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Last call: Join PIE's latest webinar to find out what happens next with PPWR

06.10.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) became applicable on 12 August 2026. For Europe’s plastics industry, the focus is shifting from preparing for the rules to putting them into practice: interpreting requirements, reviewing packaging portfolios, and ad...

06.10.2026 PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY  Industry less pessimistic about final quarter / Sales expectations improve / One in five companies still expects job cuts – IK economic survey

05.10.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE  Fragile improvement in H1 2026 / Patchy performance among EU27 / Energy price gap with US widens

02.10.2026 LEUNA-POLYAMID  Insolvency proceedings opened, shutdown under way / German state of Saxony-Anhalt likely to face another multi-million-euro bill

02.10.2026 LOGISTICS  Oversimplified calculations and Dieselgate / Freight rates continue their ups and downs / Israeli policy halts shipping takeover

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06.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  China standard thermoplastics September: Prices rise considerably / Supply tight amid US-Iran war / Downtrend expected in October

06.10.2026 OPMOBILITY  Acquisition of Hyundai Mobis lighting business nears completion

06.10.2026 WERIT  Plastics specialist acquires business activities of Netherlands-based Rezi Sanitair

05.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Composites/GRP September: Initial resin price increases in September already / Asking prices still rising in October as cost of styrene goes up / Demand could pick up over coming weeks / Glass fibre also firmer

05.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering thermoplastics September: Prices turn downwards / Demand increases only very slightly after holiday period / Further reductions expected in October

02.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Styrenics September: Prices briefly recede / Styrene roller coaster drives quotes substantially higher again in October

02.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Polypropylene September: Oversupply, weak demand cause slight decline in prices / Producers call for hikes following rise in propylene contract / Implementation remains questionable

02.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Polyethylene September: Prices hover around rollover / Order freezes have desired slowing effect / Some producers may seek triple-digit increases in October – full pass-through nevertheless questionable

02.10.2026 TRINSEO  Sharp price hikes for styrenics

02.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Paraxylene September: Second-highest figure in ten years

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