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Styrene October: Reference contract climbs to highest level in more than four years

01.10.2026 — By Plasteurope.com Price Team — The European contract price for styrene rose by EUR 279/t to EUR 1,980/t in October 2026 – reaching its highest level in more than four years. This followed a sharp hike in SM spot prices. The key feedstock, benzene, had also become significantly more expensive in t...

01.10.2026 PIE SUMMIT FAKUMA Plastics Pricing and Sourcing – KI.PIE Group invites Fakuma visitors to expert panel / Live premiere of pricenxt

30.09.2026 WESTLAKE  Vinnolit PVC plants in Germany facing closure / Greater focus on S-PVC in future

30.09.2026 EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY  What Europe buys matters more than what it spends / Analyst sees biggest upside from drones, composites, radar / Rearmament offers diversification, not volume replacement

29.09.2026 PIE INDUSTRY TALK PPWR is here. What happens next? / Join PIE's latest webinar to find out

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01.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  PVC September: Prices under pressure throughout month / Orders pick up only moderately / Ethylene jump set to push up prices in October

01.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Propylene October: Benchmark pushed up by rising naphtha prices

01.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  PET September: Still little movement in market / Tighter availability of raw materials triggers initial concerns / Imports thinning out, losing appeal / Supply reduction foreseeable in October

01.10.2026 SELENIS  Production lines acquired from Polisan Hellas / More than 200,000 t/y of speciality copolyesters to be processed by 2028

01.10.2026 LANXESS Chemicals group launches flame retardant for rigid PU, PIR foams

01.10.2026 PEZZUTTI  Italian injection moulder takes 75% stake in newly formed Socopet Group to expand packaging portfolio / Blow-moulded PET packaging added

30.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Benzene October: Contract price rises sharply

30.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Ethylene October: Contract remains below rise in naphtha prices

30.09.2026 BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL  More than EUR 100 mn invested in PP compounding in Austria

30.09.2026 SOSTENPLAS  Nearly EUR 11 mn to be invested for WEEE plastics recycling in Spain / Production start scheduled for June 2027

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