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Latest european plastics news

Companies

18.05.2026 MUTARES  Private equity group delays exit from automotive supplier Amaneos / No current plans to shut acquired Sabic plants

18.05.2026 AMCOR  Packaging group increases inventory levels / Relocation of headquarters to Miami / Sales markets remain under pressure

18.05.2026 TOMRA  Majority stake acquired in PolyPerception / AI-native agent platform unveiled / PET tray recycling with 95% purity

15.05.2026 EVONIK  Middle East conflict boosts Q1 core profit above forecasts / Tensions shift customers' buying pattern / Chemicals producer sees stronger Q2, confirms full-year outlook

15.05.2026 JUNGHANS KUNSTSTOFFWAREN  Closure manufacturer suffers under extremely high raw material prices / PIE speaks with managing director Klaus Junghans

15.05.2026 BIESTERFELD  Distributor partners with Traceless on plastics-free injection moulding materials

14.05.2026 VELOGY  Private equity firm launches new company combining former LYB, Sabic assets

14.05.2026 RONGSHENG  Multi-billion project on Chinese island of Zhoushan / Large volumes of ABS, EVA, PC to be added

14.05.2026 MULTIVAC  Packaging machinery maker raises turnover / Major investment made in domestic sites

13.05.2026 GRAMMER  Automotive supplier reports decline in revenue, operating profit / Forecast nevertheless confirmed / European business performs comparatively well

13.05.2026 LEONI  Chinese electronics group Luxshare raises stake in German auto supplier

12.05.2026 BEWI  EPS specialist remains in the red / CEO Bekken sees 'significant increase in profitability'

12.05.2026 ORIGIN MATERIALS  Plans to divest PET closure business

12.05.2026 KRONES  Packaging systems manufacturer starts year with strong order intake / Profit remains below last year's level

11.05.2026 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PVC: Westlake Vinnolit declares force majeure on deliveries from Cologne and Knapsack, Germany

11.05.2026 CONTITECH  Massive job cuts planned: 3,000 positions worldwide to be affected / Site closures possible

11.05.2026 ENGEL  Full-year revenue slips 6% / Machinery maker reports diverging regional trends

08.05.2026 POLYTEC  Automotive supplier returns to profit

07.05.2026 COVESTRO  'No growth investments in Europe', says CEO Steilemann / Plastics group benefits from higher sales prices as result of Middle East conflict

07.05.2026 GREINER  Packaging division grows / Lab supplies, PU foam units come under pressure / Medical sterilisation business to become standalone

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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

18.05.2026 BALKANS  Plastics converters squeezed by supply issues, weak demand / Middle East turmoil exposes feedstock dependence / Higher prices needed to maintain stability / CEPM networking event in Belgrade

14.05.2026 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Repsol restarts cracker, butadiene plant in Portugal

14.05.2026 LOGISTICS  Protesters to block Brenner Highway on 30 May / Intra-European transit traffic on the verge of collapse

13.05.2026 UK CONSTRUCTION  Weak demand sees sector activity slide for fifth month in a row / Rise in purchasing costs steepest in three decades

11.05.2026 MASTERBATCHES  Group flags supply chain risks from Middle East disruptions to key trade routes / Bottlenecks hit industries such as cosmetic packaging, plastic film, automotive

08.05.2026 PET  Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint

08.05.2026 LOGISTICS  US President Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' has little to no effect / UAE manages to sail some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

07.05.2026 SABIC  Petchem group lifts force majeure on LDPE deliveries from Wilton, UK

07.05.2026 DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY  What opportunities does military sector hold for plastics converters? / Rational considerations prevail / Unable to offset declining automotive market

06.05.2026 BIOPLASTICS  Commission researches biopolymers for packaging use / Recommends five ways to boost consumption and cost competitiveness

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Production and Engineering

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

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

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Industry

15.05.2026 UK  Environment Agency launches investigation into illegal waste dump site / 30,000 t of material dumped on site of scientific interest

15.05.2026 USA  EPA to regulate 15 uses of 1,2-dichloroethane / 'Unreasonable risk to workers' cited for most applications studied

13.05.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture

12.05.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  PPWR: Federal government rejects VerpackDG amendments proposed by Bundesrat

11.05.2026 EU-US TRADE  Trump moves trade deal deadline up to 4 July / EU's first Trilogue ends without consensus

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