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Sinopec: Subsidiary Starts Up World’s Largest PVOH Plant

17.08.2026 - Chinese state-owned petrochemical group Sinopec has commissioned a new plant for the production of the thermoplastic polymer polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH or PVA). According to a company press release, the facility at the Chongqing site in southwestern China has an annual production capacity of 50,000...

DPEC: New Plastics Recycling Plant Commissioned in Vietnam

14.08.2026 - Dowon Phu Thai Environmental Joint Stock Company (DPEC) commissioned its new plastics recycling plant at the Dong Van I Industrial Park in Vietnam’s Ninh Binh Province at the end of July 2026. The joint venture between Phu Thai, PTC Holdings and the South Korean partners Dowon and Dux Industry produces...

BioBTX: Plant for Aromatics from Plastic Waste Planned

14.08.2026 - BioBTX plans to build its first commercial-scale plant based on the Integrated Catalytic Cracking Process (ICCP) at the Delfzijl chemical park in the Netherlands. The facility is expected to process around 20,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste per year and create 35 new jobs. Using catalytic pyrolysis,...

BASF: Price Increase for Neopentyl Glycol and 1,6-Hexanediol in Europe

12.08.2026 - BASF is increasing the selling prices for neopentyl glycol (NPG) and 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) in Europe with immediate effect or as existing contractual agreements allow. The price of neopentyl glycol will increase by EUR 250 per metric ton, while the price of 1,6-hexanediol will rise by EUR 300 per metric...

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

12.08.2026 - 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 August 1, 2026, or depending on existing contract terms, the prices for the products listed below will increase as follows:...

Amiblu: Expansion of GRP Pipe Production in Morocco

12.08.2026 - GRP pipe manufacturer Amiblu has commissioned a third production line at its site in Nouaceur, Morocco. According to the company, it invested around €15.2 million in the expansion. The new line increases the plant’s annual production capacity to the equivalent of 660 kilometres of DN800 pipes. At...

Lanxess: Price Increase for Adipic Acid

10.08.2026 - Lanxess is increasing its prices for adipic acid worldwide with immediate effect. The average increase amounts to EUR 150 per metric ton. The specialty chemicals company cites ongoing and cumulative cost increases as the reason for the adjustment. In particular, higher raw material and energy costs...

Dongguan Baier Plastic Expands High-Performance Plastics Capacity with Three Coperion Twin-Screw Extruders

07.08.2026 - Dongguan Baier Plastic is expanding its production capacity for high-performance engineering plastics with the addition of three ZSK Mc18 twin-screw extruders from Coperion. The machines are designed to process demanding compounds at melt temperatures of up to 450°C. The company processes a broad...

PureCycle increases recycled PP production and sales

07.08.2026 - PureCycle Technologies increased production and commercial activity for its PureFive recycled polypropylene (PP) in the second quarter of 2026. The company also brought an in-house compounding operation online and reported further customer approvals. Despite higher revenue, however, PureCycle remained...

Erema: Group Remains Profitable Despite Significant Revenue Decline

07.08.2026 - The Erema Group closed the 2025/26 financial year profitably despite challenging market conditions. Revenue fell by 28 percent year-on-year to €235 million. The Austrian supplier of plastics recycling technologies cites weak demand for recyclates, high energy costs, intense international competition...

Japan: Nine Companies Trial Joint Recycling Model for Flexible Plastic Packaging

06.08.2026 - The Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI) has launched a cross-industry demonstration project in Japan for the recycling of flexible plastic packaging. Commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, the project involves nine companies from the chemicals, printing, packaging and plastics industries....

Hexpol: Swedish Group to Acquire Italian Compounder Vipa

06.08.2026 - Swedish plastics group Hexpol is acquiring Italian compounding company Vipa Group. The Swedish company announced the agreement in a press release at the end of July. Under the terms of the deal, Hexpol will acquire 100 percent of the shares in Vipa, which has so far been controlled by the Paolini...

ifo: Business Expectations in German Automotive Industry Improve Considerably

05.08.2026 - The Business Climate Index in the German automotive industry has risen significantly. The figure stood in July at -15.6 points, down from -21.6* points in June. Although companies continued to assess their business situation as just as poor as in the previous month and plan to cut more jobs, their business...

Modus: Chemical PET Recycling Plant Planned in Huelva

04.08.2026 - The Spanish company Modelo de Upcycling Sostenible, S.L. — Modus for short — is planning to build a chemical recycling plant for PET waste in the Parque Huelva Empresarial industrial estate in Huelva, the capital of Huelva province in south-western Andalusia. At the end of July 2026, the competent environmental...

Salzgitter: Sale of Klöckner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH

04.08.2026 - Salzgitter AG is selling Klöckner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH to the German-French industrial group Name & Mawi Partners S.A.S. (NMP). The transaction forms part of the company’s active portfolio management and the continued implementation of its “Salzgitter AG 2030” corporate strategy. Subject to the...

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