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Latest european plastics news

Companies

13.11.2026 TRINSEO  Plastics group cuts net loss as creditor dispute delays restructuring

13.11.2026 BASF  Geismar MDI expansion starts up / Capacity nearly doubled to 600,000 t/y / Antwerp Verbund site seen as strategic, but restructuring looms

13.11.2026 BEWI  EPS processor sees itself as on track / Higher selling prices boost revenue, earnings

13.11.2026 SMOBY TOYS  French toy manufacturer intends to close main plant / Sales decline sharply

12.11.2026 WESTLAKE  PVC producer returns to profit / Higher selling prices boost earnings / European business continues to face pressure

12.11.2026 MORSSINKHOF-RYMOPLAST  Dutch recycler opens Belgian plant / Weak demand prevents full capacity utilisation

12.11.2026 EGN  German recycler partners with Vogt-Plastic on reclaim project / Facility slated to open in 2028

12.11.2026 ROSTI Swedish injection moulder expands footprint with Alvi Group acquisition

11.11.2026 REDEMA  Polish injection moulder Letbek renamed following acquisition by Matters

11.11.2026 MENSING  Around EUR 22 mn intended for big-bag recycling plant in Germany / Capacity of 35,000 t/y planned

10.11.2026 VYNOVA  PVC manufacturer files for insolvency

10.11.2026 GREENDOT  Waste management provider acquires stake in French EPR scheme operator Léko / Takes 50% stake in holding company Valorie

10.11.2026 CAINOBA  Consolidation continues in Spain's PET market / Merger of Caiba, Nosoplás draws closer

09.11.2026 SIBUR  Nine-month net profit plunges 63% despite higher revenue / Domestic sales rise as export markets weaken / Operating profit improves

09.11.2026 LIVEO RESEARCH  Non-pharmaceutical shrink film business sold to Pentapart / German plant to operate as Staufen Films in future

09.11.2026 PLAYMOBIL Multi-million-euro investment planned for data centre / Former toy figure production plant in Germany to be repurposed

09.11.2026 ALPLA  Brand owners scale back voluntary recycled content targets / Georg Lässer: 'What is not collected cannot be recycled'

06.11.2026 HUNTSMAN  Polyurethanes business benefits from higher MDI prices / Merger with Olin expected to close early 2027

06.11.2026 CLARIOS  Energy storage solutions provider launches PP compounds based on 100% PCR / Capacity reaches 70,000 t/y

05.11.2026 LANXESS  Outlook for 2026 tweaked after strong Q3 sales growth and higher earnings / Cost-cutting measures support results

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People

02.09.2026 EUPC Erich Cuaz appointed new Director General

31.08.2026 EVONIK  Speciality chemicals group appoints interim CEO following chief's surgery

25.02.2026 COVESTRO  CEO Steilemann announces departure in 2028

12.02.2026 BIESTERFELD  Jonas Borgsten appointed global business director, engineered polymers

08.01.2026 CEFIC  BASF CEO Markus Kamieth appointed president of Europe's chemical industry association

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Markets

12.11.2026 LOGISTICS  Black Sea shipping plunges 37% as security risks mount / Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd raise 2026 outlook

11.11.2026 EUROZONE CONSTRUCTION  Activity at six-month low / Sharp fall in new orders / EU's three largest economies weaker

11.11.2026 GERMAN INDUSTRY  One in four industrial companies considers itself at disadvantage to Chinese competitors / Mechanical engineering particularly affected by lost contracts – Forsa study

10.11.2026 POLYAMIDE 6  EU Commission launches anti-dumping investigation into imports from China

10.11.2026 UK CONSTRUCTION  Housebuilding slump leads decline in sector output / Labour government set to scrap 1.5 mn new homes target / Sector optimism lowest since 2022

10.11.2026 UK PACKAGING Government to consider ban on ketchup sachets / Move part of EU alignment / Products set to be blocked from use in Northern Ireland

05.11.2026 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  Eurozone inflation hits three-year high amid energy price surge / Rate to remain elevated

05.11.2026 ENERGY COSTS  Rising energy prices squeezing plastics processors across Central and Eastern Europe / Companies struggle to pass higher costs on to customers / Contract renewals could raise heat in 2027

04.11.2026 LOGISTICS  Freight costs soar as Hormuz crisis squeezes supply chains / Adnoc chief says logistics now account for 30% of oil costs / Threat of port strikes in US adds to uncertainty

03.11.2026 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  European prices retreat after Q2 surge / Year-on-year quotes remain firmly higher

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Production and Engineering

28.10.2026 BASF Ultradur grades contain up to 30% recycled PET / Compounds target structural automotive applications

15.10.2026 BYK German additives supplier introduces organic, inorganic additives to improve long-term thermal resistance

08.10.2026 RESEARCH Spanish tech centre Aimplas completes project on reducing environmental impact of pharmaceutical production / Advances in extrusion and solvent recovery

01.10.2026 LANXESS Chemicals group launches flame retardant for rigid PU, PIR foams

21.09.2026 ROWASOL German additive producer launches biobased liquid colour range

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Industry

13.11.2026 PLASTICS TAX GERMANY  Government decides against plastic packaging tax introduction in 2027

13.11.2026 PVC  EU retreats from broad PVC restriction plans / Revised REACH roadmap shifts focus to specific additives / Industry welcomes greater regulatory certainty

12.11.2026 PLASTICS TAX GERMANY  Government postpones decision on plastic packaging tax / July 2027 launch looks increasingly unlikely

10.11.2026 WASTE LEGISLATION  EU approves end-of-waste rules for recycled plastics / Harmonised criteria established / Chemical recycling excluded for now

09.11.2026 PET  EU customs codes to improve transparency of PET flake imports / Separate classifications from January to help monitor trade flows / Commission initiates investigation into imports of PET resin chemicals

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