PIE 1180 of 08.10.2025 – Plastics Information Europe

PIE issue 1180

K 2025 ‘All we need is a good atmosphere' / Guest editorial on start of world's leading trade fair K from Markus Lüling, editor-in-chief of daily trade fair newspaper K-AKTUELL
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene September: Market surplus leads to falling prices / Sustained rise in demand not expected until next year
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene September: Little to no movement on the market / Prices are being carried forward and demand is not recovering
POLYMER PRICES PVC September: Prices persist at rollover level / Weak demand from construction, automotive thwarts producers' ambitions for price hikes
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics September: Prices trend downwards for sixth month straight / Demand remains weak / Further discounts foreseeable for October
POLYMER PRICES PET September: Demand remains highly subdued / European producers facing increased hardship / Line closures imminent / Global slump pushing down prices
POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks September/October
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics September: Producers try to maintain prices / No real recovery in demand despite summer holiday end / Reductions expected in October
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic
RECYCLING ITALY ‘On the verge of collapse': recycling companies send urgent letter to government / Round table in Rome aims to identify ways out of crisis
POLAND DRS to launch 1 October despite protests / Council of entrepreneurs warns of high costs, limited effectiveness / Public backlash threatens to derail reform
SPAIN Bottle deposit system to become mandatory end of 2026 / Recycling targets missed
SWEDEN Duni introduces reusable packaging system for food and drinks
PACKAGING RECYCLING IRELAND Chances of meeting EU target this year fade – EPA / Waste generation edges higher in 2023
FRANCE Reward system for use of recycled material to come into effect next year
SWITZERLAND Retailers prolong voluntary plastics-reduction commitment
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics
WHITE PAPER ON RECYCLATES Prognosis in three scenarios: The development of PCR prices up to 2032 / Joint white paper by Porsche Consulting, TecPart, and KI.PIE Group
EU PLASTICS TAX Proposal to raise plastics own resource draws sharp criticism / Calls for dedicated circularity fund

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