SONGWON

Price increases for stabilisers and coatings

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Massive mark-ups on prices for virgin material / What purchasing strategy should processors adopt? / Recyclers face possible upswing, boom in demand

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins, PVC: Forces majeures and energy surcharges from LyondellBasell, Ineos, Sabic

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: Delivery problems reported at LYB and Orlen in Plock / FM for HDPE, LDPE, PP?

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PA 6.6: Radici declares force majeure on adipic acid

ENVALIOR

Higher prices for PA 6, PBT

TRINSEO

Sharp price increase for PMMA

ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY GERMANY

Sales of tube and aerosol cans stagnate / Industry remains under pressure – no trend turnaround in sight for 2026

US-IRAN WAR

Persian Gulf refineries under attack / Regional energy sites possible targets / Plastics plants at risk

POLYETHYLENE IMPORTS

War in Iran threatens Europe's PE supply / Shortage expected within six weeks as US volumes unlikely to compensate

BIOPLASTICS

Asia's capacity growth to flatten / Bioeconomy Strategy could boost demand for biobased materials in Europe – nova-Institute report

BASF

Petchem giant announces price hike for additives

TRINSEO

Another sharp price hike for styrenics

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

How Iran war is affecting global plastics industry / Strait of Hormuz a bottleneck for world trade / Is this the turnaround for European polymer production?

POLYNT

Price increases across entire portfolio in Europe

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Sabic restarts LDPE plant in Wilton, UK / Force majeure remains in effect

AOC

Resin producer plans price hikes for EMEA region

RECYCLING FINLAND

Chemical recycling plant nears completion / Country still well short of 50% packaging reclaim target / Mechanical recovery momentum fades

OXEA

Price increases for various intermediates

ABS

EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan