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SPAIN
Bottle deposit system to become mandatory end of 2026 / Recycling targets missed
— By PIE staff — From the end of 2026, Spain will introduce a mandatory deposit return scheme for single-use beverage containers. The move comes after the country failed to meet the EU-mandated collection targets for plastic bottles in 2023, as announced by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and... (06:00)
LOGISTICS
Global trade heavily impacted by typhoon season / DB Cargo management plans to close workshops
— By PIE staff — Typhoon season in Southeast Asia is in full swing, with one storm after another sweeping across the seas. Whenever a system threatens to make landfall, ports are pre-emptively shut down and operations suspended. For already strained global supply chains, this is hardly welcome news: with... (29.08.2025)
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations climb in July / US confirms lower tariff on EU vehicles / EV market share eases  
— By Eric Culp — New car sales in Europe improved last month but were flat in the January-July period, according to the European automobile manufacturers’ association ACEA. July registrations in the EU, EFTA, and UK rose 5.9% on the year to around 1.1 mn, the trade group said. According to PIE... (29.08.2025)
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets
— By PIE staff — The draft implementing decision published by the European Commission in July 2025, aimed at supporting the enforcement of the Single-Use Plastics Directive 2019/904), has prompted criticism from across the industry. A coalition of companies and associations from the packaging, plastics,... (28.08.2025)
USA
Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious
— By Heather Arnest Liesch — Shipments of primary plastics machinery in North America stabilised in the second quarter of 2025, signalling a modest rebound for the sector. US processors, meanwhile, report a dip in sentiment in the same period on tariff concerns. In its most recent release on machinery... (28.08.2025)
WESTLAKE
Takeover of ACI compounding business
— By PIE staff — US plastics producer and processor Westlake has announced plans to take over the compounding business of the Portuguese ACI/Perplastic group. Westlake said the transaction is set to be completed at the start of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.... (27.08.2025)
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LEGO
Toy giant reports jump in sales, plans production expansion
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FORVIA
Write-offs and restructuring costs push earnings to rock bottom / Hard times for hydrogen subsidiary Symbio
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POLYMER PRICES
PVC August: Virtually no movement despite falling ethylene costs / Demand from construction and automotive still weak / Exports offer glimmer of hope as India could provide new momentum
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POLYMER PRICES
PET August: Market sluggish, subdued / Minimal business activity / Volumes remain in warehouses / Prices fail to stimulate demand / Little change expected for September
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POLYMER PRICES
Benzene September: Contract falls back below May levels
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POLYMER PRICES
Ethylene September: Marginal rise in prices
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KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST
Film specialist may be facing financial difficulties – report
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VIONEO
Fossil-free plastics ambitions raised after deal with PP partner / Lummus tech to prove commercial viability
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BYK
Additive producer launches subsidiary in Brazil
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POLYMER PRICES
PVC August: Virtually no movement despite falling ethylene costs / Demand from construction and automotive still weak / Exports offer glimmer of hope as India could provide new momentum
 		11:58
POLYMER PRICES
PET August: Market sluggish, subdued / Minimal business activity / Volumes remain in warehouses / Prices fail to stimulate demand / Little change expected for September
 		11:57
POLYMER PRICES
Benzene September: Contract falls back below May levels
 		10:36
POLYMER PRICES
Ethylene September: Marginal rise in prices
 		10:21
POLYMER PRICES
Propylene September: Contract rolls over
 		29.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Paraxylene August: Downward trend continues
 		27.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Butadiene September: Downtrend continues
 		22.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks August: Producers insist on price hikes in vain / Quotations trend lower again – except for TDI / Demand expected to improve in September
 		22.08.2025
PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR
Feedstocks, polymers trend lower / Another decline unlikely for polymers in September
 		19.08.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate August: Prices continue to fall / Sluggish demand from automotive, E&E / Imports from Asia put recyclers under further pressure
 		18.08.2025
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LOGISTICS
Freight rates down on almost all routes / US becoming problematic for world trade
 		22.08.2025
AVIENT
Compounder reports decent Q2 results / Special effects from Q1 weigh heavy
 		20.08.2025
UPDATE - PETCHEM INDUSTRY ASIA
South Korean government demands country's largest petchem producers restructure operations / Crisis result of overcapacity, outdated manufacturing methods
 		20.08.2025
PFAS
ECHA presents long-awaited restriction proposal update / Two-year review of scientific comment concluded / Commission to make final decision
 		26.08.2025
WESTLAKE
Takeover of ACI compounding business
 		27.08.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025
 		01.09.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations climb in July / US confirms lower tariff on EU vehicles / EV market share eases
 		29.08.2025
LOGISTICS
Global trade heavily impacted by typhoon season / DB Cargo management plans to close workshops
 		29.08.2025
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