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European Plastics News and Price Reports

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ORLEN 

Takeover of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins moves step closer / Green light received from competition authority

03.09.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — The state-controlled chemicals group Orlen (Płock, Poland; www.orlen.pl) has moved a step closer to its goal of acquiring the polyolefin business known as Grupa Azoty Polyolefins (GAP) from state-controlled Grupa Azoty (GA, Tarnów, Poland; www.grupaazoty.com).Orlen ...

03.09.2026 SOCAR  Polyolefin anti-dumping probes end, averting new polymer duties / Producer retains access to Russian market / Import competition challenges Sibur's pricing power

02.09.2026 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Russia's largest polyolefin plant suspends operations following drone strike / Capacity concentration weakens Russian petchem industry / Experts say polymer shortage unlikely

01.09.2026 UPDATE - ENGEL / BILLION  Strategy partnership established / French manufacturer abandons own machine assembly; recommends Engel for new injection moulding machines

01.09.2026 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  JRC puts numbers on price difference to virgin plastics / CRE says findings unsurprising for a 'young, capital-intensive industry' / What would it take to close the gap?

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03.09.2026 DEMETER Start-up launches biobased water- and oil-repellent coating for textiles as alternative to PFAS

02.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Paraxylene August: Reduced availability drives up contract price

02.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Polyethylene August: With demand weak, producers' hopes remain unfulfilled / Small reductions and a rollover / Little price movement expected in September

02.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Polypropylene August: Prices decouple from higher C3 contract / Ample supply meets very weak demand / No revival expected in September

02.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Styrenics August: Prices turn upwards despite extremely weak demand / Price roller coaster continues in September / Dissatisfaction with SM contract as basis for price setting

02.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Ethylene September: Improved availability puts slight downward pressure on contract

02.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Feedstocks August/September

02.09.2026 RCS  German PET recycler expands operations to polyethylene, polystyrene / Food-grade HDPE to be produced from caps

02.09.2026 EUPC Erich Cuaz appointed new Director General

01.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Styrene September: Down again in shadow of benzene

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