BASF

Petchem major steps up cost-cutting drive / Core Transformation Office to coordinate

JOKEY

Closed PP loop for food packaging / Cooperation with Remondis / Submission as 'Novel Technology'

ELIX POLYMERS

Spanish producer lifts force majeure on ABS deliveries

MOL

Explosion at Olefin 1 unit in Hungary leaves one dead, several injured

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks May: Prices rise significantly once more / Processors ordering and producing with extreme restraint / Global situation leads to expectations of rollover in June

AUSTROTHERM

Insulation manufacturer raises prices

EDITORIAL

Why the recycling sector is losing momentum despite the PPWR

LOGISTICS

Meteorologists warn of renewed water shortages in Panama Canal / Freight rates on the rise

VIRIDOR

Company mulls shutdown of three recycling sites in Scandinavia / Cites significant headwinds in plastics recycling markets

MITSUBISHI

Chemical group exits PBS biopolymer business

OMYA

Speciality chemicals distributor expands TPU distribution partnership with BASF

EVENTS

9th PLA World Congress to take place this June in Munich

CELANESE

Price hikes planned for several grades

EU POLICY

Tariff pact with US signed / 15% duties, safeguards and 2029 sunset clause define EUR 1.7 tn deal

TRINSEO

Force majeure for HIPS shipments from Tessenderlo lifted

PLASTIC ENERGY

British recycling specialist goes into administration / Plants in Spain reportedly still operating

EASTMAN

Chemical company reports declines in Q1 / Positive momentum from war in Middle East

BIESTERFELD

Acquisition underway in South Korea / German distributor strengthens business in Asia

SCHÜTZ

Cooperation with Packaging Laundry established to recondition IBCs in Ireland

RÖHM

Significant price hike for PMMA and PMMI injection moulding compounds