UK CONSTRUCTION

Activity decline slows for second month in a row / Post-Budget clarity helps sector / Sentiment bounces back somewhat

BEWI

Norway's first EPS recycling plant opens

PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY

Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act

EXXONMOBIL

Petchem giant puts third chemical recycling unit in Texas into operation

POLYMER PRICES

North America January: Hikes for polyolefins, PVC, polystyrene / Higher feedstock prices, Winter Storm Fern support quotations / Margin pressure increases for engineering grades / February expected to be sideways to slightly firmer

DAICEL

Chemical group delays commissioning of COC plant in Germany / Demand outlook weakens

VICTREX

PEEK specialist sticks to volume growth forecast despite weak Q1 / Improvement expected in H2

ADNOC

“We believe in Europe's future” – Covestro chairperson Seele

PFAS

EU Commission to make 2026 a ‘year of action' on forever chemicals / New study quantifies risks for human health if substances are not banned

EMS

PA specialist reports lower turnover, higher earnings in 2025 / Specialities business bolsters group results

MAK GERMANY

Plans to relocate Indorama's former PTA and PET lines from Rotterdam to Oman

ASAHI KASEI

Polymer group develops PFAS-free PA 6.6 for low-friction uses

OMV / BOREALIS

Plastics activities benefit from higher volumes, better margins in 2025

LYONDELLBASELL

Full-year losses in the millions / Management plans lower investments, project postponements to boost 2026 results

AMCOR

Packaging group drives integration of Berry Global / Closure of 20 sites, 600 jobs cut

PLAYMOBIL

End of toy figurine production in Germany / 350 jobs affected by plant closure

LOGISTICS

Freight rates remain calm / US-Iran conflict delays resumption of Suez Canal route / Maersk announces 1,000 job cuts

AGILYX

Norwegian company gives up on investments in US chemical recycling plants / Plans to expand GreenDot through European acquisitions

PRETIUM PACKAGING

Packaging manufacturer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy / Operations to continue in Europe, US

BZB

Spanish waste management firm significantly expands LVP sorting capacity