• Home
• News
  • Companies
  • Materials / Production
  • Markets
  • People
  • Plastic fantastic
  • Industry
  • Events
  • Regions and countries
• Polymer Prices
  • Feedstocks / Aromatics
  • Standard Thermoplastics
  • Engineering Thermoplastics
  • PET
  • Polyurethanes
  • Composites
  • Recyclate
  • Plastixx - Polymer Price Index
  • North America
  • China
  • Announcements
• Job opportunities
  • View job offers
  • Publish your job offer
• Service
  • Suppliers Guide
  • Videos
  • Events
  • Trade names
  • Your account

European Plastics News and Price Reports

In the Spotlight

KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST 

Film manufacturer completes restructuring / EUR 1.3 bn debt writedown agreed

04.02.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — Klöckner Pentaplast (KP, London; www.kpfilms.com) has taken a decisive step towards long-term stability, announcing on 30 January that it has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from the US Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Following the proce...

04.02.2026 NORTH AMERICA  Chemical industry groupings set priorities for new USMCA trade deal / Outlook for treaty uncertain / Trump holds the trump card

04.02.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Federal government not planning national plastics tax – at least not “for the time being”

03.02.2026 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  Prices for films in Europe declined in Q4 / Shift to discounters, private labels supports demand to limited extent

03.02.2026 COVESTRO  TDI plant optimisation in Shanghai completed / Lines in Germany remain under force majeure

Latest News

04.02.2026 KRATON  Prices hike for styrene block copolymers

04.02.2026 HEXPOL  Swedish compounder's sales and earnings under noticeable pressure in 2025

03.02.2026 TRINSEO  Significant price increases for PS, ABS, SAN

03.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Styrenics January: Quiet start to year / Slight premiums for PS, rollover for ABS / Signs of stronger price momentum in February

03.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering thermoplastics January: Sometimes up, sometimes down, but seldom stable: prices move in different directions / Uncertainty governs market / Trend reversal in February?

03.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP January: Weak demand and a reasonably well-supplied market / No stock replenishment trends evident / Rollover likely in February

03.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Feedstocks January/February

03.02.2026 WACKER CHEMIE  Silicone specialist increases prices significantly

03.02.2026 TRELLEBORG  Negative currency effects keep sales at previous year's level / Plans for plants in India, US, Morocco

02.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Ethylene February: C2 reference follows increased costs / Tough negotiations

More news...

Suppliers Guide

Your company presentation
The big trade directory for the plastics industry: Inform your customers and business partners about your products and services!

4801 companies are already listed in the directory.

Search for product / company...

Job opportunities

Find qualified staff for your company
Our job offers section, devoted exclusively to the plastics industry, allows you to find the latest employment opportunities across Europe.

You, too, can benefit from our service!

Show all 0 jobs... Post your first job offer for free...

Services

Trade names... Events... Institutions...

© 2001-2026 Plasteurope.com  |  Imprint  |  Privacy  |  Cookie settings

Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry. It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe, one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry. We offer daily updated business news and reports, in-depth market analysis, polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry, including a suppliers guide.

News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Register