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Latest european plastics news

Companies

13.02.2026 BEWI  EPS specialist still in the red from continuing operations / Divestments restore profit but mask deeper operational losses

13.02.2026 CUKI COFRESCO  Melitta subsidiary divests DomoLiving / Strategic focus on food packaging

12.02.2026 GRUPPO HAPPY  Italian packaging producer reports major fire at Magic Pack subsidiary

12.02.2026 GRAMMER  Automotive supplier reports better-than-expected results

12.02.2026 QATAR VINYL  First PVC plant in gulf nation enters trial phase / Exports to Europe expected

11.02.2026 SABIC  Global distribution of polyethylene from South Korean Shaheen plant planned / Replacement for PE plants sold in Europe

11.02.2026 GRÄSSLIN Distributor takes on TPV from Turkish manufacturer Elastron

10.02.2026 BEWI  Norway's first EPS recycling plant opens

10.02.2026 EXXONMOBIL  Petchem giant puts third chemical recycling unit in Texas into operation

09.02.2026 DAICEL Chemical group delays commissioning of COC plant in Germany / Demand outlook weakens

09.02.2026 VICTREX  PEEK specialist sticks to volume growth forecast despite weak Q1 / Improvement expected in H2

09.02.2026 ADNOC  “We believe in Europe's future” – Covestro chairperson Seele

09.02.2026 EMS  PA specialist reports lower turnover, higher earnings in 2025 / Specialities business bolsters group results

09.02.2026 MAK GERMANY  Plans to relocate Indorama's former PTA and PET lines from Rotterdam to Oman

06.02.2026 OMV / BOREALIS  Plastics activities benefit from higher volumes, better margins in 2025

06.02.2026 LYONDELLBASELL  Full-year losses in the millions / Management plans lower investments, project postponements to boost 2026 results

06.02.2026 AMCOR  Packaging group drives integration of Berry Global / Closure of 20 sites, 600 jobs cut

06.02.2026 PLAYMOBIL  End of toy figurine production in Germany / 350 jobs affected by plant closure

06.02.2026 AGILYX  Norwegian company gives up on investments in US chemical recycling plants / Plans to expand GreenDot through European acquisitions

06.02.2026 PRETIUM PACKAGING  Packaging manufacturer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy / Operations to continue in Europe, US

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People

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

16.12.2025 ASCEND  CEO McDivitt quits insolvent polyamide producer / Patrick Schumacher appointed successor

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Markets

13.02.2026 ABS  EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan

13.02.2026 PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY  Disappointment across the board / Still no economic recovery / Demand remains the number one challenge – KI Dialog survey

13.02.2026 LOGISTICS  More capacity than demand: shipping companies prepare for mass scrapping

12.02.2026 PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE  Sales volumes and pricing dominate concerns / Employment stabilises as pressure shifts to markets and regulation / Cautious outlook for 2026 – PIE Market Survey

11.02.2026 RECYCLING EUROPE  Swedish research shows quality, not quantity, delivers climate benefits / Call for EU legislators to focus on more than recycling rates

11.02.2026 RUSSIA  Plastics processing slumps in 2025 / Oversupply crisis looms / State aid dwindling

10.02.2026 BUTANEDIOL  EU imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports from China, US, Saudi Arabia

10.02.2026 UK CONSTRUCTION  Activity decline slows for second month in a row / Post-Budget clarity helps sector / Sentiment bounces back somewhat

10.02.2026 PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY  Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act

06.02.2026 LOGISTICS  Freight rates remain calm / US-Iran conflict delays resumption of Suez Canal route / Maersk announces 1,000 job cuts

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Production and Engineering

11.02.2026 AGRICULTURAL FILMS  EU project developing stronger cellulose-based material to replace plastic film / Aims to cut soil pollution from microplastics, improve growing conditions

11.02.2026 KRILL DESIGN Italian SME develops packaging biomaterials from food waste

09.02.2026 ASAHI KASEI Polymer group develops PFAS-free PA 6.6 for low-friction uses

29.01.2026 INEOS Polyolefin giant launches grade with 70% recycled content for contact-sensitive packaging

11.12.2025 HEXPOL Swedish compounder gains Porsche certification for low-emission recycled-content TPEs

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Industry

13.02.2026 EU POLICY  Urgent calls for help to stem bloc's deindustrialisation / Antwerp Declaration mired in the mud / Two major meetings in Belgium bring stakeholders together

09.02.2026 PFAS  EU Commission to make 2026 a ‘year of action' on forever chemicals / New study quantifies risks for human health if substances are not banned

05.02.2026 EU POLICY Critical Chemicals Alliance general assembly gets sector approval / Plastics Europe joins steering board / Industry repeats call for ‘action not words'

04.02.2026 NORTH AMERICA  Chemical industry groupings set priorities for new USMCA trade deal / Outlook for treaty uncertain / Trump holds the trump card

04.02.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Federal government not planning national plastics tax – at least not ‘for the time being'

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