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Latest european plastics news

Companies

04.11.2025 MOL  First quantities of ‘sustainable' polyolefins launched / Construction of C3 conversion plant on schedule

03.11.2025 EGYPT  Suez Canal, Anchorage Investments plan petrochemical complex in Ain Sokhna / Third major Egyptian project in the works

31.10.2025 MOL  Fire at refinery reportedly affecting polymer production / Neither force majeure nor allocations announced

31.10.2025 IAC  Auto supplier to cut jobs in US / Loss of EV subsidies could trigger further layoffs

30.10.2025 BARKU  Shooting at plastics processor's US branch claims two lives

30.10.2025 BOREALIS  Better margins for PE, olefins / Polypropylene being pressured by imports

30.10.2025 COVESTRO  Declining volumes, prices keep plastics group in red

30.10.2025 TREOFAN  Final negotiations for takeover begin / Potential buyer from within industry

30.10.2025 EXXONMOBIL  Energy giant sues California over new climate laws / Emissions reporting requirements, disclosure of financial risks claimed to infringe free speech

30.10.2025 ENDOLYS  Chemical recycling group to establish ‘country's first' plastic film recycling plant

30.10.2025 MITSUI CHEMICALS  Collab with Polyplastics to market engineering plastics

29.10.2025 BASF  Q3 earnings fall but exceed expectations / Launch of share buyback programme in November / 2025 forecast revised

29.10.2025 OMV  Large-scale pyrolysis plant in Austria now not expected to be built until 2030

29.10.2025 BRASKEM  Expansion of ethanol-based C2, PE capacities in Brazil / Growth also planned in biobased product segment

29.10.2025 WIPA  Recycling equipment supplier files for bankruptcy

29.10.2025 REVET  Italian waste disposal company invests EUR 11 mn in polyolefin-recycling expansion

28.10.2025 ORBIA  PVC group's Q3 results remain under pressure / Mixed picture in pipes business

28.10.2025 FITT  Italian hose manufacturer expands into US

27.10.2025 NYLON CORP OF AMERICA  US producer expands capacity for long-chain polyamides / Plans to shift away from standard materials business

24.10.2025 VERSALIS  Tentative steps forward / Has the battered petrochemicals group begun its climb out of the slump?

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People

30.10.2025 BASF Mary Kurian moves to top of petrochemicals division / Executive board departments to be restructured

18.09.2025 SYENSQO Division head Radossich to succeed CEO Kadri

03.09.2025 KEM ONE  Paolo Barbieri no longer at the helm of PVC manufacturer

18.07.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE  Industry association elects new chair

08.07.2025 EUPC  New films group formed within plastics converters' association / Zelcher elected founding president

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Markets

04.11.2025 ITALY  Federchimica association celebrates chemical industry – and seeks orientation during members' meeting

04.11.2025 PACKAGING WASTE  Eurostat data shows wide variation in progress towards 2030 plastics recycling targets / Reclaim slightly higher in 2023 / Plastic bag use declines

03.11.2025 US TRADE  Trump's tariffs barely impact US plastics industry – Pineda / Industry association briefing points to slight supply chain disruptions

03.11.2025 GREECE  High energy costs undermine competitiveness even at European level / Plastics waste recycling stagnates / Industrial capacities at risk despite growth forecasts

31.10.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Polyamide: BASF declares force majeure after outage in Antwerp

31.10.2025 LOGISTICS  Trump-Xi meeting pauses port fee dispute / Freight rates for shipments to and from China rise significantly

29.10.2025 BUTANEDIOL  ‘Scrap the taxes' says Ineos owner Ratcliffe / Warning over possible closure of BDO plant in Marl / EU launches anti-dumping investigation

29.10.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end

29.10.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  Electric, hybrid vehicles drive growth in September / Germany, Belgium lead way / China's BYD quadruples volume over 2024

28.10.2025 GERMAN ECONOMY  Ifo business climate index turns upwards again / Plastics industry less pessimistic

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Production and Engineering

28.10.2025 BRASKEM  Biobased innovations, European partnerships in focus at K 2025

22.10.2025 COCA-COLA  New multipack concept replaces plastic with cardboard and ‘sticky dots' / Construction being tested in German supermarket chain

06.10.2025 LUBRIZOL US-based speciality chemicals firm to unveil TPU technologies at K 2025

25.09.2025 E-MOBILITY Aimplas road tests new e-scooter / Two-wheeler features plastic parts with embedded electronics

17.09.2025 MILLIKEN Additives manufacturer partners with OQ to launch clarified random copolymer for injection moulding

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Industry

31.10.2025 COMPOSITES  EuCIA co-creates new composites alliance / Formed with JEC, industry group to advance circularity of composites

27.10.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Mechanical recycling has lowest climate impact among plastic options / Chemical recycling, biobased plastics remain key to value chain – study

24.10.2025 EU POLICY  Brussels unveils global energy strategy / US, Qatar threaten to torpedo bloc's ambitious plans

23.10.2025 USA  California fines four plastic bag makers / State says chemical recycling claims bogus / Governor Newsom vetoes legislature's proposed PFAS ban

22.10.2025 CORRECTION - TURKEY  Ban on recycled plastics in food-contact to be lifted / Economic benefits outweigh potential food-safety risks

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