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YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS RECYCLING MARKET
Europe's reclaim sector faces its toughest year yet / Cheap virgin plastics squeeze recyclates / Strain continues
— By Heather Arnest Liesch — The European plastics recycling industry is looking back at a turbulent year. In the midst of the deepest downturn the sector has seen, the gap between policymakers’ aims and industrial reality is increasingly notable. Capacity closures accelerated in 2025, margins remained... (06:00)
EUROPEAN AUTO INDUSTRY
Brussels lifts ban on combustion engines / Industry groups offer lukewarm responses / German car lobby calls changes 'disastrous'
— By Eric Culp — The European Union has bowed to pressure from the car industry by softening plans to end all sales of fossil fuel vehicles in the trading bloc, but the announced changes failed to go far enough, according to a number of trade groups. Brussels was originally set to end the availability of... (06:00)
YEAR-ENDER 2025: POLYMER PRICES
Imported PTA boosts PET volumes, not profitability / EU mandates support virgin PET as market shrinks / Global PE, PP oversupply caps prices / Packaging, construction, automotive demand subdued
— By PIE staff — Europe’s polymer industry closed 2025 under heavy strain, as oversupply and subdued demand gave way to early signs of structural contraction. Across major value chains, producers faced sustained margin pressure and were forced to reassess how and where they produce. Martin Bäcker, head of... (17.12.2025)
POLYMER PRICES
PVC: Compound formulations defined / Indices to be recalculated from January
— By PIE staff — At the turn of the year 2025/26, Plastics Information Europe will make an extraordinary downward adjustment to the reported PVC prices and revise the formulations used for PVC compounds. In addition, two further PVC recyclate grades will be included in the price surveys. Below – and in the... (17.12.2025)
YEAR-ENDER 2025: TARIFFS
Trump tariffs shook EU plastics industry in 2025 / 15% duty ignited retaliatory firestorms / Diversification and capacity shifts ahead in 2026
— By Somya Abrol — US President Donald Trump once called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary”. But the devil, as they say, is in the details. As part of PIE’s year-ender on tariffs this year, we ponder on whether Trump meant “ugly beautiful”, as cross-border duties brought on nothing but... (16.12.2025)
PIE SPOT PRICES
Quotations show little to no movement / European producers unwilling to make concessions / Only LDPE film rises noticeably
— By PIE Price Team — In the past reporting period from 10 November to 14 December, European spot market prices remained largely unchanged – with one exception. Many processors saw no need to purchase more volumes, especially in December. Producers and traders in Europe, on the other hand, did not believe... (16.12.2025)
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BASF
Chemical company pledges no redundancies in Ludwigshafen for three years
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POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks December: Another significant correction for TDI / All other materials at a rollover
 		11:57
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business climate weakens / Processors' mood worsens / European manufacturers send mixed messages
 		06:00
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA sees bottoming out after declines in order intake, revenues / 5% drop in turnover expected for 2025
 		06:00
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Industry job cuts continue / Loss of more than 40,000 positions since 2019
 		06:00
NEXUS PACKAGING
GBP 14 mn investment programme completed at HQ / Firm set for further expansion
 		06:00
ADNOC
No plans to scale back Covestro's European operations / Talks of 'Arab BASF' dismissed
 		17.12.2025
WESTLAKE
US corporation closes PVC, VCM, and styrene production facilities in North America / European market also affected
 		17.12.2025
EU POLICY
Brussels introduces eighth omnibus / Newest legislation package focused on cost savings for industry / NGOs call environment label Trojan Horse
 		17.12.2025
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Price Reports and Announcements
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks December: Another significant correction for TDI / All other materials at a rollover
 		11:57
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate December: Cheap virgin material puts prices under further pressure / Early maintenance shutdowns / Glimmer of hope emerges for January
 		16.12.2025
PIE SPOT PRICES
Quotations show little to no movement / European producers unwilling to make concessions / Only LDPE film rises noticeably
 		16.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Standard recyclate December: Ample stock and little demand – short production month reveals market glut / Companies to close early
 		15.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend December: Rollovers for polyolefins, PVC; small increases for styrenics
 		11.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
China engineering thermoplastics November: Prices mostly decrease on weak downstream demand / POM slightly higher as supply tightens / Ordering to remain low in December as off-season continues
 		11.12.2025
POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS
Sideways or downward shift at start of new year
 		11.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America November: Fundamental market weakness, lower feedstock costs put pressure on prices / End of year expected to be quiet
 		10.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
China standard thermoplastics November: Almost all prices fall despite rise in feedstock costs / High supply, weak demand exert pressure / Some impulses expected from incentive policies
 		10.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering thermoplastics November: Prices fall less than expected / Weak demand keeps stocks high / Long production downtimes expected
 		03.12.2025
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LYONDELLBASELL
No market recovery in Q4 / Europe remains under pressure
 		09.12.2025
LYONDELLBASELL
Plans for German waste sorting plant paused / Pyrolysis start postponed
 		10.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Heavy shipping traffic on world's oceans causes freight rates to tumble / Intra-Asia routes the exception
 		05.12.2025
BASF
CEO Markus Kamieth: ‘Industry in Germany will not vanish' / Collaboration with, instead of dependence on, China
 		09.12.2025
VYNOVA
PVC producer files for insolvency for German plant / 360 jobs to be affected
 		15.12.2025
COVESTRO
Acquisition by Adnoc completed
 		11.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
OECD predicts slowdown in '26 / Spain to lead, Italy to lag among EU Big Four / UK expansion to ease
 		15.12.2025
TRINSEO
Management takes final decision to shutter PS production at Schkopau
 		11.12.2025
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