ANTOLIN

Automotive OEM secures refinancing / Debt extended until at least 2030

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Dedicated TARIC codes for select products incoming / EU Commission draft includes border documentation, streamlined registration procedures

CHEMOURS

USD 450 mn package agreed in PFAS deal with US authorities / Production continues

EU-US TRADE

EU member states sign off on trade deal / Sunset clause set for 2029

TEKNIA

Spanish automotive supplier aims to double revenue by 2029 / Focus on North America, Asia

UNITED FLEXIBLES

Polish packaging group strengthens position by acquiring competitor Fol-Pol

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyester value chain: Orlen reportedly hit by PTA production issues at Wloclawek

LOGISTICS

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz still a gamble despite US-Iran MoU

PLASTIC PACKAGING SPAIN

Plastics recyclers association Anarpla calls for tighter traceability, verification of recycled content claims / Unverified imports spur shift in trade flows for stretch film

BLUEALP

Chemical recycling project secures EUR 1.5 mn in EU funding

GUILLIN

French packaging group sees earnings slide in weak year / Acquisitions bolster Wefold division

ALBIS

German plastics distributor adds Envalior materials to portfolio, expands BASF range in Vietnam

BUTANEDIOL

Definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on Chinese, Saudi, US imports / EU confirms provisional rates

GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE

Talk of peace boosts morale / View of present turns positive at plastics, rubber shops

TERAPLAST

Acquisition of Aliaxis plant for PE pipes in Spain / Company pledges EUR 4 mn investment in expansion

BIESTERFELD

Distributor signs deal with Syensqo / Belgian group specialises in composites, polymers for aerospace markets

ERICH JAEGER

Reflexallen acquires core assets of insolvent automotive supplier / Taller plant in Germany set to close

JUNHUA

Chinese PEEK specialist expands European business / Warehouse in Germany cuts delivery times

BRITAX RÖMER

German child safety products maker to shut HQ plant / Production shift to Asia impacts 200 jobs

UK

PM Starmer resigns / BPF outlines hopes for new government