UN PLASTICS TREATY

Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue

BOREALIS

Operating result plummets 73% in first half / Growth in turnover, sales volume / Feedstock costs, inventory effects weigh on parent OMV earnings

POLYMER PRICES

Standard recyclate August: Prices remain at previous month's level / Recyclers experience eroded margins / Little improvement expected for September

UN PLASTICS TREATY

Talks extended into 10th day / Environment groups condemn original draft text / Proposals ‘ensure nothing will change' and are ‘completely unacceptable'

LOGISTICS

Convertors complain about decreasing reliability in deliveries / Truck drivers urgently needed

UK ECONOMY

Q2 growth surprises to upside / Production activity contracts / Concerns remain about months ahead

LAUMANN

Veka owner acquires UK construction supplier Epwin

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

The burden of thinking – and acting

CELANESE

Plastics segment improves on previous quarter / Headwinds expected in Q3

POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics trend August: Small reductions for all materials / Holiday season puts additional damper on sluggish demand

POLYMER PRICES

China engineering thermoplastics July: Downtrend continues on lower feedstock costs / Only PBT slightly higher / August to see similar trend on weak demand

ADIENT

Car seat maker raises 2025 financial guidance on strong Q3 / CEO says US tariffs are positive for company

POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS

Naphtha prices remain stable / Few changes likely for intermediates

JBT

French injection moulder takes over US competitor D&M Plastics

LEONI

Cable specialist reports slight increase in sales / Growth planned in Asia, North America

SONGWON

Additives producer expands Biesterfeld distribution partnership into Southeast Europe

CHEMOURS

Heavy compensation payments for PFAS, environmental damage / Net result deep in red / Second profit warning announced

DOW CHEMICAL

Chemical recycling project in Germany falls victim to budget cuts

PLASTICS WASTE

Malaysia bans import of plastics waste from US / Environmentalists warn US plastics waste could flood Mexico, India, Turkey

CHEMICALS AND HEALTH

ICCA updates materials database / Industry “more transparent than ever”