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SGL CARBON Consolidated loss widens in second quarter / Initial successes in restructuring carbon fibre production	11.08.2025
TITANIUM DIOXIDE European Court of Justice overturns ECHA carcinogen classification in final instance / EU committed “manifest error” / NGOs concerned about precedent	11.08.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output falls at sharpest level in five years / Decline in housebuilding to blame – report	11.08.2025
VERSALIS Italian petchem giant signs deal with Acea Ambiente to boost chemical plastics recycling in Italy	11.08.2025
PETRUS Russian's Tatneft takes over PET processor by decree / Possible influence on Baltic PET producer Neo	11.08.2025
COVERIS Cast film extrusion line starts operations in Germany	11.08.2025
EPP RECYCLING General Industries launches Europe-wide initiative for take-back, recycling	11.08.2025
LOGISTICS EU suspends punitive tariffs on US imports – for now / Global trade weakens: concerns about US economy weigh on freight rates	08.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Global Plastics Treaty talks underway in Geneva / ‘Make or break' for the planet, environmental experts warn	07.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Environmental protestors target Ineos with surprise stunt / Greenpeace and plastics makers at loggerheads over global waste crisis	06.08.2025
MARELLI Creditors led by financial investor Strategic Value Partners become new owners of automotive supplier	06.08.2025
TRADE WAR US-EU trade deal invites criticism from industry / Framework agreement on energy purchases ‘completely unrealistic'	06.08.2025
UPDATE - LYONDELLBASELL Massive profit decline in Q2 / Capacity utilisation in Europe at only 75% / EU Commission approves acquisition of parts of the business by investor	05.08.2025
HUNTSMAN Aggressive cost cuts to continue in Europe / Q2 group core profit slumps by nearly half / European losses mount amid fierce competition	05.08.2025
TRADE WAR EU-US tariff deal to stir issues for plastics industry in CEE, Finland	05.08.2025
PET RECYCLING Launch of PET circularity test as tool to simulate multiple recycling loops	05.08.2025
AMAZON Online retailer reduces use of plastics worldwide	05.08.2025
PREZERO Major sorting line comes onstream in Austria / Recycling rate lags behind minimum EU levels	05.08.2025
POLYSTYRENE Global market volume to grow by 4.51% per year to 2034, led by Asia / HIPS to overtake GPPS by market share – report	04.08.2025
PACKAGING GERMANY AVU packaging monitor shows high willingness among consumers to separate waste, but uncertainty regarding its utilisation / Decrease in packaging volume by 2030	04.08.2025
PFAS Canadian team finds substitutes for PTFE in non-stick coatings / PDMS said to have fewer negative effects / Open to collaboration with coatings makers	04.08.2025
NORDMANN Distribution deal with Jiangsu Liside New Material / Sale of environmentally friendly flame retardants in Europe	04.08.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Repsol declares force majeure on polyols from Spain	01.08.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY “You pay for the total weight – not just the plastic content” / Why the Single-Use Plastics Fund Act may become a cost trap for packaging manufacturers / PIE interview with lawyer Christoph Schnoor	01.08.2025
LOGISTICS Land reclamation, railway jigsaw puzzles, and forces of nature	01.08.2025

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