PIE 1172 of 06.06.2025 – Plastics Information Europe

PIE issue 1172

POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene May: Monomer contract sets downward trend / Sufficient material but sluggish demand / Will prices stabilise in June?
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene May: Prices fall to early-2024 level / Imports make market longer / Demand remains poor
POLYMER PRICES PVC May: Prices drop by less than the reduction in the ethylene contract / Situation remains tense: adequate supply, poor demand / No improvement expected in June
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics May: Prices follow declining feedstock materials / Weak demand persists
UPDATE - POLYMER PRICES PET May: Unclear market situation / PX reference decided after two months / Imports less attractive / European production in short supply but reliable / Moderate increases despite sluggish demand
UPDATE - POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks May/June
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics May: Product surplus governs the price with nearly all types / Demand still weak / No improvement expected in June either
BOREALIS Producer plans EUR 100 mn investment in PP / Capacity expansion for cable applications
VENATOR Titanium dioxide manufacturer to find operator for Italian plant
DENKA Japanese chemical group to shutter US chloroprene plant / Severe financial losses / Trump's reversal of lawsuit not enough
HUNTSMAN Group to shutter maleic anhydride plant in Germany / Europe to be supplied from US
BRASKEM Brazilian billionaire eyes polyolefin group / Controlling owner receives non-binding proposal
SABIC Saudi giant reportedly seeking IPO for National Industrial Gases / Europe exit rumours persist
SYENSQO PPS compounding expanded to US
ALBIS German distributor launches subsidiary in Israel
PAL PLAST Compounder expands production capacity, moves into new building
NOVA CHEMICALS Polyolefin producer launches PE film recycling in the US
DEPOLY Demo plant for chemical PET recycling onstream / Construction of commercial facility planned for 2027
MEDICAL PACKAGING Pharma manufacturers under pressure: focus shift to mono-material blister packs / PVC packaging from Germany's ‘yellow bag' non-recyclable / EU to review privileges
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Volatile markets, mixed European prices in Q1 / Rise in raw-material costs could trigger uptrend in Q2
PEPSICO Soft-drink giant abandons reuse target / Company cites external factors, systemic barriers
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY From shop floor to top floor / EU leads global raw material imports / Interview with new BPF president Martin Hitchin
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Recycled materials, fibre-based formats lead packing design trends / Plastics top of global market – Smithers report

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