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LUBRIZOL PVC-C plant with Grasim Industries in India begins operations	30.06.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polyester value chain: Orlen reportedly hit by PTA production issues at Wloclawek	26.06.2026
ALBIS German plastics distributor adds Envalior materials to portfolio, expands BASF range in Vietnam	26.06.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE Talk of peace boosts morale / View of present turns positive at plastics, rubber shops	25.06.2026
JUNHUA Chinese PEEK specialist expands European business / Warehouse in Germany cuts delivery times	25.06.2026
UK PM Starmer resigns / BPF outlines hopes for new government	24.06.2026
KARPATNAFTOKHIM Wastewater workers end strike after city steps in to fund wages / Mass layoffs loom as financial troubles deepen / Corruption scandal adds further uncertainty	24.06.2026
INEOS STYROLUTION Closure of polystyrene production in US state of Illinois	23.06.2026
EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING Energy-intensive companies send ‘urgent appeal' to leading EU politicians / BASF, Lanxess, Covestro, Evonik among signatories	23.06.2026
LEUNA-POLYAMID Newly established company files for self-administration insolvency	22.06.2026
WESTLAKE VINNOLIT US group completes acquisition of Vynova's PVC plant in Germany	22.06.2026
EVONIK Further 3,200 jobs to be slashed / Polyester resin operations to be shuttered / German plant to close in 2027	19.06.2026
WESTLAKE Febo takes over PE distribution in Italy, Greece	19.06.2026
UPDATE - IRAN WAR US agrees on roadmap for final deal in 60 days after Tehran shut Strait of Hormuz again / Meetings to continue this week	18.06.2026
KEM ONE Arini, Monarch acquire French PVC manufacturer / Debt reduced substantially / Plants retained	17.06.2026
OLINHUNTSMAN Olin, Huntsman to form USD 12.5 bn chemicals giant / Deal links chlor-alkali, PVC, PU businesses	17.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY 'Recyclates must be more than just a stopgap solution in times of crisis,' Bvse warns / Industry gathers for International Waste Plastics Day	17.06.2026
TORAY Japanese chemical major adds PPS compounding in India / Group sees growth potential for local production	17.06.2026
LYONDELLBASELL Last PP production facility in Brindisi to shut at end of year / Next crisis meeting to take place in July	16.06.2026
VYNOVA PVC producer plans to restart Dutch production in Beek	16.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY Plastics waste stockpiles surge as recycling system nears 'paralysis'	15.06.2026
ARMANDO ALVAREZ First recycling plant for PE film waste commissioned in southern Spain	12.06.2026
CELANESE Producer shutters compounding in South Korea / Production to be relocated to China, India	11.06.2026
RECYCLING JAPAN Approval of JPY 1 bn investment to boost plastics recycling / Quotas for recycled content to be phased in by March 2029	11.06.2026
BIOPLASTICS Nova-Institute updates reference biodegradability tool / 2026 version available in English and German	10.06.2026

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