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FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end	29.10.2025
BRASKEM Expansion of ethanol-based C2, PE capacities in Brazil / Growth also planned in biobased product segment	29.10.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate index turns upwards again / Plastics industry less pessimistic	28.10.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for fourth quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism as year-end approaches	28.10.2025
NYLON CORP OF AMERICA US producer expands capacity for long-chain polyamides / Plans to shift away from standard materials business	27.10.2025
UPDATE - FIBRANT Caprolactam plant in Netherlands to be shuttered / Loss of 100 jobs expected	23.10.2025
CORRECTION - TURKEY Ban on recycled plastics in food-contact to be lifted / Economic benefits outweigh potential food-safety risks	22.10.2025
POLYPLASTICS Topas expects rising demand for COCs from packaging sector / New plant to start operating by mid-2026	21.10.2025
MITSUI CHEMICALS Collab with Taiyo Oil for expansion of chemically recycled products	21.10.2025
MATTRESS MARKET Europe swings to trade deficit as Chinese imports soar / Market competition intensifies as prices fall / US tariffs on Chinese goods exacerbate situation	20.10.2025
ORLEN Offer submitted to acquire Grupa Azoty's polyolefin business	17.10.2025
POLYURETHANE MARKET Americas output restrained by weak demand in 2025 / Brazil strongest performer in South America / Fastest growth for rigid foam sector – IAL Consultants	16.10.2025
GCR New subsidiary focuses on recycled polyolefins for mobility, E&E applications	16.10.2025
BOREALIS More cross-linked PE in Sweden / Two new plants / Focus on cable applications	15.10.2025
HROMATKA Distribution cooperation for PA 12 expanded by Evonik	15.10.2025
MERAXIS Rehau compounding plant in Germany to be assigned to distributor	14.10.2025
BOREALIS Polyolefin producer upgrades Integra Plastics plant / Bulgarian subsidiary to manufacture premium rPP	10.10.2025
DOW CHEMICAL Explosion at US site in Freeport, Texas / Three PE lines reportedly offline, including Poly-7	09.10.2025
ARLANXEO SBR line in France to be shut down	09.10.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report	08.10.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Chair of failed INC talks reportedly to step down / Luis Vayas Valdivieso said to be leaving for ‘personal and professional reasons'	07.10.2025
DOW CHEMICAL Polyol production in Belgium comes to end	07.10.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY ‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI	06.10.2025
RUSSIA Plastics processors brace for closures, bankruptcies / Consumption plummets across key segments as economy enters recession / Drone attacks target key petchem capacities	06.10.2025
INDORAMA Global PET leader finds new owner for struggling Irish recycler subsidiary Wellman	02.10.2025

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