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02.10.2026 BRÜCKNER  Film stretching specialist expands production capacity in China / 2026 sales likely below previous year's record / PIE talks with managing director Markus Gschwandtner

02.10.2026 PACKAGING ITALY  Mandatory compostability rules confirmed by parliament under PPWR / Decree covers selected single-use packaging formats / Established biowaste system supports broader requirements

01.10.2026 SELENIS  Production lines acquired from Polisan Hellas / More than 200,000 t/y of speciality copolyesters to be processed by 2028

30.09.2026 BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL  More than EUR 100 mn invested in PP compounding in Austria

30.09.2026 WESTLAKE  Vinnolit PVC plants in Germany facing closure / Greater focus on S-PVC in future

30.09.2026 EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY  What Europe buys matters more than what it spends / Analyst sees biggest upside from drones, composites, radar / Rearmament offers diversification, not volume replacement

30.09.2026 SOSTENPLAS  Nearly EUR 11 mn to be invested for WEEE plastics recycling in Spain / Production start scheduled for June 2027

29.09.2026 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  TDI: BASF Shanghai plant down for repairs / Sharp price rises for isocyanate in Europe

29.09.2026 ITALY  Recycling system 'on verge of paralysis' / Assorimap calls on Meloni to take personal charge of finding solutions

28.09.2026 INEOS  Acetic acid production in the UK temporarily halted / Reason likely to be lower European demand rather than lower costs

28.09.2026 BASF  German chemicals giant confirms interest in acquiring speciality chemicals producer Evonik / Purchase price, timing unclear

28.09.2026 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  Eurozone growth picks up sharply / German business climate keeps improving / UK growth slows as inflation pressures return

28.09.2026 BIOPLASTICS RECYCLING  Research project recycles PLA from mixed waste / Process a ‘working reality'

28.09.2026 TECHNOCOMPOUND  Additional capacity for LGF-reinforced compounds planned at German HQ

28.09.2026 EUROPEAN MUSIC INDUSTRY  Small record companies falling foul of PPWR / Some labels may have to give up exporting due to cost burden

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