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Latest european plastics news

Companies

30.10.2025 BARKU  Shooting at plastics processor's US branch claims two lives

30.10.2025 BOREALIS  Better margins for PE, olefins / Polypropylene being pressured by imports

30.10.2025 COVESTRO  Declining volumes, prices keep plastics group in red

30.10.2025 TREOFAN  Final negotiations for takeover begin / Potential buyer from within industry

30.10.2025 EXXONMOBIL  Energy giant sues California over new climate laws / Emissions reporting requirements, disclosure of financial risks claimed to infringe free speech

30.10.2025 ENDOLYS  Chemical recycling group to establish ‘country's first' plastic film recycling plant

30.10.2025 MITSUI CHEMICALS  Collab with Polyplastics to market engineering plastics

29.10.2025 BASF  Q3 earnings fall but exceed expectations / Launch of share buyback programme in November / 2025 forecast revised

29.10.2025 OMV  Large-scale pyrolysis plant in Austria now not expected to be built until 2030

29.10.2025 BRASKEM  Expansion of ethanol-based C2, PE capacities in Brazil / Growth also planned in biobased product segment

29.10.2025 WIPA  Recycling equipment supplier files for bankruptcy

29.10.2025 REVET  Italian waste disposal company invests EUR 11 mn in polyolefin-recycling expansion

28.10.2025 ORBIA  PVC group's Q3 results remain under pressure / Mixed picture in pipes business

28.10.2025 FITT  Italian hose manufacturer expands into US

27.10.2025 NYLON CORP OF AMERICA  US producer expands capacity for long-chain polyamides / Plans to shift away from standard materials business

24.10.2025 VERSALIS  Tentative steps forward / Has the battered petrochemicals group begun its climb out of the slump?

24.10.2025 BASF  Job cuts planned for Antwerp / No plans to shut down whole plants

24.10.2025 DOW CHEMICAL  Quarterly profit halves / Nine-month results deep in red / Group plans to accelerate cost-cutting measures

24.10.2025 AZELIS  Speciality chemicals firm named sole distributor for SI Group additives

24.10.2025 PENTAC POLYMER  Compounder acquires Austrian recycling company StanPlast

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People

30.10.2025 BASF Mary Kurian moves to top of petrochemicals division / Executive board departments to be restructured

18.09.2025 SYENSQO Division head Radossich to succeed CEO Kadri

03.09.2025 KEM ONE  Paolo Barbieri no longer at the helm of PVC manufacturer

18.07.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE  Industry association elects new chair

08.07.2025 EUPC  New films group formed within plastics converters' association / Zelcher elected founding president

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Markets

29.10.2025 BUTANEDIOL  ‘Scrap the taxes' says Ineos owner Ratcliffe / Warning over possible closure of BDO plant in Marl / EU launches anti-dumping investigation

29.10.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end

29.10.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  Electric, hybrid vehicles drive growth in September / Germany, Belgium lead way / China's BYD quadruples volume over 2024

28.10.2025 GERMAN ECONOMY  Ifo business climate index turns upwards again / Plastics industry less pessimistic

28.10.2025 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Outlook for fourth quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism as year-end approaches

27.10.2025 DENMARK  New Loop launches return system for takeaway packaging in Copenhagen / Reusable tableware comes from Jokey subsidiary KeepIn

24.10.2025 UK PACKAGING  Tesco packaging head urges government to boost reuse / Eight other supermarkets join commitment

23.10.2025 LOGISTICS  Slump in global trade causes freight rates to stagnate

22.10.2025 TURKEY  Ban lifted on recycled plastics in food-contact materials / Economic benefits outweigh potential food-safety risks

20.10.2025 MATTRESS MARKET  Europe swings to trade deficit as Chinese imports soar / Market competition intensifies as prices fall / US tariffs on Chinese goods exacerbate situation

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Production and Engineering

28.10.2025 BRASKEM  Biobased innovations, European partnerships in focus at K 2025

22.10.2025 COCA-COLA  New multipack concept replaces plastic with cardboard and ‘sticky dots' / Construction being tested in German supermarket chain

06.10.2025 LUBRIZOL US-based speciality chemicals firm to unveil TPU technologies at K 2025

25.09.2025 E-MOBILITY Aimplas road tests new e-scooter / Two-wheeler features plastic parts with embedded electronics

17.09.2025 MILLIKEN Additives manufacturer partners with OQ to launch clarified random copolymer for injection moulding

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Industry

27.10.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Mechanical recycling has lowest climate impact among plastic options / Chemical recycling, biobased plastics remain key to value chain – study

24.10.2025 EU POLICY  Brussels unveils global energy strategy / US, Qatar threaten to torpedo bloc's ambitious plans

23.10.2025 USA  California fines four plastic bag makers / State says chemical recycling claims bogus / Governor Newsom vetoes legislature's proposed PFAS ban

21.10.2025 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  European Commission exempts pallet wrapping, strapping bands from reuse targets under PPWR

21.10.2025 ROMANIA  DRS a roaring success / Municipal waste system in stagnant crisis / Untrustworthy recyclate a widespread issue

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