POLYMER PRICES

North America February: Firmer feedstock prices drive PP, PVC, PS upwards / PE and engineering grades remain unchanged due to weak demand / Iran war pushes oil prices higher / Prices in March likely to stay unchanged or trend firmer

UK CONSTRUCTION

February sees sharp downturn in housebuilding activity / Weak order books and weeks of wet weather impact output

SELENIS

Capacity for chemical PET recycling in Portugal to double

AMCOR

Expansion in Italian flexibles plant to meet PPWR demand / Boosting output of recyclable high-barrier films

PLASTPOL

Plastics and rubber trade fair set for May in Poland / KI.PIE Group to exhibit at leading Central European event

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

EPR UK

Government provides fee shortfall from packaging scheme / Deficit caused by ‘shortage in tonnages' reported by producers

ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY GERMANY

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

RECTICEL

Foam processor reports increase in turnover, operating profit

DOGA

Turkish PET recycler to double processing capacity

SABIC

Middle East's largest petrochemical group records massive 2025 loss / CEO says current military tensions in the Gulf region have not affected plant safety

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

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

VDMA reports 8% drop in export sales / Signs of bottoming out emerging

EVERGREEN

PET recycler to close US plants following lender action / Hundreds of jobs at risk

ALIAXIS

Belgian pipe manufacturer slips into the red / Sale of German business unit

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Shrinkflation faces blowback at last

LOGISTICS

Iran war throws global container shipping into chaos / Operators announce risk surcharges / Is a surge in freight rates looming?