PIE 1179 of 23.09.2025 – Plastics Information Europe

PIE issue 1179

POLYETHYLENE Global markets caught between tariffs and overcapacities / More and more exports from all directions head to Europe / Brazil imposes punitive tariffs
AUTOMOTIVE Clepa urges EU to step in with support for auto supply sector / Up to 350,000 jobs could be lost if no action taken
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Draft EU circularity rules provisionally approved / New vehicle types to include minimum 20% recycled plastics / Waste industry lobby urges stronger action
SHELL Search for partners for petchem segment intensified / Division apparently burning through funds / Divestment of modern PE site in US
EVONIK Innovation programme focuses on circularity, exploiting synergies / Newly created infrastructure to manage chemical parks, outside customers
BOREALIS Modernisation, expansion of PP compounding facilities in Austria
VESTAS Wind turbine manufacturer invests in Italy / Factory takeover in Poland completed
JINDAL FILMS German Treofan plant enters insolvency proceedings under self-administration / Production stops and job cuts expected?
CONSUMER GOODS GERMANY Prices, global competition, EU regulations – triad of producer concerns / Industry associations see no structural weakness despite shrinking sales
SPAIN Household plastics market poised for robust growth / Shift towards environmentally friendly products / Asian countries look into export opportunities
COVESTRO EU pauses investigation into Adnoc takeover / Adnoc voices criticism
DUPONT Chemicals group to divest aramids business to Arclin in USD 1.8 bn deal
CONTINENTAL US investment company Regent acquires ContiTech subsidiary OESL / Optimistic forecasts for all areas
AKSA CARBON Turkish acrylic fibre manufacturer acquires Dow joint venture in its entirety
IMCD Speciality chemicals distributor strengthens presence in Italy
UBC COMPOSITES AM Group acquires insolvent automotive supplier
SONOCO US group sells temperature-controlled packaging division
AZELIS Acquisition of Swiss distributor Distona
POLYMER PRICES North America August: Prices show mixed development / Falling prices for primary products, high inventories, weak demand characterise situation / No recovery expected in September
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics August: Quotations mostly trend lower / Mixed downstream demand / Ordering seen higher in September
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics August: Prices drop across the board on weak demand, lower feedstock costs / Mixed outlook in September in run-up to peak season
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend September: Polyolefin prices trending sideways, styrenics lower / Demand still weak even after the holiday period
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate September: Prices remain under pressure / Demand weakness perpetuates / Recyclers aim to keep prices stable in October
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate September: No mood to buy, no orders / Demand remains low with prices mostly moving sideways
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”

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