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YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET
Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?
 		19.12.2024
KRAUSSMAFFEI
Sinochem delists German machine manufacturer from Shanghai stock exchange
 		19.12.2024
BIOPLASTICS
Global bioplastics production capacity forecast to rise 132% in next five years / PHA, PLA, PP account for big chunk of expansion – EUBP
 		19.12.2024
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Turnaround remains elusive / Some improvement in 2024 but profitability still lags
 		19.12.2024
SIBUR
Long-awaited IPO preliminary scheduled for early 2025 / Aim to raise around EUR 550 mn from selling 2% shares
 		19.12.2024
PERLEN PACKAGING
Acquisition of LOG Pharma / Expansion of portfolio and geographical presence
 		19.12.2024
WITTE AUTOMOTIVE
Expansion of plants in Czech Republic, Bulgaria / Crisis in automotive industry affects supplier
 		19.12.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Paraxylene December: Contract moves only slightly higher
 		18.12.2024
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks December: The year ends, new one starts without momentum / Discounts can be expected with good supply in January
 		18.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
Dark clouds form over Russian economy / European energy prices on the rise again / Ukrainian plastics industry at a standstill
 		18.12.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business confidence drops to pandemic levels / Optimism wanes among plastics, rubber firms / Jump in investor mood surprises
 		18.12.2024
GREENCHEMICALS
Italian additive manufacturer buys competitor Polichem
 		18.12.2024
COVESTRO
Pilot plant for elastomer recycling planned for Leverkusen
 		18.12.2024
RECYCLING UK
Recoup urges packaging companies to design for recyclability / Firms face reputational costs on non-compliance
 		18.12.2024
BIESTERFELD
German distributor expands 3D-printing partnership with Roboze across Europe, South Africa
 		18.12.2024
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