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Rhine shipping: Situation eases as water levels rise / Panama Canal's low water, typhoon season keep global markets on edge / Logistics entrpreneur Kühne dies

28.08.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — Within the space of a week, the Rhine water level at Kaub has risen from a record low of 6 cm to just under 70 cm at present. This means that Germany’s largest waterway is once again largely navigable throughout for inland shipping. However, barges are still only able to...

27.08.2026 RUSSIA  Major explosion, fire at Amur Gas Chemical / Polyolefin line start-ups delayed

27.08.2026 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  Eurozone manufacturing hits four-and-half-year high as growth broadens in August / Germany strengthens, France weakens / UK activity rises overall, manufacturing retreats

27.08.2026 EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION  Rate of activity decline slows in July / Demand still weak, project cancellations rise

27.08.2026 BRASKEM  Brazilian plastics group files for out-of-court restructuring / 90-day standstill period to secure creditors' support

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28.08.2026 PURECYCLE  Solvent-based PP recycling: European launch in Antwerp delayed until 2029

28.08.2026 LEGO  Toymaker posts record sales in H1

28.08.2026 AUSTROTHERM  Austrian insulation manufacturer in talks over possible acquisition of Etex's XPS business

28.08.2026 PLASTIC FANTASTIC Upcycled up, up into space: cookies 3D-printed from plastics waste

27.08.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Butadiene September: More expensive feedstocks drive up contract price

27.08.2026 WANHUA  Higher sales volumes, rising prices drive figures up significantly

27.08.2026 TERAPLAST  Romanian plastics processor reports losses / Q2 fails to offset first three months

27.08.2026 HERAPLAST  HDS-Chemie takes over distribution in Austria, Central Europe

26.08.2026 SIBUR  Currency effects halve state-owned group's profit / Major projects could come onstream by year-end

26.08.2026 ALUJAIN  Cooperation with Belgium's Beaulieu Fibres on PP fibre / NatPet-2 project with LyondellBasell in progress

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