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ORIGIN MATERIALS
Plans to divest PET closure business
 		12.05.2026
KRONES
Packaging systems manufacturer starts year with strong order intake / Profit remains below last year's level
 		12.05.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Westlake Vinnolit declares force majeure on deliveries from Cologne and Knapsack, Germany
 		11.05.2026
CONTITECH
Massive job cuts planned: 3,000 positions worldwide to be affected / Site closures possible
 		11.05.2026
ENGEL
Full-year revenue slips 6% / Machinery maker reports diverging regional trends
 		11.05.2026
POLYTEC
Automotive supplier returns to profit
 		08.05.2026
COVESTRO
'No growth investments in Europe', says CEO Steilemann / Plastics group benefits from higher sales prices as result of Middle East conflict
 		07.05.2026
GREINER
Packaging division grows / Lab supplies, PU foam units come under pressure / Medical sterilisation business to become standalone
 		07.05.2026
BIESTERFELD
Distributor expands polymer additives portfolio through Alpha Calcit partnership
 		07.05.2026
TRINSEO
Q1 results push plastics group further into red / Revenue, adjusted EBITDA decline
 		06.05.2026
BP
Multiple activists stir the waters at AGM / Pushback against 'back to the roots' strategy / Motions to curb climate reporting and allow online meetings fail
 		06.05.2026
UPDATE - RADICI / DOMO EM
Rumours confirmed: US financial investor Lone Star acquires and merges the two PA producers
 		05.05.2026
WESTLAKE VINNOLIT
PVC manufacturer plans to take over insolvent Vynova Wilhelmshaven
 		05.05.2026
BASF
Q1 sales down 3%, but volumes grow / Petchem major sees strong Q2 prospects / Middle East crisis boosts pricing power and upside potential
 		04.05.2026
VYNOVA
Belgian producer lifts force majeure on PVC supply from key European sites
 		04.05.2026
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