UK

Environment Agency launches investigation into illegal waste dump site / 30,000 t of material dumped on site of scientific interest

JUNGHANS KUNSTSTOFFWAREN

Closure manufacturer suffers under extremely high raw material prices / PIE speaks with managing director Klaus Junghans

USA

EPA to regulate 15 uses of 1,2-dichloroethane / 'Unreasonable risk to workers' cited for most applications studied

BIESTERFELD

Distributor partners with Traceless on plastics-free injection moulding materials

PLAST 2026

Plastics trade fair gears up for strong international edition in Milan / KI.PIE Group to attend exhibit

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Repsol restarts cracker, butadiene plant in Portugal

LOGISTICS

Protesters to block Brenner Highway on 30 May / Intra-European transit traffic on the verge of collapse

VELOGY

Private equity firm launches new company combining former LYB, Sabic assets

RONGSHENG

Multi-billion project on Chinese island of Zhoushan / Large volumes of ABS, EVA, PC to be added

MULTIVAC

Packaging machinery maker raises turnover / Major investment made in domestic sites

POLYMER PRICES

China engineering thermoplastics April: Most prices continue sharp uptrend / Only ABS and PA 6 move sideways on low supply / Mixed outlook for May

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture

GRAMMER

Automotive supplier reports decline in revenue, operating profit / Forecast nevertheless confirmed / European business performs comparatively well

LEONI

Chinese electronics group Luxshare raises stake in German auto supplier

UK CONSTRUCTION

Weak demand sees sector activity slide for fifth month in a row / Rise in purchasing costs steepest in three decades

EQUIPLAST

Spanish plastics trade fair to highlight circular economy, innovation in plastics sector

POLYMER PRICES

North America April: Prices firmer across the board / Producers use their pricing power to improve margins / More significant increases expected in May / Resistance from converters grows

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

PPWR: Federal government rejects VerpackDG amendments proposed by Bundesrat

BEWI

EPS specialist remains in the red / CEO Bekken sees 'significant increase in profitability'

ORIGIN MATERIALS

Plans to divest PET closure business