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European ports brace for tougher 2026 due to geopolitical disruptions, rerouted trade

24.04.2026 — By Somya Abrol — After a strong 2025 for some northern European ports, the continent’s logistics picture is turning more cautious in 2026. Hamburg closed 2025 with 114.6 mn t of throughput, up 2.6% compared with 2024, while Antwerp-Bruges ended the year with resilient container activity but a weak...

24.04.2026 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  Sales improve in Q1 / EVs approach 70% of market

23.04.2026 PETROCHEMICALS  South Korea, Japan move to government support for polymer supply chains amid Middle East crisis

23.04.2026 MARINE LITTER UK  Activist group ‘names and shames' biggest pollution offenders / Nine of worst 12 brands are ‘giant plastics polluters' / BPF challenges report's production figures

22.04.2026 INEOS  Sale of Inovyn's Italian chlor-alkali operations to industrial holding Esseco / Start of consolidation in PVC business

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24.04.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks April: Sector develops into pure seller's market / Massive mark-ups / Demand was, is, and remains weak

24.04.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Bundesrat calls for amendments to PPWR / Implementation remains uncertain

24.04.2026 HYDRODYN RECYCLING  Recycling tech specialist enters insolvency proceedings

24.04.2026 BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL  JV with Wanhua unit to review construction of Chinese PE complex

24.04.2026 WASTE PLASTIC UPCYCLING  Vitol subsidiary plans pyrolysis plant in Netherlands / Two projects in Denmark abandoned

23.04.2026 AGILYX  Norwegian recycling specialist becomes majority shareholder in GreenDot

23.04.2026 TOSAF  Masterbatch plant scheduled to open in Poland / Start-up set for Q2

23.04.2026 LOLAAR  Dutch injection moulder in liquidation

22.04.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Butadiene May: Feedstock at four-year high

22.04.2026 AOC  Higher hikes than planned for polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, and gelcoats in Mai

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