EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

Sales improve in Q1 / EVs approach 70% of market

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Bundesrat calls for amendments to PPWR / Implementation remains uncertain

HYDRODYN RECYCLING

German recycling tech specialist enters insolvency proceedings

BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL

JV with Wanhua unit to review construction of Chinese PE complex

WASTE PLASTIC UPCYCLING

Vitol subsidiary plans pyrolysis plant in Netherlands / Two projects in Denmark abandoned

PETROCHEMICALS

South Korea, Japan move to government support for polymer supply chains amid Middle East crisis

MARINE LITTER UK

Activist group ‘names and shames' biggest pollution offenders / Nine of worst 12 brands are ‘giant plastics polluters' / BPF challenges report's production figures

AGILYX

Norwegian recycling specialist becomes majority shareholder in GreenDot

TOSAF

Masterbatch plant scheduled to open in Poland / Start-up set for Q2

LOLAAR

Dutch injection moulder in liquidation

INEOS

Sale of Inovyn's Italian chlor-alkali operations to industrial holding Esseco / Start of consolidation in PVC business

POLYMER PRICES

Butadiene May: Feedstock at four-year high

AOC

Higher hikes than planned for polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, and gelcoats in Mai

PLASTICS INDUSTRY SPAIN

Administrative burden drains resources needed for development / CEP study points to consolidation amid volume growth

PLASTICS MACHINERY

US lowers import tariffs, simplifies regulations / PIE interview with VDMA expert Mikula Thiem

SADARA

Production in Saudi Arabia shut down / TDI volumes lacking in Europe / Losses for owners Dow and Aramco likely

FIP 2026

Trade fair in Lyon to showcase plastics innovation and circular economy focus in France

CHINAPLAS

Plastics trade fair opens its doors in Shanghai / KI.PIE Group on site

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering recyclate April: Prices surge / Securing material takes priority over price / Further increases expected in May

WASTE LEGISLATION

EU Commission calls for rapid switch to digital shipment documentation / Industry says longer transition needed / Questions about DIWASS-readiness