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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MOL extends force majeure in Hungary to all grades of PE and PP	09.06.2026
POLYPROPYLENE Indonesia plans to impose anti-dumping duties on PP homopolymers from Asia and Middle East / More imports to Europe possible	09.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY How can a functioning recyclate market be established? / Wuppertal Institute study analyses current situation, outlines ways forward / “Plastics as a service”	08.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY Share of recyclate up slightly, production and processing in decline in 2024 / Industry association publishes Circular Economy for Plastics country report	08.06.2026
AROMATIC COPOLYESTERS EU Commission opens anti-dumping probe into Chinese imports	05.06.2026
KIMPUR Turkish PU systems company acquires competitor Kobe	05.06.2026
RECYCLING USA Beyond Plastics challenges claims by Starbucks that its single-use PP cups are recyclable / Drop 'deceptive' advertising and just use less plastic, NGO tells coffee chain	05.06.2026
BIESTERFELD Distribution of Osaka Soda high-performance elastomers in UK, Ireland / Key applications include automotive, industrial sealing	04.06.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet	02.06.2026
MOL Follow-up: Tiszaújváros cracker to remain offline for several months	01.06.2026
BELARUS Mozyr propylene project advances / Domestic petchem industry performance rises in 2025 / Experts see challenges as sector targets new export markets	01.06.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT CEE plastics industry feels sting of Hormuz blockade / Region highly dependent on imports / Major converters halt purchases, sacrifice production capacity / Recyclers see temporary benefits	28.05.2026
COVESTRO Centre for TPU application development opens in China	28.05.2026
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

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