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Lanxess: Declines in Sales and Earnings in 2025 – 550 Job Cuts Planned

07:37 - Lanxess closed fiscal year 2025 with declining key figures. Sales fell by 10.9 percent to €5.673 billion, while EBITDA before exceptional items decreased by 16.9 percent to €510 million. The EBITDA margin dropped from 9.6 percent to 9.0 percent. According to the specialty chemicals company, the reasons...

Röhm: Price increase for “Plexiglas” and “Pleximid” molding compounds

06:00 - Effective April 1, 2026, Röhm GmbH will increase the selling prices for its PMMA and PMMI molding compounds marketed under the “Plexiglas” and “Pleximid” brands. Where permitted under existing contractual agreements, the increase will amount to EUR 0.08 per kilogram for all products in the Europe,...

TotalEnergies: New chemical plastic recycling plant starts operations in France

19.03.2026 - TotalEnergies has commissioned what it says is France’s first advanced plastic recycling plant at its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. The facility has an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes. Its start-up is part of the conversion of the former refinery into a so-called “zero-crude” platform, meaning...

Haitian International: Revenue rises to around EUR 2.24 billion in 2025

19.03.2026 - Injection molding machine manufacturer Haitian International increased its revenue by around 10.0 percent year-on-year to RMB 17,733.2 million (approximately EUR 2,240.6 million) in fiscal year 2025. Profit attributable to shareholders rose by 7.2 percent to RMB 3,301.1 million (approximately EUR 417.1...

Fromto: Belgian plastics recycler to close Houthalen site

19.03.2026 - Belgian plastics recycler Fromto will close its factory in Houthalen. According to the company, the site, where residual plastics are processed into new products, has been posting heavy losses for several years. Thirty employees are affected. The company cites the main reasons as the persistent price...

BASF: Price increase for neopentyl glycol in Europe

18.03.2026 - With immediate effect, or as far as existing contractual agreements permit, BASF is increasing its selling prices for neopentyl glycol in Europe by EUR 350/MT. Neopentyl glycol (“Neol”) is an intermediate used, for example, in the production of polyester resins for coatings, unsaturated polyester...

GreenDot: Integration of the RG Group – Expansion of LDPE Recycling Capacity in France

18.03.2026 - The GreenDot Group has integrated the French RG Group, with two sites in Tence and Saint-Pal-de-Mons, into its company. With this move, GreenDot is expanding its activities into the French market while at the same time increasing its European recycling capacity in the LDPE segment. The group now comprises...

Erema + Amtec: New plastics recycling training center in Mumbai

18.03.2026 - On February 5, 2026, Erema and the Arvind Mehta Technology & Entrepreneurship Centre (“Amtec”), part of the All India Plastics Manufacturers Association (“AIPMA”), signed a memorandum of understanding in Mumbai to establish a Recycling Skill Center. The training center is set to open at the end of May...

Schmidt Plastics: Acquisition by the Aspen Pumps Group – Strategic Realignment and Expansion of the European Production Base

17.03.2026 - Effective November 1, 2025, the Aspen Pumps Group acquired the German company Schmidt. As part of the acquisition, the company will in future operate under the name Schmidt Plastics GmbH. This step comes against the backdrop of a challenging market environment that placed many companies in the sector...

Amcor: Plant expansion in Italy

17.03.2026 - Packaging group Amcor has expanded its film production capacities in Lugo di Vicenza in northern Italy. According to a press release, a new production line for recyclable high-barrier films has recently gone into operation at the site north of Vicenza. This will enable the large-scale production...

Brenntag: 2025 financial results reflect weak market environment – cost-cutting program accelerated

16.03.2026 - Brenntag has presented its financial results for fiscal year 2025 and at the same time announced an acceleration of its cost-cutting measures. The background is a persistently challenging macroeconomic environment marked by subdued demand, pricing pressure, and restrained industrial activity. The...

Kistler: Revenue stabilizes in 2025, investments in Asia and Winterthur aimed at securing growth

16.03.2026 - The Kistler Group generated revenue of 424 million Swiss francs in the 2025 financial year. Adjusted for currency effects, the decline amounted to 1 percent, or 5 percent in Swiss francs. Despite a challenging market environment, revenue levels therefore remained largely stable. Order intake developed...

Lanxess: Price increase for Trimethylolpropane

16.03.2026 - Specialty chemicals group Lanxess is raising its prices for Trimethylolpropane with immediate effect. The increase amounts to an average of 20 percent and applies worldwide. The company says this decision is driven by ongoing, cumulative cost increases. These include significantly higher energy costs...

Fuji Seal: Marieke Sauer-Ploegmakers takes over management of Fuji Seal Europe

16.03.2026 - Fuji Seal Europe has appointed Marieke Sauer-Ploegmakers as Managing Director of Fuji Seal Europe. She succeeds Yoichi Okazaki, who, as Global Chief Operating Officer, will in future focus more strongly on global strategy and the long-term growth priorities of the Fuji Seal Group. In her new role,...

Lanxess: Price increase for Hexanediol

13.03.2026 - Specialty chemicals group Lanxess is raising its prices for 1,6-Hexanediol with immediate effect. The increase amounts to an average of 20 percent and applies worldwide. The company says the decision is due to ongoing, cumulative cost increases. These include significantly higher energy costs and...

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