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Latest european plastics news

Companies

30.04.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PET: Spain's Novapet reportedly faces problems after blackout

30.04.2025 HEXPOL  Majority of Turkish compounder Kabkom acquired

30.04.2025 GENUIT  UK pipe manufacturer reports decline in sales, profits in 2024 / Signs of market stabilisation in second half of year

30.04.2025 ORBIA  Sales still sliding / Substantial losses in polymers business / Profit warning for 2025

30.04.2025 WANHUA CHEMICAL  Kuwait's PIC buys 25% of world market leader in isocyanates

29.04.2025 UPDATE - IBERIAN PENINSULA  Blackout in Spain and Portugal: Multiple petrochemical plants shut down / Normalisation could take a week

29.04.2025 DANAFLEX  Russian packaging producer seeks international expansion / Plans to double capacities by 2030

25.04.2025 NOVARES  French automotive supplier acquired by US group

25.04.2025 DOW CHEMICAL  US group to review closure of cracker in Germany and other activities in Europe

25.04.2025 NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS  Japanese glass fibre producer puts remaining UK plant under ‘strategic review'

25.04.2025 POLYTEC  Automotive supplier aims to be out of red in 2025 / Reduction in deficit reported

25.04.2025 BOSCH  Power Tools division to shutter two plants in Germany / Over 500 employees affected

24.04.2025 ELOPAK  Packaging manufacturer reports higher sales, lower profits / Focus on paper fibre-based solutions

24.04.2025 TOTALENERGIES  Plans to shutter cracker at Antwerp / Major ethylene customer allows contract to expire

24.04.2025 BASF  Second plant for PU elastomer parts in Shanghai / EUR 60 mn investment

24.04.2025 INDIAN OIL  Petchem project in eastern India takes shape / Tech licences from LyondellBasell, Univation

23.04.2025 AUSTROTHERM  Insulation manufacturer enters Italian market / Takeover of Gruppo Poron

23.04.2025 INEOS  Third major US energy deal passes regulatory muster / Terms not disclosed / “Attractive” market

23.04.2025 KINGSPAN Insulation manufacturer gets green light to build factory in Ukraine

22.04.2025 INDORAMA  Sale of 700,000 t/y PTA plant in Portugal / Buyer not yet announced

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People

29.04.2025 PLASTICS EUROPE Hans Ketelslegers appointed director for sustainable use of plastics

28.03.2025 BASF Helmut Winterling to head Ludwigshafen, Antwerp Verbund sites

06.02.2025 CELANESE Main engineered materials division under new leadership of industry veteran

13.01.2025 COVESTRO Leadership change at Covestro's European production sites

02.01.2025 DOMO CHEMICALS Juha Jokinen appointed chief sales officer

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Markets

30.04.2025 EGYPT  Polyolefin manufacturer Sidpec reports good performance despite global market challenges / Petchem output to triple by 2030 / Chinese-Egyptian JV to design Red Sea petrochemicals complex

30.04.2025 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Reuse key to circular economy shift / Global South case studies show impact across product categories – report

29.04.2025 PLASTICS MARKETS  Global production continues uptrend, seen doubling by 2025 / Waste incineration increases, landfill declines / Recycling stagnant in challenging environment

29.04.2025 SERBIA  Uncertainty over oil supplies plagues petrochemical industry / Integration with European economy has pros and cons

28.04.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Olefins, LDPE/LLDPE, EVA: Versalis declares force majeure on products from Dunkirk

28.04.2025 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SPAIN  Call for cut in electricity costs to boost competitiveness / Base chemicals production remains in decline

28.04.2025 MEDICAL PACKAGING Aimplas-VinylPlus study confirms recyclability of flexible PVC

25.04.2025 LOGISTICS  Trump's punitive tariffs send containers sailing empty across world's oceans

25.04.2025 GERMAN ECONOMY  Business climate improves slightly despite trade dispute / Manufacturing industry, plastics pessimistic again – Ifo Institute

25.04.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  EU registrations ease in Q1 and March / EVs lead in market share / Washington sends more mixed signals on sector tariffs

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Production and Engineering

29.04.2025 COVESTRO Launch of PCR polycarbonates made from ELV headlamps

24.04.2025 RESEARCH Scientists convert carbon emissions from forest industry into PP, PE

19.03.2025 BOREALIS Launch of LLDPE grade for flexible, non-food packaging with 85% PCR content

18.03.2025 BASF Petchem giant launches biomass-balanced PESU

17.03.2025 RECYCLING Mobile mechanical recycling plant launched by Aimplas project / AI-powered robotic sorting

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Industry

28.04.2025 IRELAND Country celebrates one year of DRS with billion returned containers

23.04.2025 EU POLICY  MEPs in step with industry on energy / Substance reviews to be simplified / EP calls for acceleration of permitting, licensing

16.04.2025 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EU Parliament, Council provisionally agree on pellet loss regulations / “Building on plastics industry's work”

14.04.2025 STRAPPING BANDS Industry initiative aims to obtain PPWR exemptions

08.04.2025 RECYCLING AWARDS Plastics Recyclers Europe announces winners for 2025

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