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FRANCE Reward system for use of recycled material to come into effect next year	15.09.2025
SHELL Search for partners for petchem segment intensified / Division apparently burning through funds / Divestment of modern PE site in US	12.09.2025
TRADE WAR US imposes full tariffs on imports of PET, rPET / Asian exporters to feel the pinch	11.09.2025
POLYETHYLENE Global markets caught between tariffs and overcapacities / More and more exports from all directions head to Europe / Brazil imposes punitive tariffs	11.09.2025
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Merger of Japanese PP, LLDPE capacities into Mitsui, Idemitsu JV	11.09.2025
EXXONMOBIL Speculation sees US giant pulling out of EU / Mossmorran cracker and Belgian assets up for grabs?	09.09.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level	09.09.2025
ENVALIOR Lanxess-Advent JV diverts 88% of generated waste from landfill / 2024 sustainability report published	09.09.2025
COVESTRO EU pauses investigation into Adnoc takeover / Adnoc voices criticism	08.09.2025
BOREALIS Modernisation, expansion of PP compounding facilities in Austria	08.09.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”	05.09.2025
NORWAY Investments in oil and gas industry set to peak in 2025 / Boom winding down / Industry's long-term future secure	05.09.2025
TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	02.09.2025
VIONEO Fossil-free plastics ambitions raised after deal with PP partner / Lummus tech to prove commercial viability	01.09.2025
USA Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious	28.08.2025
BIOPLASTICS Citroniq teams up with ABB to deliver ‘world's first' 100% biogenic PP plant / 600,000 t/y planned as of 2029	28.08.2025
SABIC Petchem giant launches thermoplastics moulding system / Cascade flow cuts clamp force by up to 50%	28.08.2025
ALBIS German plastics distributor acquires majority stake in Brazilian Tecnomatiz	27.08.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate improves but only for technical reasons / Mood in plastics segment remains low	26.08.2025
KIVO / KRAS Recycling JV Reks to be discontinued / Future of plant in Kosovo uncertain	25.08.2025
TURKEY Business profitability falls to lowest level in five years / Exports edge up despite dip in European sales / General economic uncertainty plagues operations	22.08.2025
ALBIS Distributor acquires Brazilian competitor Tecnomatiz / First step into Latin America	21.08.2025
COVESTRO HDI derivatives business acquired from Vencorex / Expansion in materials for coatings, adhesives	20.08.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices remain volatile in Q2 / Slight decline for HDPE film – FPE	20.08.2025
FKUR Bioplastics producer showcases expanded sustainable plastics portfolio ahead of K 2025	20.08.2025

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