BASF

Pace of cost cuts quickens as economic slowdown deepens in final quarter / Profits, sales in Q4 drop on lower prices, currency swings / 2026 forecast shows high uncertainty

FORVIA

Auto supplier posts billion-euro loss / Sale of interiors division at advanced stage / No dividends in 2026

DECEUNINCK

Higher profile sales point to impending upturn

BAUDER

Plant for PIR boards and bitumen membranes opens in France

ORLEN

Takeover offer for Azoty's polyolefin business to expire end of March

SORTIERKONTOR NORD

LVP sorting plant in Germany back in operation

TOMRA

Weak demand triggers savings programme / Recycling unit plans 175 job cuts in Germany / Sorting plant project shelved

IMCD

Distributor reports slight rise in sales in 2025 / EBITDA declines

RÖCHLING

Industrial business to take over insolvent semi-finished product specialist Terbrack

ADVANSIX

Polyamide producer could benefit from restrictions in Europe, China / Reports stable figures for 2025

CCL LABEL

Label maker to expand operations in Spain / IML and shrink sleeve labelling operations to be brought under one roof

DANGOTE

Major expansion of PP production planned in Nigeria / Europe targeted for exports

KRONES

Packaging systems manufacturer reports increase in 2025 sales / Revenue of EUR 7 bn targeted by 2028

MONDI

Profit slumps in 2025 due to challenging trading conditions / Revenues up 3% on volume growth and acquisition

ZKW

Headlight manufacturer plans to cut one in four jobs worldwide

MOPLEFAN

Production at Italian film manufacturer at standstill again / Investor entry possible

HUNTSMAN

Polyurethanes division under pressure in Europe / CEO sees structural problems, need for consolidation

CELANESE

Compounder expects turnaround from mid-year after difficult 2025 / Future of in-house polymer production unclear

CPH

PVC blister business under margin pressure despite higher volumes / Cautiously positive outlook for 2026

TOTALENERGIES

Petrochemicals perform well in 2025 / Gradual phase-out in Europe conceivable nevertheless / ‘Naphtha has a competitive disadvantage that cannot be offset'