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MITSUBISHI
Spin-off of petchem activities moves forward / New structure to focus on end-use markets
 		02.06.2026
MOL
Follow-up: Tiszaújváros cracker to remain offline for several months
 		01.06.2026
AUTOLIV
Automotive safety systems specialist plans closure of Turkish plant / Production to be relocated to other sites
 		01.06.2026
ALPLA
Austrian packaging producer plans HQ job cuts
 		01.06.2026
ADNOC
Chair of Covestro's supervisory board Rainer Seele: ‘The EU has over-regulated domestic markets'
 		29.05.2026
PRYME
Repeated reactor failures force closure of only chemical recycling plant
 		29.05.2026
VENATOR
TiO2 producer to shut Krefeld-Uerdingen site permanently / Around 350 jobs affected
 		29.05.2026
COVESTRO
Centre for TPU application development opens in China
 		28.05.2026
AKG
Austrian blow moulder rescued as Schoeller steps in / Other Robust group plants shut down
 		28.05.2026
BIRLA CARBON
Carbon black producer streamlines structure / Review of plant network initiated
 		28.05.2026
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People

COVESTRO
CEO Steilemann announces departure in 2028
 		25.02.2026
BIESTERFELD
Jonas Borgsten appointed global business director, engineered polymers
 		12.02.2026
CEFIC
BASF CEO Markus Kamieth appointed president of Europe's chemical industry association
 		08.01.2026
PLASTICS EUROPE
Ineos CEO Rob Ingram appointed president
 		07.01.2026
CHEMOURS
President of titanium dioxide unit departs / Successor to take over in early 2026
 		19.12.2025
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Industry

ITALY
Conip and Unionplast sign cooperation deal / Move paves way for intergration of Conip's members into Unionplast
 		01.06.2026
RECYCLING USA
California plastic packaging law takes shape / All packaging must be recyclable or compostable by 2032 / Producers face extended responsibility rules
 		27.05.2026
PLASTICS WASTE
Shipments now subject to "prior informed consent" through EU's new digital tracking system / Transitional period for green-listed waste / Germany, UK Europe's largest plastics waste exporters
 		26.05.2026
EU POLICY
Tariff pact with US signed / 15% duties, safeguards and 2029 sunset clause define EUR 1.7 tn deal
 		21.05.2026
UK
Environment Agency launches investigation into illegal waste dump site / 30,000 t of material dumped on site of scientific interest
 		15.05.2026
USA
EPA to regulate 15 uses of 1,2-dichloroethane / 'Unreasonable risk to workers' cited for most applications studied
 		15.05.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture
 		13.05.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
PPWR: Federal government rejects VerpackDG amendments proposed by Bundesrat
 		12.05.2026
EU-US TRADE
Trump moves trade deal deadline up to 4 July / EU's first Trilogue ends without consensus
 		11.05.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION
CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline
 		08.05.2026
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Markets

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet
 		02.06.2026
BELARUS
Mozyr propylene project advances / Domestic petchem industry performance rises in 2025 / Experts see challenges as sector targets new export markets
 		01.06.2026
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND
Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress
 		01.06.2026
LOGISTICS
Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure
 		29.05.2026
ARTIFICIAL TURF RECYCLING
European Commission accuses synthetic turf companies of cartel activity in recycling market
 		29.05.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
CEE plastics industry feels sting of Hormuz blockade / Region highly dependent on imports / Major converters halt purchases, sacrifice production capacity / Recyclers see temporary benefits
 		28.05.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Sales improve again / UK booms / Hybrids dominate
 		28.05.2026
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Europe's circularity gains mask industrial weakness / Plastics Europe warns of risk of circularity shifting abroad / Circularity repositioned as key to industrial survival
 		26.05.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE
Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops
 		26.05.2026
LOGISTICS
Meteorologists warn of renewed water shortages in Panama Canal / Freight rates on the rise
 		22.05.2026
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Production and Engineering

BASF
Greener intermediates on the horizon / Four products with reduced carbon footprint to be launched / Low-emission feedstocks are key
 		19.03.2026
BIOPLASTICS
German researchers lead charge to develop bio-alternative to plastics for electrical uses
 		16.03.2026
BASF
Portfolio of PPSU grades meets EU BPA ban requirements
 		11.03.2026
PAL PLAST
Compounder expands portfolio with fully PCR-based material
 		17.02.2026
AGRICULTURAL FILMS
EU project developing stronger cellulose-based material to replace plastic film / Aims to cut soil pollution from microplastics, improve growing conditions
 		11.02.2026
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Management

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Industry job cuts continue / Loss of more than 40,000 positions since 2019
 		18.12.2025
GLOBAL TRADE
Business failures to grow in 2025, 2026 / US, Chinese companies drive trend / Four key vulnerabilities highlighted / Better outlook for 2027
 		05.11.2025
INSOLVENCIES GERMANY
Number of failing companies remains high / Only brief recovery in Q2 / Automotive suppliers particularly affected
 		24.09.2025
COCA-COLA
Drinks giant mulls shift from cans to plastic bottles to beat Trump's tariffs / Agreement with EC to amend recyclability claims on labels
 		20.05.2025
PLASTICS AND FINANCE
BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%
 		16.05.2025
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