PIE 1183 of 25.11.2025 – Plastics Information Europe

PIE issue 1183

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Downturn deepens in 2024 as structural pressures drag on / Data shows first-ever drop in input and output – PRE report
GLOBAL TRADE Business failures to grow in 2025, 2026 / US, Chinese companies drive trend / Four key vulnerabilities highlighted / Better outlook for 2027
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION European Commission exempts pallet wrapping, strapping bands from reuse targets under PPWR
GRUPA AZOTY Preliminary agreement to sell Polimery Police to PKN Orlen / Firm to move away from polymer production business
INEOS STYROLUTION Producer plans to shutter French polystyrene plant / ABS production remains operational
BIESTERFELD Distributor gains rights for Lanxess polymer additives in CEE
K.D. FEDDERSEN Expansion into Portugal with new subsidiary in Porto
AZELIS Speciality chemicals firm named sole distributor for SI Group additives
BASF Petchem producer cuts PolyTHF capacity / Asian production only in China
LYONDELLBASELL Results deep in red due to billions in write-downs / Cracker in Germany enters extended maintenance
PLASTIVERD Closure of PET plant in Spain announced / Producer cites lack of profitability
ARKEMA French group reduces investments, renews profit warning / Speciality chemicals also suffering from declining sales
COVESTRO EU grants Adnoc conditional approval for planned takeover
INEOS Weak European trade defences said causing ‘tidal wave of cheap imports' / Chemicals and plastics maker prepares anti-dumping lawsuits
INTERVIEW “How long European PET producers can hang on depends on how long the companies can afford to keep losing money” – Petcore president Antonello Ciotti
POLYMER PRICES North America October: Polymers still under pressure / Weak demand, lower feedstock prices slow down the market / Revival not expected in November
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics October: High inventories, weak demand push prices for all grades lower / Ordering not seen improving as off-season approaches
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics October: Prices mostly trend lower on weak downstream demand / Only PMMA higher on stable ordering, rising feedstock costs / Quotations seen moving sideways to lower in November
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend November: Most prices follow monomer reductions / Demand remains weak
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November: Situation remains challenging for recyclers / Prices move sideways / No recovery expected before year-end
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate November: Stock-cutting measures by producers and converters keep prices down / No demand stimulus anywhere
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks November: Prices on the decline / No demand impulses at end of year / Processors plan extended Christmas breaks
SPAIN ANAIP joins industry SOS to EU regulators over competitiveness / Spanish tax on non-reusable plastic packaging wreaks havoc on supply chain
SPAIN Chemical industry at risk of losing EUR 26 bn over next 10 years / Production to rise despite headwinds / Industry lobbies for measures to bolster competitiveness

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