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PIE INDUSTRY TALK From Learnings to Earnings: Experts break down European plastics markets 2025–2026 / Recording of webinar now available	26.02.2026
ORLEN Takeover offer for Azoty's polyolefin business to expire end of March	26.02.2026
SABIC LDPE plant in Wilton, UK to be restarted / Force majeure remains in effect	24.02.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business climate best in six months / Local processor optimism impresses / Eurozone, UK manufacturing moods brighten	24.02.2026
DANGOTE Major expansion of PP production planned in Nigeria / Europe targeted for exports	24.02.2026
TOTALENERGIES Petrochemicals perform well in 2025 / Gradual phase-out in Europe conceivable nevertheless / ‘Naphtha has a competitive disadvantage that cannot be offset'	19.02.2026
RECYCLING FINLAND Chemical recycling plant nears completion / Country still well short of 50% packaging reclaim target / Mechanical recovery momentum fades	19.02.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Latest BPF members' survey paints mixed picture / Sentiment improving, but finding skilled staff still a problem / Recycling facing ‘critical challenges'	19.02.2026
EXXONMOBIL Petchem giant cleared to pursue defamation case against California over plastics recycling	18.02.2026
SOURCE ONE PLASTICS Start of clean-up after major fire / Recycler plans to restart plant in 2026	17.02.2026
ABS EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan	13.02.2026
EU POLICY Urgent calls for help to stem bloc's deindustrialisation / Antwerp Declaration mired in the mud / Two major meetings in Belgium bring stakeholders together	13.02.2026
QATAR VINYL First PVC plant in gulf nation enters trial phase / Exports to Europe expected	12.02.2026
SABIC Global distribution of polyethylene from South Korean Shaheen plant planned / Replacement for PE plants sold in Europe	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
BEWI Norway's first EPS recycling plant opens	10.02.2026
DAICEL Chemical group delays commissioning of COC plant in Germany / Demand outlook weakens	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
AGILYX Norwegian company gives up on investments in US chemical recycling plants / Plans to expand GreenDot through European acquisitions	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

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