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06.10.2026 PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY  Industry less pessimistic about final quarter / Sales expectations improve / One in five companies still expects job cuts – IK economic survey

05.10.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE  Fragile improvement in H1 2026 / Patchy performance among EU27 / Energy price gap with US widens

02.10.2026 LEUNA-POLYAMID  Insolvency proceedings opened, shutdown under way / German state of Saxony-Anhalt likely to face another multi-million-euro bill

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

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

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 AZELIS Speciality chemicals distributor expands Imerys distribution deal in CEE, Balkans / Agreement covers plastics, adhesives, sealants, coatings

25.09.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ITALY  Downhill for fifth consecutive year: Sector continues to lose ground / Trough has presumably been reached / H1 2026 report from Federchimica

25.09.2026 PRYME  Investment firm acquires mothballed pyrolysis plant in Rotterdam / Restart planned within 18 months following conversion

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