KRONES

Packaging systems manufacturer starts year with strong order intake / Profit remains below last year's level

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC: Westlake Vinnolit declares force majeure on deliveries from Cologne and Knapsack, Germany

POLYMER PRICES

China standard thermoplastics April: Increases continue at slightly slower pace / Only carbide-based PVC declines / Supply remains generally low / Price trend mixed

MASTERBATCHES

Group flags supply chain risks from Middle East disruptions to key trade routes / Bottlenecks hit industries such as cosmetic packaging, plastic film, automotive

EU-US TRADE

Trump moves trade deal deadline up to 4 July / EU's first Trilogue ends without consensus

CONTITECH

Massive job cuts planned: 3,000 positions worldwide to be affected / Site closures possible

ENGEL

Full-year revenue slips 6% / Machinery maker reports diverging regional trends

PET

Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint

INTERPACK

Packaging industry trade fair opens in Düsseldorf / Wide range of controversial topics

NEWS FROM KI.PIE GROUP

PIE launches weekly Executive Briefing for industry leaders

PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION

CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline

LOGISTICS

US President Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' has little to no effect / UAE manages to sail some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

PLASTICS TAX GERMANY

Policy reversal amid empty coffers: federal government plans to impose levy on distributors of plastic packaging after all

POLYTEC

Automotive supplier returns to profit

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Where WEEE first Met

TRINSEO

Further price increase for polystyrene

SABIC

Petchem group lifts force majeure on LDPE deliveries from Wilton, UK

DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY

What opportunities does military sector hold for plastics converters? / Rational considerations prevail / Unable to offset declining automotive market

REACH

European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause

COVESTRO

'No growth investments in Europe', says CEO Steilemann / Plastics group benefits from higher sales prices as result of Middle East conflict