Vincent Breit

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
POLYMER PRICES PVC July: Price stability at start of holidays / Little change with supply and demand / Smaller decline likely in August	01.08.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polyolefins: Unipetrol refinery resumes operations after nationwide power outage in the Czech Republic	07.07.2025
POLYMER PRICES PVC June: Prices stable despite a weak order situation / Waiting for movement – will July lack direction too?	01.07.2025
TRADE WAR EU plans to impose punitive tariffs on PE, PA imports from US	09.04.2025
TRADE WAR US punitive tariffs cause uncertainty among plastics processors / Numerous materials exempt from duties	08.04.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE “An industry that is still fighting has not lost” / Lessons and impressions from PRSE, Amsterdam	04.04.2025
UPDATE - EDITORIAL A fresh start in Amsterdam: what the European recycling industry hopes to gain from PRSE – Vincent Breit	31.03.2025
KI GROUP SUMMIT FAKUMA Discussions on current state and future of plastics industry / Polymer price forecasts for optimising purchasing strategy	22.10.2024
BUTADIENE China to lead world's capacity additions / India another key contributor / Price pressure on the European market continues	24.06.2024