BASF

Sales volumes, revenue rise in Q2 / Full-year 2026 earnings forecast raised

EMS-CHEMIE

Revenue forecast for 2026 raised / Earnings up in Q2, first time in a year

MORSSINKHOF RYMOPLAST

Dutch recycler opens Belgian plant / Transparent and opaque PET targeted

SULZER

Vitol's WPU selects Swiss plant manufacturer for chemical recycling facility for end-of-life plastics

UK CONSTRUCTION

Subdued market persists / Housebuilding activity falls at fastest pace / Input price inflation eases

CHINA

Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity

POLYMER PRICES

Standard thermoplastics trend July: Summer holidays and cheap US imports exert pressure on prices / Converters call for a return to normal levels / Stock-cutting measures prevalent

VIRIDOR

Quantafuel recycling operations shuttered in Scandinavia

POLYMER PRICES

China engineering thermoplastics June: All grades drop as Middle East tensions ease / Sharply falling crude, feedstock costs meet weak demand / July outlook uncertain after US-Iran military escalation, typhoon Bavi

BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL

Higher prices lift OMV plastics activities in Q2 / Cracker utilisation lowered

OMYA

Distributor expands offering of high-performance PA to UK, Ireland

GRAMMER

Results doubled in second quarter

POLYMER PRICES

North America June: Price cuts for polyolefins and PVC, hikes for PS and PA 6.6 / Most engineering grades stay put / Feedstock costs down / Downtrend to continue in July as demand remains poor

CHINA

Typhoon Bavi hits country's east / Numerous plants scaled back, shut down / Key transshipment ports still out of operation, but damage less severe than expected / South Korea not expected to be affected

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE

Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2

PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE

2025 targets missed by large margin / Noticeable changes in PET reclaim / Processing and compounding capacity reaches 1 mn t/y

COVESTRO

Plastics group raises full-year forecast thanks to higher selling prices

BIESTERFELD

Distributor takes full control of Italian joint ventures

INEOS

Plans for chemical recycling in Norway / MoU established with Recuro

ORLEN UNIPETROL

Steam cracker passes pyrolysis oil trials / In-house chemical recycling plant planned