PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

C2/C3, SAN, butadiene, phenol, acetone, plasticisers: low water levels along the Rhine affect various production sites / Force majeure declarations on the rise

TOMRA

Reverse vending machines drive surge in Q2 turnover, offset decline in Recycling division

AXVIK

Swedish aerospace supplier acquires UK composites specialist Pentaxia

AGALEUS

Spanish hazardous waste disposal company installs first recycling line for HDPE containers

ENDOLYS

Planning approval clears way for plastic film pyrolysis facility / Operations due to start by end of 2026

KURUCSAI PLASTIC

Hungarian packaging manufacturer invests in PET tech

COVESTRO / BYD

German giant signs materials cooperation agreement with Chinese EV maker

ITALY

More than three-quarters of packaging recycled in 2025

GERMAN ECONOMY

Improved expectations continue to brighten business climate in July – Ifo

TOTALENERGIES

Petrochemicals division benefits significantly from higher selling prices

ONGROPACK

EUR 8.2 mn invested in expansion of PVC sheet extrusion / Orders from outside Europe rise

GR3N

Funding secured for industrial-scale chemical PET recycling plant in Spain

PLASTICS RECYCLING USA

Congressional committee hears arguments on SUP waste control packages / Industry fears tougher state laws / Consumer advocates divided

FOOD PACKAGING

OPP films dominate Europe's flexible food packaging market – Schönwald study

ALIPLAST

Italian recycler acquires majority stake in Polish LDPE specialist Kronos Polymer

PACKAGING GERMANY

Consumers attach increasing importance to waste separation and sustainability – AVU Packaging Monitor

ORBIA

Polymer business lifts PVC group back into profit in Q2

DOW CHEMICAL

Higher selling prices drive turnaround / Q2 net income back in black

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks July: Tough negotiations over further price cuts / Sluggish demand persists despite largely normal supply levels / Further price cuts expected by September

POLYMER PRICES

Butadiene August: Rise in naphtha costs dampens downtrend