LEUNA-POLYAMID

No investor in sight / 'Market conditions prevent viable production in Leuna' / Shutdown in October

PIE INDUSTRY TALK

PPWR in Practice: First Industry Reactions and What Comes Next / Webinar on 8 October – register now

PLASTICS RECYCLING

PRE report examines recycling approaches, challenges, progress in Europe / Focus on key plastics waste streams

FORVIA

Auto supplier's divisions show mixed performance in H1 / Shift towards volume segment begins to pay off

PLASTIFLEX

Belgian tubing manufacturer acquires Italian medtech supplier Sidam

POLYMER PRICES

North America August: Polymer prices vary / Feedstock costs create upward pressure amid ample supply / Weak demand expected to limit scope for price increases in September

UK CONSTRUCTION

Housebuilding decline drives down output in August / Major UK housebuilder warns it will make loss this year

SYENSQO

Expansion of high-performance polymer compounding planned in India

AUMOVIO

Former Continental automotive division sells windscreen, headlamp cleaning business to Certina / Adjusted EBIT plunges in H1

LEAR

Production of car seat components in Germany reportedly set to halt / Trade union says 180 jobs affected

TOSCA

Goldman Sachs acquires pool operator for reusable containers from Apax / Investment in expansion announced

RÖHM

Price hike for MMA in Europe

NEWS FROM PIE: PRICENXT

From price lists to price intelligence: Free Beta testing for KI.PIE Group's pricenxt analytics platform / Decode markets, decide with clarity

EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKET

Gas-storage refill lags as Germany, Netherlands fall behind / Brussels sees no immediate need for intervention

GROUPE SEB

Turnover holds roughly at previous year's level / Up to 2,100 jobs set to be lost

DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY

“The effectiveness of supply and value chains is at risk” / Plastics centre SKZ targets growing defence market / Division head Eugenie Schlesies speaks to PIE

PREZERO

Loginplast buys PET recycling plant in Spain / Acquisition to double buyer's plastic treatment capacity to 100,000 t/y

GALA

Additives alliance Gala takes over from Elisana on global scale

LOGISTICS

Traffic backs up at Panama Canal / Ships pay record sums for passage

PLASTICS TAX UK

Revenues from PPT fall 4% / Volumes of taxable material decline by 7% / BPF says tax encourages lightweighting rather than greater recyclate use