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Hormuz escalation heightens risk of rising prices

14.09.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — Following the moderate recovery in August, naphtha prices rose significantly at the beginning of September. This is making production more expensive for European steam crackers. Additional cost pressure is coming from the crude oil market. Concerns over the situation in ...

11.09.2026 SADARA  Dow reportedly plans to exit Saudi joint venture with Saudi Aramco

11.09.2026 LOGISTICS  Military escalation in Strait of Hormuz again curbs freight traffic / Rhine water level falls back to critical levels

11.09.2026 EU RECYCLING  European recyclers seek 'Made in Europe' preference under PPWR

11.09.2026 FRANCE  Plans for DRS on plastic bottles scrapped / Voluntary, locally targeted system offered instead / Beverage industry slams government U-turn

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14.09.2026 EVONIK  German downsizing continues despite earnings relief / Hamburg and Bitterfeld sites to get the axe / Around 90 jobs affected

14.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Standard thermoplastics trend September: Reductions for all materials / Demand increases more moderately than hoped

14.09.2026 AXIA PLASTICS  Distribution of polymers from ExxonMobil expanded

14.09.2026 BORYSZEW  Earnings improve / Automotive business moves in reverse / Entry into drone industry

14.09.2026 SCHÜTZ  Acquires Italian IBC reconditioner and recycler Repack

11.09.2026 PLASTIC FANTASTIC Unlock the plastic past at Archeoplastica

10.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  China engineering thermoplastics August: Prices mostly trend upwards / Firmer feedstock prices provide support / Improved demand, slightly higher prices expected in September

10.09.2026 ADURO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES  Saipem to support first industrial-scale chemical recycling plant / 10,000 t/y facility planned at Chemelot in the Netherlands

10.09.2026 RÖCHLING  Industrial division acquires Spanish pressed-sheet manufacturer Polypres

09.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  China standard thermoplastics August: Prices rise across the board / Demand momentum remains limited so far / Hardly any disruption from typhoons / Further upward trend expected in September

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