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Latest european plastics news

Companies

28.11.2024 COVERIS  Packaging manufacturer expands PE film capacity in UK / Two new production lines

28.11.2024 PLAST-BOX  Polish packaging manufacturer opens new production hall, warehouse

28.11.2024 DOW Kristan Soto selected as new MD of German subsidiary

27.11.2024 GRUPA AZOTY  Slight increase in Q3 sales / Group remains in the red

27.11.2024 EASTMAN Further expansion of PVB films in Belgium

27.11.2024 YPSOMED  Medical technology manufacturer plans to divest diabetes products business / Focus on injection systems

27.11.2024 EMS-CHEMIE  Distributor VTS Kunststoffe takes over large parts of German sales organisation

27.11.2024 HUSKY  Production of PET closures expected to start in Europe in 2025

27.11.2024 SIMOLDES / POLYKEMI Collaboration tests recyclate performance in automotive / No major investments required for transition from virgin plastics

26.11.2024 RÖHM  Price increase for PMMA moulding compounds / Albis takes over exclusive distribution in Scandinavia

26.11.2024 BERLIN PACKAGING Takeover of packaging supplier Rixius / US group expands further in Europe

25.11.2024 SAUDI ARAMCO  Major Chinese project with Sinopec starts construction / Link to neighbouring project

25.11.2024 PETRO RABIGH  Plans for more polyol activities in Saudi Arabia announced / Partnership with China's Jiahua Chemicals

22.11.2024 VINYLRECYCLING  Dutch PVC recycler files for insolvency / Dispute over categorisation of waste as secondary raw material

22.11.2024 ARKEMA  Sales, results rise in Q3 / Weak demand at end of year could thwart guidance

22.11.2024 SUEZ  Expansion of agricultural film recycling in France

21.11.2024 LEAR  US automotive supplier misses annual targets / Sales stable despite low demand / Plant closures in Europe

21.11.2024 MONDI R&D centre for flexible packaging opens in Germany / New extrusion line in the Czech Republic

21.11.2024 DEEPAK NITRITE  Indian group to rebuild polycarbonate plant locally after acquiring tech from Trinseo

20.11.2024 BAGE PLASTICS Prices too low to sustain operations / Austrian plastics recycler slides into insolvency

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People

18.11.2024 BASF  Thomas Kloster set to head Petrochemicals division

30.10.2024 BIESTERFELD German distributor announces management changes

16.10.2024 K.D. FEDDERSEN German distributor gets new sales director in France

08.10.2024 MERAXIS New heads of sales, polymers divisions announced

01.10.2024 RENOLIT Karsten Jänicke tapped as chair of management board

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Markets

28.11.2024 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Recyclate share rises to 15% / IK to miss target for recycled plastics use of 1 mn t by wide margin / Bio-based polymers still niche

28.11.2024 WINTER SPORTS  Recycling initiative in Austria / Wintrust project aims to recover ski equipment

27.11.2024 PLASTIC BAGS  Almost 5 bn fewer bags in circulation in Europe / Highest use in Baltic states – Eurostat

26.11.2024 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  Manufacturing indicators turn south / German processors again report improvements

26.11.2024 DISTRIBUTION EUROPE  Polymer distributors' profits improve despite challenging conditions / Industry responds with robust M&A activity – AMI report

26.11.2024 BIOPLASTICS  EU-funded project on recycling, upcycling solutions for biodegradable plastics underway

25.11.2024 EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Cheap polymer imports threaten circular economy ambitions / Share of global plastics production continues to slide – Plastics Europe report

22.11.2024 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  EU registrations rebound in October / Tariffs slowing Chinese imports / BEV demand to decline / Ford job cuts to focus on Germany

22.11.2024 LOGISTICS  Loose supply chains in Germany – BME study / European Commission supports Italy's Brenner corridor lawsuit against Austria

21.11.2024 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  Sales down in third quarter / Sentiment among VCI members ‘drastically poor'

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Production and Engineering

28.11.2024 UPM BIOCHEMICALS Pharmaceutical bottle made from partially wood-based PET

26.11.2024 ENVALIOR Launch of high-performance composites, sustainable PBT compounds / Producer announces sustainability ambitions

25.11.2024 EVONIK PA 12 flame retardant unveiled / Spotlight on 3D-printable powders

22.11.2024 INEOS STYROLUTION New ABS extrusion grade for furniture edge band applications

18.11.2024 ARBURG Injection moulded from paper: machinery maker works on alternative to plastic granulate

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Industry

28.11.2024 PACKAGING EUROPE  PPWR corrigendum officially approved by MEPs / Regulation expected to enter into force at start of 2025

26.11.2024 SWEDEN  Industry praises cancellation of plastic bag tax / Move could bolster competitiveness against imports / Abolishment not expected to affect plastics waste management

20.11.2024 WASTE EXPORTS  UK shipments to Turkey on the rise again / 60% increase between 2022 and 2023 – Greenpeace

20.11.2024 AGRICULTURAL FILMS  Biodegradable mulch films added to European fertiliser regulation / Major headway for farming sustainability – EUBP

19.11.2024 PVC  UK government proposes tariffs on US-made S-PVC / British shops voice fears over impact

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