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Latest european plastics news

Companies

19.02.2025 HOFFMANN NEOPAC  Metal packaging division of Swiss manufacturer sold to Massilly

19.02.2025 DOLDER-BIGLER  Distribution of Radici polyamides in southern Germany, Switzerland

19.02.2025 MENSING Construction of recycling plant for strapping in Germany / Cooperation with Fromm Plastics

18.02.2025 HUHTAMAKI  FY 2024 profitability improves despite sales drop / Fibre Foodservice EAO to split into two business segments

18.02.2025 OWENS CORNING Insulation specialist to sell Glass Reinforcements division to Praana Group for EUR 724 mn

17.02.2025 LYONDELLBASELL Closure of styrene plant in Netherlands reportedly a done deal / Fourth-quarter losses in hundreds of millions

17.02.2025 ALPLA Packaging producer expands capacities / Second Thai plant opened

17.02.2025 PLIXXENT  PU system house operator opens sales centre in France

14.02.2025 BEWI  Improved development in Q4 / EPS specialist still in the red

14.02.2025 TRINSEO  Full-year net loss halved despite 4% sales fall / Restructuring, improved profitability shore up earnings

14.02.2025 COCA-COLA  Trump's tariffs could increase use of plastics, says CEO

14.02.2025 POLY-IQ  German distributor acquires DACH distribution rights for Dijmex recyclates

13.02.2025 TRELLEBORG  Elastomer specialist reports stable sales

12.02.2025 GERRESHEIMER  Acquisition by private equity investor? / Board of directors confirms talks

12.02.2025 VICTREX  PEEK specialist confirms forecast after solid start to new financial year

12.02.2025 UPM RAFLATAC  Label manufacturer hits acquisition trail again / Metamark deal adds new range to existing product portfolio

12.02.2025 HOFFMANN NEOPAC  Swiss manufacturer considers sale of metal packaging division / 75 employees affected

11.02.2025 GRAMMER  Automotive supplier to miss forecasts by wide margin

11.02.2025 EMS  Sales decline, but earnings grow / Swiss PA specialist not worried about US tariffs

11.02.2025 ENVALIOR German engineering materials supplier to produce PPS compounds in-house

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People

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

16.12.2024 CELANESE Scott Richardson new CEO after Lori Ryerkerk steps down at end-2025

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Markets

19.02.2025 WORLD TRADE  Trump to slap tariffs of around 25% on cars / Levies could start as early as 2 April / Brussels ready to retaliate

19.02.2025 VIETNAM  Economic boom increases appetite for plastics raw materials / Strong demand from packaging, construction, electronics

18.02.2025 MDI  US launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports / Move instigated by BASF, Dow

18.02.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  European prices for plastic materials mostly down in Q4 / Increase in year-on-year comparison / US, German politics bolster uncertainty

17.02.2025 CORRECTION - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PA 6.6: BASF declares force majeure on base polymer, compounds

17.02.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  TotalEnergies declares force majeure for polypropylene in France

17.02.2025 XPS  Global volumes projected at nearly 1.4 mn t by 2030 / Construction of energy-efficient buildings push growth / Asia-Pacific main driver – report

14.02.2025 LOGISTICS  The renaissance of the pork cycle: are shipping companies digging their own graves again?

13.02.2025 PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY  Broad, persistent weakness in demand and high sales prices weigh on companies / No economic recovery in sight – KI Dialog survey

12.02.2025 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Resin makers criticise pace as too slow

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Production and Engineering

19.02.2025 RESEARCH Aimplas launches project that spawns compostable biofilms for mushroom cultivation

13.02.2025 RESEARCH Recycling breakthrough for thermosets / Material touted as fully chemically recyclable, biodegradable

28.01.2025 PET RECYCLING  DePoly, PTI claim closed-loop success with virgin-quality rPET bottle

27.01.2025 BIOPLASTICS DGeo adds BioEPS to portfolio / Packaging product claimed to completely break down in appropriate conditions within four years

21.01.2025 NESTE Co-processed renewable feedstock for polymer production hits the market

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Industry

19.02.2025 MARINE LITTER  Plastics waste at EU coasts declining / Measures at various levels prove effective – report

17.02.2025 AUTOMOTIVE  ELVR draft report: EU Parliament calls for lower recycled-content targets for cars / Associations concerned over impact on recycling innovation

12.02.2025 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Back to the Plastic Future: Trump set to reverse Biden's SUP ban

05.02.2025 PFAS Lawsuit wants Chemours fined for discharges overshoot / Quo vadis EPA?

30.01.2025 PFAS  Investigation unveils eye-popping cost of cleaning forever chemicals' pollution in Europe / “Lobbyists conduct disinformation to water down EU proposal to ban PFAS”

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