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SOURCE ONE PLASTICS Partial restart of German recycling facility after major fire / Plant manager takes over as managing director	20.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY POLAND Sector focused on survival, not strategic investment / Energy prices remain volatile in 2026, amplified by Strait of Hormuz disruptions / Coalition seeks revision of ETS rules	17.07.2026
SULZER Vitol's WPU selects Swiss plant manufacturer for chemical recycling facility for end-of-life plastics	15.07.2026
CHINA Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity	15.07.2026
BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL Higher prices lift OMV plastics activities in Q2 / Cracker utilisation lowered	14.07.2026
OMYA Distributor expands offering of high-performance PA to UK, Ireland	14.07.2026
CHINA Typhoon Bavi hits country's east / Numerous plants scaled back, shut down / Key transshipment ports still out of operation, but damage less severe than expected / South Korea not expected to be affected	13.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2	13.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE 2025 targets missed by large margin / Noticeable changes in PET reclaim / Processing and compounding capacity reaches 1 mn t/y	13.07.2026
COVESTRO Plastics group raises full-year forecast thanks to higher selling prices	13.07.2026
BIESTERFELD Distributor takes full control of Italian joint ventures	13.07.2026
ORLEN UNIPETROL Steam cracker passes pyrolysis oil trials / In-house chemical recycling plant planned	13.07.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY HUNGARY Cluster launched / Joint efforts to expand plastics exports to Germany, Austria, Japan	10.07.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY IK business survey: feedstock price shock pressures profits / Most companies expect sales and exports to remain stable	09.07.2026
QATAR VINYL Former Kem-One manager Bahri takes charge of global sales / PVC plant commenced operations at start of year	09.07.2026
AKRO-PLASTIC Compounding JV with Fujian Highsun Engineering Plastics opens second China plant / Capacity reaches 100,000 t/y	09.07.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Military escalation triggers sharp surge in feedstock volatility / Plastics processors caught between customer commitments and margin pressure	08.07.2026
POLYETHYLENE EU-US trade agreement could bring confusion to European PE market / Recyclers fear for their existence / Special depreciation allowances on converters' stocks	08.07.2026
HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM Refinery in north-western India now operational / Petrochemical plant set to follow by end of year	08.07.2026
DOW CHEMICAL US group plans substantial investment in silicone business	07.07.2026
PVC Turkey reviews existing anti-dumping measures against Germany and US	06.07.2026
PARAXYLENE June contract: Still no agreement	06.07.2026
LLDPE India plans anti-dumping duties on materials from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Malaysia	06.07.2026
EVONIK Chemicals group commissions methanol supply pipeline at German site	06.07.2026
LLDPE UK opens anti-dumping probe into US LLDPE after Ineos complaint / Does this mean oversupply for the EU?	03.07.2026

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