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UNIGEL Plastics producer reportedly shutters styrene production in Brazil / Europe becomes more dependent on imports	22.01.2026
VIONEO Plastics producer shifts methanol-to-polymers project from Belgium to China / Keeps European strategy	22.01.2026
COCA-COLA Beverage giant expands bottling capacity for rPET in Northern Ireland	21.01.2026
PET RECYCLING EU seeks industry feedback on PET bottle recyclability guidelines	21.01.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Plastics Europe Polska calls for urgent action, proposes establishment of Chemicals and Plastics Trade Observatory	21.01.2026
BOREALIS Group to invest EUR 49 mn in PP expansion in Germany	21.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS EVA: TotalEnergies plant in France reportedly out of service	20.01.2026
MOSCA Plant for strapping bands to open in Mexico	20.01.2026
HENKEL Plans to acquire adhesive tape manufacturer ATP Adhesive Systems	20.01.2026
OTTO KRAHN Compounder Mocom plans to close plant in Germany	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
ARKEMA Dutch additives plant bought by Indian company Praana	19.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey	19.01.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS French PA firm Polytechnyl enters creditor protection / Operations continue for now	16.01.2026
LOGISTICS Shipping companies reduce transport capacity / Freight rates rise by double digits	16.01.2026
INTERVIEW Energy costs, cheap imports strain Italy's plastics reclaim sector / Mandatory recycled-content quotas for packaging, anti-dumping duties needed / Interview with Walter Regis, Assorimap president	16.01.2026
INDUSTRIE RINALDI Acquisition of building materials supplier Poliespanso / Consolidation in Italian EPS market	16.01.2026
UPDATE - DOMO CHEMICALS Local officials order continued operation of German plants / Production initially running at 30%	15.01.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING POLAND Industry struggling for survival across Europe amid dwindling profitability / ‘The more companies fail in the West, the more will survive in the Eastern EU'	15.01.2026
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION Sector headed for a rebound? / German results fuel hopes / EU to boost affordable housing	15.01.2026
GRECO Grässlin takes over German distribution of TPU from Taiwanese producer	15.01.2026
ORLEN Acquisition of new Synthos butadiene extraction plant	15.01.2026
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Technology of future or token gesture? Only around one third of planned recycling facilities likely to be built – Conversio study	14.01.2026
EU TRADE Automotive set to benefit from new “landmark” EU-Mercosur trade deal / Farmers blast agreement as a “sell out”	14.01.2026

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