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CIRCULAR ECONOMY Europe's circularity gains mask industrial weakness / Plastics Europe warns of risk of circularity shifting abroad / Circularity repositioned as key to industrial survival	26.05.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops	26.05.2026
ELIX POLYMERS Spanish producer lifts force majeure on ABS deliveries	22.05.2026
MOL Explosion at Olefin 1 unit in Hungary leaves one dead, several injured	22.05.2026
MITSUBISHI Chemical group exits PBS biopolymer business	22.05.2026
EVENTS 9th PLA World Congress to take place this June in Munich	22.05.2026
TRINSEO Force majeure for HIPS shipments from Tessenderlo lifted	21.05.2026
BIESTERFELD Acquisition underway in South Korea / German distributor strengthens business in Asia	21.05.2026
INEOS STYROLUTION Force majeure for ABS speciality grades lifted	19.05.2026
RUSSIA Polymer prices rebound after hitting five-year low / Investments at rock bottom / Warnings of non-payment crisis	19.05.2026
UAE Emirates widen scope for recycled plastics in food-contact packaging	19.05.2026
BALKANS Plastics converters squeezed by supply issues, weak demand / Middle East turmoil exposes feedstock dependence / Higher prices needed to maintain stability / CEPM networking event in Belgrade	18.05.2026
RONGSHENG Multi-billion project on Chinese island of Zhoushan / Large volumes of ABS, EVA, PC to be added	14.05.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture	13.05.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Westlake Vinnolit declares force majeure on deliveries from Cologne and Knapsack, Germany	11.05.2026
PET Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint	08.05.2026
SABIC Petchem group lifts force majeure on LDPE deliveries from Wilton, UK	07.05.2026
COVESTRO 'No growth investments in Europe', says CEO Steilemann / Plastics group benefits from higher sales prices as result of Middle East conflict	07.05.2026
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Polymer Producers Awards suspended / Instability renders balanced assessment 'impossible', says grouping	06.05.2026
UPDATE - RADICI / DOMO EM Rumours confirmed: US financial investor Lone Star acquires and merges the two PA producers	05.05.2026
WESTLAKE VINNOLIT PVC manufacturer plans to take over insolvent Vynova Wilhelmshaven	05.05.2026
VYNOVA Belgian producer lifts force majeure on PVC supply from key European sites	04.05.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING MEXICO Partnership aims to strengthen recovery systems for HIPS dairy packaging	04.05.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS Indications of a merger with Radici's operations by Lone Star / US fund acquires former Solvay brand Technyl	29.04.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE Nearly 1 mn t of recycling capacity shut down in Europe over last three years / Foundation of European plastics recycling put to test / French plastics processing posts 4% contraction in 2024 – Polyvia	29.04.2026

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