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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Inovyn announces production shutdown in Martorell / Tunnel between France and Spain closed	05.02.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS Following companies in Germany and France, Spanish subsidiary files for insolvency / Production expected to be discontinued	05.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING ‘Rising rates alone are no reason to celebrate' / Guest editorial on the state of the industry – Dirk Textor, Bvse	05.02.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices for films in Europe declined in Q4 / Shift to discounters, private labels supports demand to limited extent	03.02.2026
COVESTRO TDI plant optimisation in Shanghai completed / Lines in Germany remain under force majeure	03.02.2026
USA Winter Storm Fern: impact on European supply expected to be limited to PE	30.01.2026
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares second force majeure / Start-up problems at Ineos / Fire breaks out in Geleen	30.01.2026
BASF Force majeure lifted on polyamide lines / Plants in Ludwigshafen and Antwerp in production again	29.01.2026
SOURCE ONE PLASTICS Fire breaks out at recycling plant in Germany	29.01.2026
POLYAMIDE 6 India investigates dumped imports from China and Russia	29.01.2026
AUSTHROTHERM EPS, XPS insulation material recycling plant in full operation after successful test phase	29.01.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence unchanged / Mood worsens among plastics processors / Eurozone manufacturing improves	27.01.2026
SABIC Group retains high-performance plastics amid ETP sale / Relocation from Netherlands on the table	26.01.2026
COMPOSITES Saudi Arabia investigates epoxy resin imports from Asia for dumping	26.01.2026
COVESTRO TPU production starts in China / Further expansion planned	26.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TotalEnergies declares force majeure for PP from Feluy	22.01.2026
GRUPA AZOTY Polish producer under renewed pressure as lenders demand EUR 949 mn repayment / Company given 23 January deadline	22.01.2026
UNIGEL Plastics producer reportedly shutters styrene production in Brazil / Europe becomes more dependent on imports	22.01.2026
VIONEO Plastics producer shifts methanol-to-polymers project from Belgium to China / Keeps European strategy	22.01.2026
BOREALIS Group to invest EUR 49 mn in PP expansion in Germany	21.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS EVA: TotalEnergies plant in France reportedly out of service	20.01.2026
OTTO KRAHN Compounder Mocom plans to close plant in Germany	20.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey	19.01.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS French PA firm Polytechnyl enters creditor protection / Operations continue for now	16.01.2026
UPDATE - DOMO CHEMICALS Local officials order continued operation of German plants / Production initially running at 30%	15.01.2026

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