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SABIC Global distribution of polyethylene from South Korean Shaheen plant planned / Replacement for PE plants sold in Europe	11.02.2026
RECYCLING EUROPE Swedish research shows quality, not quantity, delivers climate benefits / Call for EU legislators to focus on more than recycling rates	11.02.2026
RUSSIA Plastics processing slumps in 2025 / Oversupply crisis looms / State aid dwindling	11.02.2026
AGRICULTURAL FILMS EU project developing stronger cellulose-based material to replace plastic film / Aims to cut soil pollution from microplastics, improve growing conditions	11.02.2026
GRÄSSLIN Distributor takes on TPV from Turkish manufacturer Elastron	11.02.2026
BUTANEDIOL EU imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports from China, US, Saudi Arabia	10.02.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Activity decline slows for second month in a row / Post-Budget clarity helps sector / Sentiment bounces back somewhat	10.02.2026
BEWI Norway's first EPS recycling plant opens	10.02.2026
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act	10.02.2026
EXXONMOBIL Petchem giant puts third chemical recycling unit in Texas into operation	10.02.2026
DAICEL Chemical group delays commissioning of COC plant in Germany / Demand outlook weakens	09.02.2026
ADNOC “We believe in Europe's future” – Covestro chairperson Seele	09.02.2026
MAK GERMANY Plans to relocate Indorama's former PTA and PET lines from Rotterdam to Oman	09.02.2026
OMV / BOREALIS Plastics activities benefit from higher volumes, better margins in 2025	06.02.2026
LOGISTICS Freight rates remain calm / US-Iran conflict delays resumption of Suez Canal route / Maersk announces 1,000 job cuts	06.02.2026
AGILYX Norwegian company gives up on investments in US chemical recycling plants / Plans to expand GreenDot through European acquisitions	06.02.2026
BZB Spanish waste management firm significantly expands LVP sorting capacity	06.02.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Inovyn announces production shutdown in Martorell / Tunnel between France and Spain closed	05.02.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS Following companies in Germany and France, Spanish subsidiary files for insolvency / Production expected to be discontinued	05.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING ‘Rising rates alone are no reason to celebrate' / Guest editorial on the state of the industry – Dirk Textor, Bvse	05.02.2026
EU POLICY Critical Chemicals Alliance general assembly gets sector approval / Plastics Europe joins steering board / Industry repeats call for ‘action not words'	05.02.2026
NORTH AMERICA Chemical industry groupings set priorities for new USMCA trade deal / Outlook for treaty uncertain / Trump holds the trump card	04.02.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Federal government not planning national plastics tax – at least not ‘for the time being'	04.02.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices for films in Europe declined in Q4 / Shift to discounters, private labels supports demand to limited extent	03.02.2026
COVESTRO TDI plant optimisation in Shanghai completed / Lines in Germany remain under force majeure	03.02.2026

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