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Latest european plastics news

Companies

23.05.2025 PLASTIKA KRITIS  Masterbatch business weighs on results / Sales, profits for 2025 expected at prior year's level

23.05.2025 DEPOLY  Demo plant for chemical PET recycling plant onstream / Construction of commercial facility planned for 2027

23.05.2025 COIM  US plant acquired from Palmer International / Expansion of portfolio for bio-based polyols

23.05.2025 THEES Acquisition of SL Recycling site in Germany

22.05.2025 SABIC  Saudi giant reportedly seeking IPO for National Industrial Gases / Europe exit rumours persist

22.05.2025 PAL PLAST Compounder expands production capacity, moves into new building

21.05.2025 POLYTEC  Automotive supplier reports turnaround / Sales growth, positive quarterly result

21.05.2025 STEINBEIS POLYVERT  Recycler launched new production line for polyolefin recyclates / EUR 36 mn investment

21.05.2025 SYENSQO  PPS compounding expanded to US

20.05.2025 BEWI EPS specialist sees signs of possible market improvement / Sales trend up for second consecutive quarter

20.05.2025 VESTAS  Acquisition of LM Wind Power plant in Poland

20.05.2025 WIS KUNSTSTOFFE  Recycling specialist takes over former BOS production facility in Germany

20.05.2025 INDORAMA Partnership with IMG Group and Spanish NGO to tackle waste crisis in Mali

19.05.2025 DELTA TECNIC  Italian masterbatch maker Impact Formulators Group acquired in full

19.05.2025 DENKA  Japanese chemical group to shutter US chloroprene plant / Severe financial losses / Trump's reversal of lawsuit not enough

19.05.2025 VENATOR  Titanium dioxide manufacturer to find operator for Italian plant

19.05.2025 ALBIS German distributor launches subsidiary in Israel

16.05.2025 BRASKEM  Polyolefins group back in the black / Ethane terminal in Mexico now in operation

16.05.2025 ENGEL  Decline in sales higher than expected / Expansion in Mexico, acquisition in Spain

15.05.2025 SABIC  Saudi group reportedly questioning its European activities / Reasons: price pressure, overcapacity, expensive raw materials

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People

08.05.2025 POLYKEMI Family business prepares for generational shift

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

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Markets

23.05.2025 MEDICAL PACKAGING  Pharma manufacturers under pressure: focus shift to mono-material blister packs / PVC packaging from Germany's ‘yellow bag' non-recyclable / EU to review privileges

23.05.2025 LOGISTICS  Relevance of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive being questioned by Germany, France / Tariff calm between US and China causes confusion, impacts freight rates

23.05.2025 GERMAN ECONOMY  Mood among plastics, rubber processors brightens / Ifo business climate index rises

22.05.2025 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  Reports of 10,000 job losses already this year – Clepa / More redundancies likely / Brussels softens CO2 guidelines

22.05.2025 CENTRAL ASIA  Sibur acquires stake in loss-making Kazakh plastics processer / Russian plastics industry seeks to expand foothold in Central Asia / China shows economic interest in region

21.05.2025 PACKAGING SPAIN  Household recycling rates up / Efforts to beef up municipal waste collection system pay off – Ecoembes

19.05.2025 RENEWABLE ENERGY  Policies proposed for EU chemical industry shift to renewable carbon – RCI report / Dutch team outlines transition plan

16.05.2025 LOGISTICS  Trade war truce between US and China pushes freight rates up

16.05.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  Industry situation worsens in Germany / Manufacturers pessimistic about current year – IPV member survey

15.05.2025 RIGID PLASTICS RECYCLING  Polyolefins reclaim capacity growth stalls in Europe on lower demand / Challenges in collection, sorting systems persist / Extra capacity needed to meet PPWR targets

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Production and Engineering

06.05.2025 LUCOBIT German compounding specialist develops EBA compounds with up to 80% calcium carbonate

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

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Industry

23.05.2025 PET  European Commission initiates investigation on dumping from Vietnam

22.05.2025 3M  Fluorochemicals maker to pay USD 450 mn for groundwater contamination with PFAS / Related production to be phased out

22.05.2025 WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY  Single-Use Plastics Fund: deadline extended for declaration of volumes / Registrations lower than planned

21.05.2025 PACKAGING EUROPE Trade groups criticise European Commission plans to greenlight state-run PROs / Move “will be a tax on producers”

21.05.2025 RECYCLING UK  BPF requests companies making false claims about recycled plastic content be reported to EA / Trade body calls for verification

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