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Companies

SHELL
Search for partners for petchem segment intensified / Division apparently burning through funds / Divestment of modern PE site in US
 		12.09.2025
BARKLEY PLASTICS
Closure of UK injection shop underway / Decision follows six decades of business
 		12.09.2025
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL
Merger of Japanese PP, LLDPE capacities into Mitsui, Idemitsu JV
 		11.09.2025
INEOS COMPOUNDS
Distribution partnership with Plastcom expanded into Scandinavia
 		11.09.2025
MURA
Process-tech supplier to build chemical recycling facility in Singapore
 		11.09.2025
SHELL
Oil giant drops Dutch biofuels projects / Construction not to resume after 2024 pause
 		10.09.2025
EVONIK
Innovation programme focuses on circularity, exploiting synergies / Newly created infrastructure to manage chemical parks, outside customers
 		10.09.2025
TUBIS
Groundbreaking ceremony for pyrolysis plant in Germany
 		10.09.2025
JINDAL FILMS
German Treofan plant enters insolvency proceedings under self administration / Production stops and job cuts expected?
 		09.09.2025
EXXONMOBIL
Speculation sees US giant pulling out of EU / Mossmorran cracker and Belgian assets up for grabs?
 		09.09.2025
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People

KEM ONE
Paolo Barbieri no longer at the helm of PVC manufacturer
 		03.09.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE
Industry association elects new chair
 		18.07.2025
EUPC
New films group formed within plastics converters' association / Zelcher elected founding president
 		08.07.2025
PLASTICS EUROPE
Benny Mermans named president of European trade association
 		01.07.2025
BIESTERFELD
Marvin Strüfing named head of global Standard Plastics division
 		25.06.2025
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Industry

TRADE WAR
US imposes full tariffs on imports of PET, rPET / Asian exporters to feel the pinch
 		11.09.2025
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
PLASTICS TAX UK
PPT revenue falls 3% in 2024 / Volume of packaging with recycled content rises for third consecutive year
 		03.09.2025
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
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Global chemical coalition launches innovation platform / Start-ups, academia collaborate with industry leaders to catalyse sustainability
 		02.09.2025
SPAIN
Bottle deposit system to become mandatory end of 2026 / Recycling targets missed
 		01.09.2025
SWEDEN
Duni introduces reusable packaging system for food and drinks
 		01.09.2025
PFAS
ECHA presents long-awaited restriction proposal update / Two-year review of scientific comment concluded / Commission to make final decision
 		26.08.2025
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
COMPOSITES
EuCIA sees ‘untapped potential' of thermoset composite waste / Reclaim rate estimated at 5%
 		19.08.2025
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Markets

LOGISTICS
Artificial capacity shortages lend breath of fresh air to freight rates
 		12.09.2025
OIL & GAS
ConocoPhillips set to lay off more than 3,000 staff – reports / Other sector giants embarking on cost-cutting drive
 		12.09.2025
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
RECYCLING BRAZIL
Recycling volumes up, rate down in 2024 / 410,000 t PET recycled / Sector at 23% idle capacity – Brazil PET group
 		10.09.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION
Activity falls for eighth month straight / Housebuilding, civil engineering experience summer slide
 		10.09.2025
CONSUMER GOODS GERMANY
Prices, global competition, EU regulations – triad of producer concerns / Industry associations see no structural weakness despite shrinking sales
 		09.09.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level
 		09.09.2025
NORWAY
Investments in oil and gas industry set to peak in 2025 / Boom winding down / Industry's long-term future secure
 		05.09.2025
LOGISTICS
Chinese firms expand footprint in Europe / German government moves to scrap supply chain law
 		05.09.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Latest German minimum packaging standard published – ZSVR / Early guidance for companies on PPWR
 		05.09.2025
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Production and Engineering

BASF
Petchem major unveils water-permeable polyamide for meat casings
 		10.09.2025
NESTLÉ
New AI-based tech proposes novel high-barrier packaging materials / R&D co-op with IBM
 		22.08.2025
FKUR
Bioplastics producer showcases expanded sustainable plastics portfolio ahead of K 2025
 		20.08.2025
RESEARCH
Aimplas develops sustainable flame-retardant materials for construction, transport
 		13.08.2025
PET RECYCLING
Launch of PET circularity test as tool to simulate multiple recycling loops
 		05.08.2025
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Management

COCA-COLA
Drinks giant mulls shift from cans to plastic bottles to beat Trump's tariffs / Agreement with EC to amend recyclability claims on labels
 		20.05.2025
PLASTICS AND FINANCE
BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%
 		16.05.2025
GLOBAL TRADE
Bankruptcies set to rise in next two years / Western Europe to see most job losses / Europe eyes unified insolvency laws
 		09.04.2025
INSOLVENCIES GERMANY
Major insolvencies still at high level / Automotive suppliers most affected in plastics segment / Significantly more jobs at risk
 		13.01.2025
US POLITICS
Two in four German manufacturers fear Trump victory / Over half say election outcome to have no business impact
 		25.10.2024
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