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

30.09.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — Plastics producer Westlake (Houston, Texas, USA; www.westlake.com) is carrying out a small-scale market consolidation at its PVC subsidiary Vinnolit (Ismaning, Germany; www.westlakevinnolit.com). The group is expected to close both PVC production units at its German site...

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 EDITORIAL  Does size bring strength – or mainly confusion? On the prospects of BASF acquiring Evonik / Editorial by Christian Preiser and Sven Arnold

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

29.09.2026 ITALY  Recycling system 'on verge of paralysis' / Assorimap calls on Meloni to take personal charge of finding solutions

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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

30.09.2026 ROTOTANK  Municipality gives go-ahead for Spanish rotational moulder to expand / Construction period to last two years

29.09.2026 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  TDI: BASF Shanghai plant down for repairs / European prices rise sharply

29.09.2026 STEINBACHER  Prices set to go up for EPS insulation materials

29.09.2026 PLÁSTICOS FERRANDO  Dutch investment company acquires majority stake in Spanish pipe manufacturer

29.09.2026 ENVIRONMENT USA  NGOs challenge EPA move to repeal 2024 anti-pollution mandate for power plants / Agency also seeks rollback of emissions monitoring

28.09.2026 BIOPLASTICS RECYCLING  Research project recycles PLA from mixed waste / Process a ‘working reality'

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