expectations

23.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Butadiene October: Contract rises on higher naphtha, gas prices

23.09.2026 AOC  Resin producer set to raise prices

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