MULTIVAC

Packaging machinery maker opens second plant at German HQ / EUR 100 mn investment

EVONIK

Speciality chemicals group reports lower adjusted EBITDA as expected / Difficult environment projected to continue

PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR

Supply falls, demand rises / European prices increase slightly / Low point seems to have passed

SIKA

Acquisition of Turkish sealants specialist Akkim / Stronger positioning in construction sector targeted

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering recyclate February: Prices stay where they were / General mood brightens / Hopes of increase in demand in March alive

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WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE

EU urged to cap waste disposal / Policy paper links circular-economy targets to EU-wide allowance systems

RECYCLING

UK FSA to certify domestic recyclate for EU food contact

SOURCE ONE PLASTICS

Start of clean-up after major fire / Recycler plans to restart plant in 2026

PAL PLAST

Compounder expands portfolio with fully PCR-based material

POLYMER PRICES

China engineering thermoplastics January: Higher feedstock costs push most prices up / Only PMMA falls on strong supply-demand imbalance / Quotes seen trending mixed in February

OXEA

Price increases for various intermediates

POLYMER PRICES

Standard recyclate February: Sluggish oscillation around rollover / Volumes take precedence over margins / Imports enrich supply while demand remains weak

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

EU Commission unit signs off on new rules for recyclate in plastic bottles / Standardised mass-balance methods, restrictions on rPET imports up to 2027 included

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Bloc's circular plastics economy faces final reckoning / Bvse sees progress in Brussels but warns enforcement and energy relief remain unresolved

UK ECONOMY

Growth improves in 2025 / Drop in manufacturing first since '22 / Output in plastics category weakens

MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM

Fifth BOPET film line goes into operation in Germany

COVERIS

Sale of paper division / Packaging specialist to focus on flexible film

BEWI

EPS specialist still in the red from continuing operations / Divestments restore profit but mask deeper operational losses

ABS

EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan