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Latest european plastics news

Companies

06.03.2025 EVONIK  Back in the black in 2024 after cost cuts, restructuring / Strong operating profit despite 1% drop in sales

06.03.2025 SHELL  Energy giant may quit chemicals in US and Europe / Asset sales planned?

06.03.2025 AMCOR Takeover of packaging manufacturer Berry Global progressing /Shareholders give green light

05.03.2025 BP  Back to petroleum / CEO says renewables don't pay / Activist shareholder holds sway

05.03.2025 NORDMANN German distributor expands partnerships with Chinese, US suppliers

04.03.2025 BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL  Adnoc and OMV create USD 60 bn chemical giant / Borealis and Borouge to be combined / Nova Chemicals acquisition confirmed

04.03.2025 DANONE Food giant beefs up plastics pollution policies after mediation

04.03.2025 VERSALIS Eni's domestic petrochemical arm expands losses

03.03.2025 TRINSEO  Producer announces hike for PMMA

03.03.2025 ADVANSIX  Sales volumes, revenue plummet in Q4 / Overcapacities, price pressure / Major Chinese projects flood market

03.03.2025 CLARIANT  Additives division benefits from restructuring effects

03.03.2025 BASF  Petrochemical giant plans MDI expansion in Shanghai / Group capacity set to rise nearly 500,000 t/y

03.03.2025 SAHARA INTERNATIONAL  Cracker project planned with LyondellBasell in Saudi Arabia

03.03.2025 ALBIS German distributor establishes second subsidiary in Morocco

28.02.2025 MOL  Hungarian group profits fall in 2024 as petrochemicals remain in the red / Force Majeure at Bratislava lifted / Bottle deposit return scheme ramps up despite losses

28.02.2025 BASF  Cost cuts save EUR 1 bn / Core profit to rise on growth in nearly all segments / Restructuring remains priority, says CEO

28.02.2025 AMERICHEM US financial investor acquires majority stake in masterbatch specialist

27.02.2025 COVESTRO  Revenue drops despite rise in sales volumes / Core profit slips / ‘Certain level of optimism' for 2025

27.02.2025 MATTEL Toy maker to launch new brick portfolio in spring

27.02.2025 OBEN GROUP  Film producer tasks Brückner with biggest BOPP line worldwide / Installation planned in Mexico

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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

05.03.2025 WIND TURBINES  Construction in Europe loses momentum / Energy security targets at risk / Trump tariffs have limited impact on industry

05.03.2025 CPR MANUFACTURING UK PE extrusion firm in liquidation / Bidding on equipment ends 13 March

03.03.2025 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  ABS, PP: Force majeure follows power outage in Daesan, South Korea / Key EU import volumes at risk?

03.03.2025 POLAND  Robust economic performance lifts plastics industry in 2024 / Strict regulations, rising energy costs fuel fears over competitiveness / Associations call for stringent measures

28.02.2025 LOGISTICS  Trump administration proposes port charges on freighters built in China / Up to USD 1.5 mn per incoming vessel / Traffic at Hamburg port upset by strike

27.02.2025 EU POLICY  Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach

27.02.2025 PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE  12th PIE Market Survey: The future looks hopeful / Businesses not looking forward to green transition / Trump administration causes ambiguity

27.02.2025 EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION MARKET Activity slump eases in January, but downturn persists / 2025 offers some cause for optimism following dire 2024, say experts

26.02.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  EU registrations fall in January / EVs retain lead in market share

26.02.2025 AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING CEO-led coalition launches feasibility study / Real-world data sought from 100 end-of-life vehicles

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Production and Engineering

27.02.2025 PAL PLAST Compounder adds three new engineering grades to portfolio / Varying levels of recycled content possible

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

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Industry

06.03.2025 GLOBAL ECONOMY US halts support for Ukraine, threatens EU with tariffs / Member states, Brussels counter with huge spending plans / Plastics groups in US, Canada raise concerns

06.03.2025 ABS  Registration of imports from South Korea, Taiwan has begun as part of anti-dumping investigations

06.03.2025 PACKAGING REGULATION  New EU rules on food-contact materials take effect in March / Purity and migration limits strengthened

28.02.2025 PFAS  France seals new restrictions / US states set own drinking water standards

28.02.2025 POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE 2024 Polymer Producers Awards: Voting open for plastics converters / ‘Commitment to the European market' as new criteria

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