Vincent Breit

POLYMER PRICES – UPDATE Standard thermoplastics March/April: Price surges put processors under immense pressure / Passing on increases proving difficult / Prices rise across the board by EUR 400/t	19.03.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Massive mark-ups on prices for virgin material / What purchasing strategy should processors adopt? / Recyclers face possible upswing, boom in demand	11.03.2026
POLYETHYLENE IMPORTS War in Iran threatens Europe's PE supply / Shortage expected within six weeks as US volumes unlikely to compensate	06.03.2026
PIE INDUSTRY TALK From Learnings to Earnings: Experts break down European plastics markets 2025–2026 / Recording of webinar now available	26.02.2026
PIE INDUSTRY TALK Don't miss your chance to join PIE's first webinar – From Learnings to Earnings: European Plastics Markets 2025-2026	17.02.2026
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares second force majeure / Start-up problems at Ineos / Fire breaks out in Geleen	30.01.2026
PIE INDUSTRY TALK From Learnings to Earnings: European Plastics Markets 2025-2026 – PIE launches webinar series	28.01.2026
PIPE INDUSTRY EUROPE Dow's PE 100-RC polymer secures KRV listing	09.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES PVC December: Rollover for end of year / Talks focused on 2026	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
POLYMER PRICES PVC: Compound formulations defined / Indices to be recalculated from January	17.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC November: Quotations give way / Important price adjustment at turn of year: NMA	01.12.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Downturn deepens in 2024 as structural pressures drag on / Data shows first-ever drop in input and output – PRE report	17.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC: Non-market adjustment amount set from January 2026 onwards / PVC compound formula to be revised / Two new types of recyclate added	04.11.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC October: Prices move sideways / Downward pressure expected in November / PVC compound formulations to be updated in 2026	03.11.2025
MOL Fire at refinery reportedly affecting polymer production / Neither force majeure nor allocations announced	31.10.2025
PLAST EURASIA Trade fair in Istanbul to strengthen Turkey's role in global plastics trade	28.10.2025
DOW CHEMICAL Explosion at US site in Freeport, Texas / Three PE lines reportedly offline, including Poly-7	09.10.2025
K 2025 PIE Lunchtime Talks: Live at the K trade fair in Germany – Join us!	07.10.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC September: Prices persist at rollover level / Weak demand from construction, automotive thwarts producers' ambitions for price hikes	01.10.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos declares force majeure for polypropylene from Belgium	25.09.2025
EU TRADE SANCTIONS Brussels targets firms using Russian oil / Focus includes petchem companies, China / EU warns of 'asset freeze'	22.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC: Non-market adjustment essential for quotations from January 2026 onwards / PVC compound formulation to be revised / Two types of rPVC to be included in future	03.09.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC August: Virtually no movement despite falling ethylene costs / Demand from construction and automotive still weak / Exports offer glimmer of hope as India could provide new momentum	01.09.2025
TRADE WAR US-EU trade deal invites criticism from industry / Framework agreement on energy purchases ‘completely unrealistic'	06.08.2025