PIE 1174 of 08.07.2025 – Plastics Information Europe

PIE issue 1174

POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene June: Feedstock rollover stabilises polymer prices on broad front / Adequate material, inadequate demand / Risk factor: punitive tariffs
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene June: Prices follow C3 rollover / Supply exceeds demand / Little change expected for July
POLYMER PRICES PVC June: Prices stable despite a weak order situation / Waiting for movement – will July lack direction too?
POLYMER PRICES Styrenics June: Next round of discounts again fuelled by declining feedstock costs / Downward trend to continue in July
POLYMER PRICES PET June: Picture dominated by slight reductions / Demand still disappointing / Weak USD making Europe increasingly attractive for global suppliers
UPDATE - POLYMER PRICES Feedstocks June/July
POLYMER PRICES Engineering thermoplastics June: Prices fall further across the board / Demand stagnates to unsustainable level
MORSSINKHOF-RYMOPLAST Recycling expansion in Belgium: delayed construction starts for plant in Lommel
RENEWI UK plastics recycler acquired by Macquarie, BCI for over EUR 800 mn / New CEO announced
VERSALIS Pyrolysis demonstration plant in Italy starts up
INEOS First step into chemical recycling / Pyrolysis oil to catalyse packaging polymers at Lavera cracker
WELLMAN INTERNATIONAL Indorama PET recycling subsidiary files for debt protection / Millions in losses due to high production costs
TOMRA Sorting technology group launches food-packaging reverse vending machine in Paris
ARTAPLAST Launch of monomaterial PP food packaging including lid solution
ALPLA Expansion in injection moulding sector / Takeover of closure manufacturer KM Packaging
ECOCORTEC Manufacturer of corrosion-protection packaging expands Croatian plant
IMPACT PACKAGING Private equity group invests millions in UK recycling tech firm / Focus on polyolefin waste streams
MAUSER Industrial packaging manufacturer commissions IBC recycling plant at BASF site in Spain
TRIOWORLD More films with recycled content from Apeldoorn plant / Greater focus on recycling
ALUFLEXPACK Sale of Croatian site to Czech MTX Group
SABIC Petchem giant to shutter UK cracker / European exit unfolds
COVESTRO Adnoc acquisition inches close to approval
KINGFA Chinese compounder builds third European plant in Poland / Capacity of 300,000 t/y targeted for 2030
NOVAMONT Bioplastics specialist and parent Eni fined more than EUR 32 mn / Italian antitrust authority slams ‘exclusionary' marketing scheme for biodegradable bags
DOW Court orders Nova Chemicals to pay Dow over EUR 1 bn more / Long-running dispute drags on
PVC RECYCLING European recovered waste volume drops again in 2024 / Market outlook for 2025 highly challenging – VinylPlus report
PROPYLENE China increasing propylene capacity to meet growing derivative demand / Country expected to dominate global market by 2030 – GlobalData
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE Cefic unveils five-point plan to accelerate shift to circular economy / Trade body urges action over ambition
PLASTICS WASTE OECD records another fall in global trade for 2023 / More waste sent to non-member countries, halting previous trend

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