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European Plastics News and Price Reports

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UK CONSTRUCTION 

Activity decline slows for second month in a row / Post-Budget clarity helps sector / Sentiment bounces back somewhat

10.02.2026 — By Plasteurope.com correspondent — The start of 2026 saw a slightly improved state of affairs for the UK’s troubled construction sector. While contraction continued in January across housebuilding, commercial work, and civil activity, it did so at a much slower pace than seen in December.According...

09.02.2026 ADNOC  “We believe in Europe's future” – Covestro chairperson Seele

09.02.2026 PFAS  EU Commission to make 2026 a ‘year of action' on forever chemicals / New study quantifies risks for human health if substances are not banned

06.02.2026 LYONDELLBASELL  Full-year losses in the millions / Management plans lower investments, project postponements to boost 2026 results

06.02.2026 AMCOR  Packaging group drives integration of Berry Global / Closure of 20 sites, 600 jobs cut

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10.02.2026 BEWI  Norway's first EPS recycling plant opens

10.02.2026 PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY  Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act

10.02.2026 EXXONMOBIL  Petchem giant puts third chemical recycling unit in Texas into operation

09.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  North America January: Hikes for polyolefins, PVC, polystyrene / Higher feedstock prices, Winter Storm Fern support quotations / Margin pressure increases for engineering grades / February expected to be sideways to slightly firmer

09.02.2026 DAICEL Chemical group delays commissioning of COC plant in Germany / Demand outlook weakens

09.02.2026 VICTREX  PEEK specialist sticks to volume growth forecast despite weak Q1 / Improvement expected in H2

09.02.2026 EMS  PA specialist reports lower turnover, higher earnings in 2025 / Specialities business bolsters group results

09.02.2026 MAK GERMANY  Plans to relocate Indorama's former PTA and PET lines from Rotterdam to Oman

09.02.2026 ASAHI KASEI Polymer group develops PFAS-free PA 6.6 for low-friction uses

06.02.2026 OMV / BOREALIS  Plastics activities benefit from higher volumes, better margins in 2025

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