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EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations end 2025 on high note / EVs dominate / VW takes chequered flag
— By Eric Culp — New car sales in Europe closed out the year with nearly 1.2 mn registrations in December in the EU, EFTA, and UK, providing a jump of 7.6% versus the final month of 2024, according to the European automobile manufacturers’ association ACEA. Last month, European registrations were up nearly... (06:00)
TREOFAN
Taghleef parent acquires film producer / Operations to continue as Polyopt
— By PIE staff — German film producer Treofan is set to continue operations under new ownership. Of the previous 465 jobs, 290 are safeguarded after the company has been acquired by family-run Al Ghurair Group, the parent company of Treofan competitor Taghleef Industries. Financial terms of the deal have... (27.01.2026)
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business confidence unchanged / Mood worsens among plastics processors / Eurozone manufacturing improves
— By Eric Culp — Headline German business confidence this month was stuck at December’s mark despite Europe’s apparent victory against US attempts to take control of Greenland. The business climate index from Germany economic think tank Ifo held at 87.6 points, the worst showing since May. The current... (27.01.2026)
SABIC
Group retains high-performance plastics amid ETP sale / Relocation from Netherlands on the table
— By PIE staff — Saudi chemical giant Sabic said it plans to retain its high-performance plastics, grouped under its Specialties segment, in the planned sale of its Engineering Thermoplastic Polymers division to Mutares. The portfolio includes base polymers and compounds under the brands Noryl, Extem,... (26.01.2026)
COMPOSITES
Saudi Arabia investigates epoxy resin imports from Asia for dumping
— By PIE staff — On 20 January, Saudi Arabia launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of epoxy resins from China, South Korea, India, and Taiwan. The investigation was initiated by the only Saudi manufacturer, Jubail Chemical Industries – a subsidiary of Nama Chemicals. The investigation covers... (26.01.2026)
BASF
Sales, operating profit slip / Preliminary 2025 results slip below guidance of EUR 6.7 bn-7.1 bn
— By PIE staff — German petrochemical giant BASF reports a decline in operating performance for full-year 2025, according to preliminary figures. EBITDA before special items is expected at EUR 6.6 bn, below the recent guidance of EUR 6.7 bn to EUR 7.1 bn. CEO Markus Kamieth had previously... (26.01.2026)
Latest News
RECYCLING EUROPE
Ten proposals on how EU waste management and plastics recycling must change to drive defossilisation / Joint paper by BZL and nova-Institute
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PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Deposit scheme boosts recycling volumes / Sales weaker than last year
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FERNHOLZ
Packaging manufacturer expands extrusion capacity in Germany
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EU-INDIA TRADE
Landmark deal slashes car tariffs to 40% / Plastics, chemicals tariffs down to 0% for almost all products
 		27.01.2026
WIND TURBINES
Europe added 6.8 GW of wind capacity in H1 2025 / Landfill ban for blades comes into effect / Turnaround year expected in 2026
 		27.01.2026
EPAC FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Capacity increase at four European locations / US investment fund as new owner
 		27.01.2026
PLASTICS MARKET UK
Private equity firm Enact Fund to buy speciality chemicals business GEO, packaging company Waddington Europe
 		27.01.2026
CELANESE
Producer raises polyamide prices
 		26.01.2026
LANXESS
Price increase for PA 6.6 precursor adipic acid
 		26.01.2026
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Price Reports and Announcements
CELANESE
Producer raises polyamide prices
 		26.01.2026
LANXESS
Price increase for PA 6.6 precursor adipic acid
 		26.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Paraxylene January: Contract fixed significantly higher
 		23.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Butadiene February: First contract hike since March 2025
 		22.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks January: Demand stagnates again while prices trend mixed / TDI imports push onto European market
 		21.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate January: Price floor reached for many types; reductions prevail otherwise / Demand remains below average
 		19.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate January: Sluggish economy continues to dampen demand / Mostly rollover / Only very slight recovery expected for February
 		16.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend January: Polyolefins and PVC initially more stable again / Slight increase for styrenics
 		15.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
China engineering thermoplastics December: Prices trend mixed despite mostly weak demand / POM rises starkly on low supply / Quotations expected to trend downwards in January
 		15.01.2026
POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS
Weaker naphtha pressures precursors / Little support for polymer prices
 		15.01.2026
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Readers' Choice
SABIC
Group retains high-performance plastics amid ETP sale / Relocation from Netherlands on the table
 		26.01.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS
French PA firm Polytechnyl enters creditor protection / Operations continue for now
 		16.01.2026
UPDATE - DOMO CHEMICALS
Local officials order continued operation of German plants / Production initially running at 30%
 		15.01.2026
LOGISTICS
Shipping companies reduce transport capacity / Freight rates rise by double digits
 		16.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: TotalEnergies plant in France reportedly out of service
 		20.01.2026
EU-US RELATIONS
European Union reconsiders trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland threats / EUR 93 bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods back on the table – reports
 		19.01.2026
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Supplier organisation reports 104,000 job cuts over two years / EU strengths should be backed by policy / Commission's Automotive Package eases 2035 targets
 		19.01.2026
UPDATE - EU TRADE
Parliament freezes US trade deal / Zero tariffs for plastics, chemicals shelved / Mercosur agreement on hold for judicial review
 		23.01.2026
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