PIE 1167 of 25.03.2025 – Plastics Information Europe

PIE issue 1167

POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate March: Prices trending up / Supply, demand largely unchanged / Will the PRSE trade fair bring a turnaround?
POLYMER PRICES Engineering recyclate March: Downward trend provisionally halted / Demand still weak / Plastics Recycling Show (PRSE) in Amsterdam could provide stimulus
TRADE WAR EU Commission plans retaliatory tariffs; PE reportedly targeted / Move could aid European producers / US-Houthi attacks expected to aggravate impact of US tariffs
DOW Chemical giant buys into Xycle / Chemical recycling unit at Rotterdam
TUBIS German recycler builds first commercial pyrolysis plant
PRUVIA Chemical recycler plans 70,000 t/y plant in Germany / CEO Nitz: “Five years' worth of production already sold”
CORPLEX French plastics processor to shutter recycling activities
RECYCLING UK 35,000 t/y PET recycling plant in England gets green light
VEOLIA Environmental solutions developer expands PET recycling capacity in Switzerland and Sweden
NEVEON / BRANTNER Loop-it mattress recycling JV opens for business in Austria
NEXAM CHEMICAL Collaboration with Swedish Kullaplast to improve recycled blown film
ROMANIA DRS introduction brings sizeable results / IT system key to success
PACKAGING RECYCLING SWITZERLAND Collection scheme launched for plastic packaging, beverage cartons
RECYCLING AUSTRIA Slight decline in PET recycling volumes / Cost pressure from cheap virgin material
UK Welsh government pressing ahead with its own DRS strategy / World number two recycling nation goes it alone
CEDO RECYCLING Dutch plant in Geleen to be shuttered
PREZERO Waste disposal giant acquires white goods recycler / Plans for Lidl, Kaufland to accept used appliances for recovery
SOREMA / AXENS Deal to advance chemical recycling of PET waste
VERSALIS Memorandum of understanding for restructuring: Important trade union refuses to sign
PLASTICS INDUSTRY JAPAN Production declines across the board in 2024 / Exports, imports slightly up / Engineering plastics market set for robust growth through 2032
SHELL Energy giant may quit chemicals in US and Europe / Asset sales planned?
MDI US launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports / Move instigated by BASF, Dow
POLYMER PRICES North America February: Unrest on US polymer market due to Trump's threat of import tariffs / Prices vary but predominantly stable
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics February: Most quotations move sideways / Weak demand during holiday season / Prices seen increasing in March as ordering recovers
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics February: Quotations mostly sideways / Demand slow to recover / Prices seen largely stable to higher in March on improved ordering
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend March: Prices rise more than costs / Demand picks up only slowly
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Eight EU countries call on commission to develop Critical Chemicals Act
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks March: Processors successfully fend off demands for price hikes / Availability high, demand low / Harsh tone criticised
PACKAGING REGULATION New EU rules on food-contact materials take effect in March / Purity and migration limits strengthened
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING CEO-led coalition launches feasibility study / Real-world data sought from 100 end-of-life vehicles

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