ADNOC

Emirati state-owned enterprise no longer intends to invest in European chemicals sector / Plans to focus on energy sector instead

POLYETHYLENE

Economics not only factor in global competitiveness / China capacity build-up could reshape trade flows and pressure margins by 2030 – McKinsey report

RENOLIT

Plastics processor invests EUR 56 mn in mixing plant in Germany / Healthcare division spin-off on schedule

EVONIK

German downsizing continues despite earnings relief / Hamburg and Bitterfeld sites to get the axe / Around 90 jobs affected

POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics trend September: Reductions for all materials / Demand increases more moderately than hoped

POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS

Hormuz escalation heightens risk of rising prices

AXIA PLASTICS

Distribution of polymers from ExxonMobil expanded

BORYSZEW

Earnings improve / Automotive business moves in reverse / Entry into drone industry

SCHÜTZ

Acquires Italian IBC reconditioner and recycler Repack

SADARA

Dow reportedly plans to exit Saudi joint venture with Saudi Aramco

LOGISTICS

Military escalation in Strait of Hormuz again curbs freight traffic / Rhine water level falls back to critical levels

EU RECYCLING

European recyclers seek 'Made in Europe' preference under PPWR

FRANCE

Plans for mandatory DRS on plastic bottles scrapped / Voluntary, locally targeted system offered instead / Beverage industry slams government U-turn

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Unlock the plastic past at Archeoplastica

POLYMER PRICES

China engineering thermoplastics August: Prices mostly trend upwards / Firmer feedstock prices provide support / Improved demand, slightly higher prices expected in September

MEDICAL PACKAGING

PPWR puts healthcare packaging companies under pressure despite pharma exemptions

PPWR / RECYCLED CONTENT

'We need planning certainty quickly' / Bvse recycling expert Anna Roeb warns of investment risks for plastics recyclers in interview with PIE / Calls for equivalent standards for imports

ADURO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES

Saipem to support first industrial-scale chemical recycling plant / 10,000 t/y facility planned at Chemelot in the Netherlands

RÖCHLING

Industrial division acquires Spanish pressed-sheet manufacturer Polypres

POLYMER PRICES

China standard thermoplastics August: Prices rise across the board / Demand momentum remains limited so far / Hardly any disruption from typhoons / Further upward trend expected in September