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Latest european plastics news

Companies

05.09.2025 IMCD Speciality chemicals distributor strengthens presence in Italy

04.09.2025 CONTINENTAL  US investment company Regent acquires ContiTech subsidiary OESL / Optimistic forecasts for all areas

04.09.2025 DUPONT  Chemicals group to divest aramids business to Arclin in USD 1.8 bn deal

04.09.2025 MENSING German recycler continues growth trajectory / Additional site acquired

03.09.2025 VANDEN RECYCLING  UK recycler plans to shutter domestic plant / Move in response to tough market for reclaimed plastics

03.09.2025 VENATOR  Titanium dioxide producer insolvent again / Parts of business to be sold

02.09.2025 PAARDEKOOPER  Dutch packaging manufacturer slides into insolvency

02.09.2025 RECTICEL  PU foam supplier provides 2025 financial outlook after H1 sales rise / Net result impacted by automotive loan write-off

01.09.2025 LEGO  Toy giant reports jump in sales, plans production expansion

01.09.2025 FORVIA  Write-offs and restructuring costs push earnings to rock bottom / Hard times for hydrogen subsidiary Symbio

01.09.2025 KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST  Film specialist may be facing financial difficulties – report

01.09.2025 VIONEO  Fossil-free plastics ambitions raised after deal with PP partner / Lummus tech to prove commercial viability

01.09.2025 BYK Additive producer launches subsidiary in Brazil

29.08.2025 AKSA CARBON  Turkish acrylic fibre manufacturer acquires Dow joint venture in its entirety

29.08.2025 SABIC  JV with Plastic Energy produces first pyrolysis oil batch

29.08.2025 QUADPACK  Cosmetics packaging manufacturer expands production site in Germany / Production of packaging made from PCR content also possible

29.08.2025 NEWELL BRANDS  Rubbermaid group barely meets forecast / Figures continue downward trend in Q2

28.08.2025 BIOPLASTICS  Citroniq teams up with ABB to deliver ‘world's first' 100% biogenic PP plant / 600,000 t/y planned as of 2029

28.08.2025 SABIC Petchem giant launches thermoplastics moulding system / Cascade flow cuts clamp force by up to 50%

27.08.2025 WESTLAKE  Takeover of ACI compounding business

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People

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

01.07.2025 PLASTICS EUROPE Benny Mermans named president of European trade association

25.06.2025 BIESTERFELD Marvin Strüfing named head of global Standard Plastics division

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Markets

05.09.2025 NORWAY  Investments in oil and gas industry set to peak in 2025 / Boom winding down / Industry's long-term future secure

05.09.2025 LOGISTICS  Chinese firms expand footprint in Europe / German government moves to scrap supply chain law

05.09.2025 PACKAGING RECYCLING Latest German minimum packaging standard published – ZSVR / Early guidance for companies on PPWR

04.09.2025 RECYCLING UK  More reclaim capacity needed for flexible packaging / Household collection due in early '27 / Sector alliance issues results of trial

01.09.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025

29.08.2025 LOGISTICS  Global trade heavily impacted by typhoon season / DB Cargo management plans to close workshops

29.08.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  Registrations climb in July / US confirms lower tariff on EU vehicles / EV market share eases

28.08.2025 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets

28.08.2025 USA  Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious

28.08.2025 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY  GKV reports further revenue drop in H1 / Packaging leads decline

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Production and Engineering

22.08.2025 NESTLÉ  New AI-based tech proposes novel high-barrier packaging materials / R&D co-op with IBM

20.08.2025 FKUR  Bioplastics producer showcases expanded sustainable plastics portfolio ahead of K 2025

13.08.2025 RESEARCH  Aimplas develops sustainable flame-retardant materials for construction, transport

05.08.2025 PET RECYCLING Launch of PET circularity test as tool to simulate multiple recycling loops

04.08.2025 PFAS Canadian team finds substitutes for PTFE in non-stick coatings / PDMS said to have fewer negative effects / Open to collaboration with coatings makers

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Industry

05.09.2025 PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE  Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”

03.09.2025 PLASTICS TAX UK  PPT revenue falls 3% in 2024 / Volume of packaging with recycled content rises for third consecutive year

02.09.2025 TRADE WAR  EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment

02.09.2025 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  Global chemical coalition launches innovation platform / Start-ups, academia collaborate with industry leaders to catalyse sustainability

01.09.2025 SPAIN  Bottle deposit system to become mandatory end of 2026 / Recycling targets missed

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