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

POLYTEC

Automotive supplier returns to profit

COVESTRO

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

GREINER

Packaging division grows / Lab supplies, PU foam units come under pressure / Medical sterilisation business to become standalone

BIESTERFELD

Distributor expands polymer additives portfolio through Alpha Calcit partnership

TRINSEO

Q1 results push plastics group further into red / Revenue, adjusted EBITDA decline

BP

Multiple activists stir the waters at AGM / Pushback against 'back to the roots' strategy / Motions to curb climate reporting and allow online meetings fail

UPDATE - RADICI / DOMO EM

Rumours confirmed: US financial investor Lone Star acquires and merges the two PA producers

WESTLAKE VINNOLIT

PVC manufacturer plans to take over insolvent Vynova Wilhelmshaven

BASF

Q1 sales down 3%, but volumes grow / Petchem major sees strong Q2 prospects / Middle East crisis boosts pricing power and upside potential

VYNOVA

Belgian producer lifts force majeure on PVC supply from key European sites

LOGOPLASTE

US private equity firms reportedly set to acquire Portuguese packaging manufacturer

INEOS

Petchem group announces new distribution partners for PE, PP in Europe

SIG

Swiss packaging group reports stable start to year / Outlook for 2026 remains unchanged

DOMO CHEMICALS

Indications of a merger with Radici's operations by Lone Star / US fund acquires former Solvay brand Technyl

COVERIS

Pilot plant for film recycling commissioned in Louth, UK

CABKA

Dutch processor reports 10% revenue growth in Q1 / Profitability improves, US revenues decline

TRIPLAST

GreenDot, ARA, Bernegger to build EUR 40 mn waste-stream processing plant in Austria

GRAFE

Masterbatch manufacturer modernises technical centre / Further investments planned in Germany