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PLASTICS RECYCLING ‘Rising rates alone are no reason to celebrate' / Guest editorial on the state of the industry – Dirk Textor, Bvse	05.02.2026
SOURCE ONE PLASTICS Fire breaks out at recycling plant in Germany	29.01.2026
AUSTHROTHERM EPS, XPS insulation material recycling plant in full operation after successful test phase	29.01.2026
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
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey	19.01.2026
EPDM China re-examines import behaviour from EU, US, South Korea / Customs duties remain in force for time being	13.01.2026
RESEARCH Plasma-based recycling process for glass fibre-reinforced plastics under development in Germany	05.01.2026
YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS RECYCLING MARKET Europe's reclaim sector faces its toughest year yet / Cheap virgin plastics squeeze recyclates / Strain continues	18.12.2025
POLYPHENYLENE SULPHIDE China initiates interim review of anti-dumping measures on high-performance polymer / Asia, US particularly affected	12.12.2025
BOREALIS / BOROUGE Low-cost mechanically recycled polyolefin compounds aim to boost global acceptance of recyclates	12.12.2025
LYONDELLBASELL Plans for German waste sorting plant paused / Pyrolysis start postponed	10.12.2025
EU POLICY Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly	09.12.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION “We are no longer exporting our waste problems” / What amendment to EU waste shipment regulation means for plastics industry / Interview with SAM managing director Olaf Kropp	08.12.2025
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS IK calls for binding EPR rules for disposal and recycling in Europe	08.12.2025
ENSINGER Plastics processor cuts 100 jobs at German plants	08.12.2025
PIO KUNSTSTOFFE Distribution of TPE compounds from Polish manufacturer Ekochem	03.12.2025
EUCIA Composites association launches Carbon Fiber Europe alliance	27.11.2025
ENSINGER Plastics processor launches next generation of engineering particle foams	26.11.2025
EVONIK Expansion for long-chain polyamides in Shanghai nears commissioning / Quarterly results slip into red	25.11.2025
ENERGENTA Plan to acquire German arm of MBA Polymers in share-exchange capital increase deal	25.11.2025
NORDMANN German distributor to expand Olin partnership to UK, Ireland	25.11.2025
CARBIOS / WANKAI Deal for large-scale deployment of biorecycling tech in Asia / Construction of first 50,000 t/y PET reclaim plant starts in Q1 2026 / Long-term capacity goal at 1 mn t/y	13.11.2025
HUNTSMAN Sales volumes continue to decline in Q3 / PU group reduces dividend	11.11.2025

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