FROMTO

Belgian recycler shutters domestic plant / Staff of 30 affected

INFINITE LOOP

Partners to construct 70,000 t/y chemical recycling plants in Germany, India / Virgin-quality rPET

SHIN-ETSU

US PVC unit Shintech starts billion dollar value chain expansion

HAITIAN

Growth for injection moulding machinery maker limited to overseas markets

SIBUR

Full-year 2025 sees net revenue down 10% / Debt nearly doubles since 2022 / Domestic oversupply drives prices to record lows /

INDORAMA

Major rPET facility planned with Nigerian Breweries, Genesis Energy / Output of 45,000 t/y to come onstream in 2027

TRINSEO

Creditors grant temporary reprieve after payment default / Production continues uninterrupted

DOMO CHEMICALS

Consortium of InfraLeuna and Leuna-Harze throws hat in the ring for Domo Caproleuna

BP

Energy group sells refinery and petrochemicals business in Germany to Klesch

LANXESS

Group plans further 550 job cuts as losses widen / Shorter working week to reduce costs

BORYSZEW

No investors found for plastics technology plants in Germany / Closure expected by end of year

CABKA

Dutch processor faces strong headwinds in industrial packaging

CCL INDUSTRIES

French shrink sleeve label manufacturer Sleever to be acquired / Division to supposedly generate USD 700 mn in future revenue

CIRPLUS

Online marketplace for plastic regranulates is being liquidated

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Converting plastics waste into high-quality feedstock for polyolefins / Partnership led by Clariant, Borealis claims 'significant' tech milestone

TOTALENERGIES

Chemical recycling plant starts up in France / Significant reduction in recycling targets reported

SCHÜTZ

IBC production planned directly at BASF's main German site

WESTLAKE

Polymer production takes severe hit in 2025 / Finished products perform comparatively well

LEGO

Toymaker expects single-digit revenue growth in 2026, flat net profit / Posts double-digit growth in sales, net profit last year / Buys Legoland theme parks for EUR 248 mn

SONOCO

Expansion of extrusion and injection moulding capacities in Germany