COMPOSITES

Saudi Arabia investigates epoxy resin imports from Asia for dumping

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

California recycling rates in sub-basement / State action to deal with SUP glut stalled / Fresh revision of regulatory proposals held back again

AMCOR

Packaging group expands UK recycling activities with pyrolysis plant

BASF

Sales, operating profit slip / Preliminary 2025 results slip below guidance of EUR 6.7 bn-7.1 bn

COVESTRO

TPU production starts in China / Further expansion planned

POLYMER PRICES

Paraxylene January: Contract fixed significantly higher

INDORAMA VENTURES

Thai PET giant ditches Czech recycler UCY Polymers / Sells all its 85% stake without getting anything in return

NIS

Hungarian MOL acquires majority stake in Serbian energy company from Gazprom

UPDATE - EU TRADE

Parliament freezes US trade deal / Zero tariffs for plastics, chemicals shelved / Mercosur agreement on hold for judicial review

LOGISTICS

Crisis in European chemical industry weighs on business at major seaports / Following Maersk, CMA CGM also steering ships through Suez Canal again

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

On a “forever” course downhill

SÜDPACK

German packaging manufacturer sells US plant in Wisconsin

POLYMER PRICES

Butadiene February: First contract hike since March 2025

ENVALIOR

Producer plans shutdown of glass fibre production in Belgium / Fibre milling to be relocated

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

TotalEnergies declares force majeure for PP from Feluy

OXEA

Chemical group to cut jobs at German sites

GRUPA AZOTY

Polish producer under renewed pressure as lenders demand EUR 949 mn repayment / Company given 23 January deadline

PACKAGING WASTE EUROPE

EU to implement labelling specifications by August 2026 / Visual harmonisation a PPWR priority

PLASTIC PACKAGING

‘Sustainable packaging often fails not because of the material, but because of the cost of the transition' / Peter Désilets and Lea Körber of the Pacoon agency in an interview with PIE

NOVARES

Auto supplier invests EUR 2 mn in Spanish plant / Upgrade boosts automation, quality, energy efficiency