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WPU: Vitol subsidiary plans new chemical recycling plant for end-of-life plastics in Rotterdam

06:08 - WPU, Vitol’s plastics recycling business, is planning to build a new chemical recycling plant for end-of-life plastic waste in the Port of Rotterdam. The site is to be located next to Vitol’s VPR refinery. The planned facility is designed for a processing capacity of 80,000 tonnes of post-consumer plastics...

Aimplas: Spanish plastics technology center expands revenue, research activities and services

06:06 - The Spanish plastics technology center Aimplas increased its revenue to EUR 26.7 million in 2025, achieving growth of more than ten percent. At the same time, the institute carried out more than 300 projects in research, development and innovation. According to Aimplas, this generated an economic return...

Trinseo: Price Increase for PMMA Resins in EMEA

07.04.2026 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price increase of 200 Euro/MT for all "Altuglas" polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resins, effective April 1, 2026, or as existing contract terms allow. As the company further states, this increase...

ifo: Business Climate in German Automotive Industry Deteriorates

07.04.2026 - The business climate in the German automotive industry deteriorated somewhat in March. The indicator fell to minus 18.7 points, down from minus 15.7* points in February. “Companies assessed their current business situation as considerably worse than in the previous month, but raised their business expectations,”...

Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene, ABS, and SAN in Europe

07.04.2026 - Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe recently announced a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS, and SAN grades. Effective April 1, 2026, or depending on existing contract terms, the prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:...

Moretto: Peripheral equipment specialist launches European roadshow for plastics processors

02.04.2026 - The Italian peripheral equipment specialist Moretto has announced its “Moretto in Motion 2026” roadshow. With this event series, the company aims to bring its plastics processing technologies directly to customer sites in Italy and other European countries. The roadshow concept is designed to present...

Domo: Leuna plant secured through acquisition – Future company name to be Leuna-Polyamid GmbH

01.04.2026 - The shutdown of the Domo Caproleuna chemical plant in Leuna has been averted. The insolvency administrator for Domo Chemicals’ German sites, Prof. Dr. Lucas F. Flöther, has transferred the site to a rescue company founded by InfraLeuna and Leuna-Harze. Operations were transferred to the buyer on April...

BASF: New Verbund site in Zhanjiang officially commissioned

31.03.2026 - On March 26, 2026, BASF officially inaugurated its new Verbund site in Zhanjiang, located in Guangdong Province in southern China. Covering around four square kilometers, the site is one of the company’s largest single investments in the Chinese market. According to BASF, more than 2,000 employees work...

Tecnimont: Subsidiary NextChem plans „NXReplast“ plants in Africa and Asia

31.03.2026 - Technology company NextChem is evaluating the construction of new plants for processing plastic waste in Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. In a press release issued recently, the company, which belongs to the Italian industrial plant engineering group Maire Tecnimont, announced that it had been...

Röhm: Chemical recycling integrated into MMA plant in Worms

30.03.2026 - At its Worms site, Röhm is for the first time deploying a proprietary technology on an industrial scale that enables the processing of chemically recycled methyl methacrylate (MMA). The feedstock is polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), which is converted back into MMA through a depolymerization process....

Changhua Chemical: Chinese company starts production of PCE polyols

30.03.2026 - Chinese company Changhua Chemical has commissioned a plant for the production of polycarbonate ether polyols (PCE polyols). This was announced in recent days by the British company Econic Technologies, whose CO2-based polyol production technology is being used at the new plant. According to the announcement,...

Borouge Group International: OMV and Adnoc Advance Formation Plans, Appoint Management and Supervisory Board

26.03.2026 - OMV and Adnoc have announced further progress in the establishment of Borouge Group International AG. A key development is an agreement that will allow Borouge Plc, and subsequently the new company, to market output from the new Borouge 4 production complex. The arrangement is expected to generate cumulative...

K.D. Feddersen Distribution: Europe-wide Distribution of PEEK Products from Jilin Joinature

26.03.2026 - K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG is expanding its portfolio in the field of engineering plastics to include PEEK products from Jilin Joinature Polymer Co., Ltd., based in Changchun, China. In future, these high-performance plastics will be marketed in Europe by K.D. Feddersen Distribution under the “ZYPEEK”...

Arkema: Expansion of PVDF Capacities in China

26.03.2026 - The French specialty chemicals group Arkema is planning a further expansion of its capacities for the production of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) in China. According to a press release, a new production unit is to be built at the company’s existing Changshu site in Jiangsu Province, eastern China....

ifo: Business Climate Index Down in March

26.03.2026 - Sentiment among companies in Germany has dropped by a considerable degree. The ifo Business Climate Index fell in March to 86.4 points, down from 88.4 points in February as a result of more pessimistic expectations. Assessments of the current situation, however, remain unchanged. Uncertainty among companies...

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