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USA Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious	28.08.2025
BIOPLASTICS Citroniq teams up with ABB to deliver ‘world's first' 100% biogenic PP plant / 600,000 t/y planned as of 2029	28.08.2025
SABIC Petchem giant launches thermoplastics moulding system / Cascade flow cuts clamp force by up to 50%	28.08.2025
ALBIS German plastics distributor acquires majority stake in Brazilian Tecnomatiz	27.08.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate improves but only for technical reasons / Mood in plastics segment remains low	26.08.2025
KIVO / KRAS Recycling JV Reks to be discontinued / Future of plant in Kosovo uncertain	25.08.2025
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS Sale of BASF speciality ingredients in North America / Exclusive distribution rights	25.08.2025
TURKEY Business profitability falls to lowest level in five years / Exports edge up despite dip in European sales / General economic uncertainty plagues operations	22.08.2025
ALBIS Distributor acquires Brazilian competitor Tecnomatiz / First step into Latin America	21.08.2025
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Korean government demands country's largest petchem producers restructure operations / Crisis result of overcapacity, outdated manufacturing methods	20.08.2025
COVESTRO HDI derivatives business acquired from Vencorex / Expansion in materials for coatings, adhesives	20.08.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices remain volatile in Q2 / Slight decline for HDPE film – FPE	20.08.2025
FKUR Bioplastics producer showcases expanded sustainable plastics portfolio ahead of K 2025	20.08.2025
COMPOSITES EuCIA sees ‘untapped potential' of thermoset composite waste / Reclaim rate estimated at 5%	19.08.2025
PTA EU launches anti-dumping investigation into imports from South Korea, Mexico	18.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue	15.08.2025
BOREALIS Operating result plummets 73% in first half / Growth in turnover, sales volume / Feedstock costs, inventory effects weigh on parent OMV earnings	15.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Talks extended into 10th day / Environment groups condemn original draft text / Proposals ‘ensure nothing will change' and are ‘completely unacceptable'	15.08.2025
SONGWON Additives producer expands Biesterfeld distribution partnership into Southeast Europe	14.08.2025
DOW CHEMICAL Chemical recycling project in Germany falls victim to budget cuts	13.08.2025
CHEMICALS AND HEALTH ICCA updates materials database / Industry “more transparent than ever”	13.08.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Repsol declares force majeure for LDPE, EVA in Puertollano	11.08.2025
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
PETRUS Russian's Tatneft takes over PET processor by decree / Possible influence on Baltic PET producer Neo	11.08.2025

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