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UK
Environment Agency launches investigation into illegal waste dump site / 30,000 t of material dumped on site of scientific interest
15.05.2026
BIESTERFELD
Distributor partners with Traceless on plastics-free injection moulding materials
15.05.2026
PLAST 2026
Plastics trade fair gears up for strong international edition in Milan / KI.PIE Group to attend exhibit
15.05.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol restarts cracker, butadiene plant in Portugal
14.05.2026
LOGISTICS
Protesters to block Brenner Highway on 30 May / Intra-European transit traffic on the verge of collapse
14.05.2026
VELOGY
Private equity firm launches new company combining former LYB, Sabic assets
14.05.2026
RONGSHENG
Multi-billion project on Chinese island of Zhoushan / Large volumes of ABS, EVA, PC to be added
14.05.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture
13.05.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION
Weak demand sees sector activity slide for fifth month in a row / Rise in purchasing costs steepest in three decades
13.05.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
PPWR: Federal government rejects VerpackDG amendments proposed by Bundesrat
12.05.2026
BEWI
EPS specialist remains in the red / CEO Bekken sees 'significant increase in profitability'
12.05.2026
ORIGIN MATERIALS
Plans to divest PET closure business
12.05.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Westlake Vinnolit declares force majeure on deliveries from Cologne and Knapsack, Germany
11.05.2026
MASTERBATCHES
Group flags supply chain risks from Middle East disruptions to key trade routes / Bottlenecks hit industries such as cosmetic packaging, plastic film, automotive
11.05.2026
CONTITECH
Massive job cuts planned: 3,000 positions worldwide to be affected / Site closures possible
11.05.2026
PET
Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint
08.05.2026
INTERPACK
Packaging industry trade fair opens in Düsseldorf / Wide range of controversial topics
08.05.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION
CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline
08.05.2026
LOGISTICS
US President Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' has little to no effect / UAE manages to sail some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
08.05.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY
Policy reversal amid empty coffers: federal government plans to impose levy on distributors of plastic packaging after all
08.05.2026
POLYTEC
Automotive supplier returns to profit
08.05.2026
SABIC
Petchem group lifts force majeure on LDPE deliveries from Wilton, UK
07.05.2026
DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY
What opportunities does military sector hold for plastics converters? / Rational considerations prevail / Unable to offset declining automotive market
07.05.2026
REACH
European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause
07.05.2026
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
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