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

02.09.2026 — By Plasteurope.com correspondent — The drone strike that forced Russia’s largest petrochemical complex, ZapSibNeftekhim, to suspend operations has raised a new question for the country’s polymer industry: can Ukraine’s escalating air campaign turn petrochemicals into the next major industrial vuln...

01.09.2026 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?

31.08.2026 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  PPWR puts automotive packaging supply chains under new pressure

31.08.2026 EDITORIAL  European Commission commemorates EU-US trade deal

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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

01.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  PET August: Further price reductions in holiday month / Smaller customers take advantage of gap / East Asian imports more subdued / Stabilisation to slight firming anticipated in September

01.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  PVC August: Higher ethylene costs have virtually no impact / Holiday slump pushes call-offs down / Little movement expected in September

01.09.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Benzene September: Better availability yields substantial discount

01.09.2026 ENVALIOR  Partners with Secara to develop chemically recycled PA 6 for automotive applications

01.09.2026 GREENDOT  Acquisitions boost mechanical plastics recycling business in H1 / Packaging licensing sales decline

01.09.2026 BYK  High-performance additives capacity expanded in Germany

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