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Latest european plastics news

Companies

21.07.2026 PLASTIVALOIRE Order intake booming in H1 / Iran war still leads to slightly reduced EBITDA forecast

21.07.2026 LAPPI  Acquisition of Portuguese packaging producer Alempack

20.07.2026 SOURCE ONE PLASTICS  Partial restart of German recycling facility after major fire / Plant manager takes over as managing director

20.07.2026 DOMINION  Spanish engineering group acquires recycler Reyuplas / Environmental division expanded

20.07.2026 MANUCOR  Film manufacturer to invest EUR 100 mn in Italy / Additional Brückner production line planned

20.07.2026 PREZERO  Portuguese recycling specialist Tratris acquired / Plans to expand sorting capacities

20.07.2026 CARREFOUR  Retailer targets 5,000 t reduction in plastic packaging / Savings to be passed on to customers

17.07.2026 SPIES KUNSTSTOFFE  German packaging maker brings third generation into leadership / Positive business performance in H1

16.07.2026 PLASTOTECNICA  Packaging manufacturer sets out to boost sales to EUR 200 mn

15.07.2026 BASF  Sales volumes, revenue rise in Q2 / Full-year 2026 earnings forecast raised

15.07.2026 EMS-CHEMIE  Revenue forecast for 2026 raised / Earnings up in Q2, first time in a year

15.07.2026 MORSSINKHOF RYMOPLAST  Dutch recycler opens Belgian plant / Transparent and opaque PET targeted

15.07.2026 SULZER  Vitol's WPU selects Swiss plant manufacturer for chemical recycling facility for end-of-life plastics

14.07.2026 VIRIDOR  Quantafuel recycling operations shuttered in Scandinavia

14.07.2026 BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL  Higher prices lift OMV plastics activities in Q2 / Cracker utilisation lowered

14.07.2026 OMYA  Distributor expands offering of high-performance PA to UK, Ireland

14.07.2026 GRAMMER  Results doubled in second quarter

13.07.2026 COVESTRO  Plastics group raises full-year forecast, thanks to higher selling prices

13.07.2026 BIESTERFELD  Distributor takes full control of Italian joint ventures

13.07.2026 INEOS  Plans for chemical recycling in Norway / MoU established with Recuro

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People

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

07.01.2026 PLASTICS EUROPE  Ineos CEO Rob Ingram appointed president

19.12.2025 CHEMOURS  President of titanium dioxide unit departs / Successor to take over in early 2026

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Markets

21.07.2026 PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY  Recovery loses momentum / Expectations deteriorate following improved business performance in H1 / Raw material costs, selling prices, sales volumes main concerns / Respondents dissatisfied with federal government – KI Dialog survey

21.07.2026 WORLD TRADE UK-India trade pact enters into force / Tariff reductions improve market access / Plastics among Indian export sectors set to benefit

17.07.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY POLAND  Sector focused on survival, not strategic investment / Energy prices remain volatile in 2026, amplified by Strait of Hormuz disruptions / Coalition seeks revision of ETS rules

17.07.2026 LOGISTICS  River Rhine misses its depth / Low water levels hamper inland waterway transport / Ghost carriers add another freight-risk layer

15.07.2026 UK CONSTRUCTION  Subdued market persists / Housebuilding activity falls at fastest pace / Input price inflation eases

15.07.2026 CHINA  Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity

13.07.2026 CHINA  Typhoon Bavi hits country's east / Numerous plants scaled back, shut down / Key transshipment ports still out of operation, but damage less severe than expected / South Korea not expected to be affected

13.07.2026 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE  Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2

13.07.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE  2025 targets missed by large margin / Noticeable changes in PET reclaim / Processing and compounding capacity reaches 1 mn t/y

10.07.2026 LOGISTICS  Stop-start at Strait of Hormuz / Shipping lines return to the Red Sea and Suez Canal

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Production and Engineering

22.06.2026 ALGENESIS / P2 SCIENCE  Partnership targets fully biobased polyurethane supply chain / On track for 1,000 t/y within five years

19.03.2026 BASF  Greener intermediates on the horizon / Four products with reduced carbon footprint to be launched / Low-emission feedstocks are key

16.03.2026 BIOPLASTICS  German researchers lead charge to develop bio-alternative to plastics for electrical uses

11.03.2026 BASF  Portfolio of PPSU grades meets EU BPA ban requirements

17.02.2026 PAL PLAST  Compounder expands portfolio with fully PCR-based material

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Industry

20.07.2026 WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE  European Commission moves against 14 member states over waste rules, failing to meet recycling targets

17.07.2026 TURKEY  DRS system finally comes into force after several delays / Govt aims to boost recycling industry

16.07.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Upper house of parliament approves Packaging Act / Regulations to come into force soon / Plastics Europe calls for additional investment incentives to expand chemical recycling

09.07.2026 RECYCLING USA  Conservative states file suit against new California packaging waste law / Fresh attempt to keep 'onerous' rules at bay / NGOs also take case to courts

08.07.2026 PET RECYCLING  EU publishes method to calculate, verify, and report chemically recycled content in single-use PET bottles / Industry associations call for SUPD stability

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