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Latest european plastics news

Companies

01.04.2025 GCR  Recyclate and compound supplier opens plastic recycling plant in Spain

01.04.2025 TETRA PAK Launch of transport crates from recycled beverage cartons / Partnership with Schoeller Allibert

01.04.2025 COVERIS / NEXTEK Partners turn plastic film waste into food-grade material / Carbon dioxide technology leveraged

31.03.2025 TERAPLAST  Major boost in revenue through acquisitions / Consolidations planned for 2025

31.03.2025 VERSALIS  Start-up of recycled polymer plant at Porto Marghera / EPS, XPS with high recycled content / Investment in site's turnaround

31.03.2025 BASF  Commercial production of Loopamid kicks off / rPA 6 to be sourced from textile waste

31.03.2025 HELLA  Automotive supplier to close German subsidiary / Under-utilisation puts pressure on operating profit

31.03.2025 INNOVIA FILMS New co-extrusion line for label films in Germany / Products with recycled content

28.03.2025 PLASTIFLEX  Belgian hose manufacturer expands / Acquisitions in Slovenia, USA

28.03.2025 ALIAXIS  Sales and earnings under pressure / Pipe manufacturer plans further cost cuts focused on Europe

28.03.2025 TRADE WAR  Trump slaps tariffs on US imports of cars, parts / Collection to start in early April / Europeans cry foul

28.03.2025 OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP  Borealis, Vynova, and BASF win OCS Europe certification for all sites / Austrian company a pioneer of the standard

28.03.2025 SHELL  Sale of chemicals business in Europe and US confirmed / CEO Sawan considers “selective closures”

28.03.2025 RÖHM  MMA plant starts up in US / Swift ramp-up announced on strong demand

27.03.2025 UBC COMPOSITES  Automotive supplier files for insolvency under self-administration / Reduction of orders, capacities possible

27.03.2025 ELOPAK Investment in fibre-based lids producer Blue Ocean Closures

26.03.2025 ADVAL TECH  Automotive supplier doubles net loss / German, Hungarian, Mexican locations burden profitability

26.03.2025 RADICI  Polyamide specialist now with larger site, expanded PA compounding capacity in Brazil

26.03.2025 IRPLAST  Japanese group Toppan wants to buy 80% stake in BOPP film manufacturer

26.03.2025 MCDONALD'S Fast-food chain in UK and Ireland mulls over return to plastics for Happy Meal toys

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People

28.03.2025 BASF Helmut Winterling to head Ludwigshafen, Antwerp Verbund sites

06.02.2025 CELANESE Main engineered materials division under new leadership of industry veteran

13.01.2025 COVESTRO Leadership change at Covestro's European production sites

02.01.2025 DOMO CHEMICALS Juha Jokinen appointed chief sales officer

20.12.2024 FORVIA Martin Fischer to take over as CEO of French automotive supplier

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Markets

01.04.2025 ADIPIC ACID  EU starts anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports

01.04.2025 MALAYSIA  Export growth to slow in 2025 / Domestic market poised for lasting development / Plastics neutrality campaign takes off

01.04.2025 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  Carbon capture can play important role for defossilisation / Agricultural and woody biomass can supply one-fifth of future carbon demand in Europe – nova-Institute report

28.03.2025 LOGISTICS  US industry criticises planned penalties on Chinese ships

27.03.2025 POLYURETHANE MARKET  World TPU demand to rise by 2.5% in 2025 / Growth relies on specialised grades and advanced formulations – IAL Consultants report

27.03.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  EU registrations continue lower / EVs retain lead in market share

27.03.2025 GERMAN ECONOMY  More optimism in German boardrooms / Fiscal stimulus package and looming US tariffs / Mood improves among makers of plastics goods

27.03.2025 ITALY  Government bailout of EUR 2.5 bn for automotive components sector / Switch to weapons production possible

26.03.2025 POLAND  Economic crisis takes toll on plastics recycling / Recyclate prices absurdly low / Industry braced for uncertainty

26.03.2025 GERMAN ECONOMY  Will the German plastics industry benefit from the EUR 1 tn special fund? / Assessment by PIE market expert Martin Bäcker

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Production and Engineering

19.03.2025 BOREALIS Launch of LLDPE grade for flexible, non-food packaging with 85% PCR content

18.03.2025 BASF Petchem giant launches biomass-balanced PESU

17.03.2025 RECYCLING Mobile mechanical recycling plant launched by Aimplas project / AI-powered robotic sorting

12.03.2025 TRINSEO  Launch of rPS for food-contact applications

11.03.2025 HUHTAMAKI  Finnish packaging group brings paper cups for dairy products to market

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Industry

27.03.2025 SWEDEN Deposit increase to push recycling rates above 90% / Plastics recycling levels still insufficient

25.03.2025 BULGARIA  Discrepancies in reports of plastic packaging waste management - NGO

24.03.2025 EU PACKAGING REGULATION  PPWR's key questions remain unresolved / Recyclate, reuse biggest challenges

21.03.2025 USA  Trump upsets regulation cart / EPA to be eviscerated / Zeldin declares Green New Deal dead / Changes in store for VC classification?

21.03.2025 UK Patches of ‘nurdles' wash up on beaches after North Sea collision / Plastic pellets, jet fuel released into sea

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