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Lone Star combines DOMO EM with RadiciGroup

May 12, 2026 - The fund has completed the acquisition of the Belgian group’s engineering plastics business, creating a new European platform in polyamide compounds.

Celanese reshapes nylon operations

May 8, 2026 - The company is repositioning its global polymerization network to improve supply chain efficiency, performance and operational agility.

Engel tackles crisis with dual-brand strategy

May 8, 2026 - The Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer is seeking to address the sector’s structural challenges through internationalisation and portfolio diversification.

Trexel and Roctool join forces

May 8, 2026 - By combining their respective MuCell and Heat & Cool technologies, the companies will be able to mould lightweight components with high surface quality.

EU confirms duties on Chinese adipic acid

May 8, 2026 - The European Commission has made the anti-dumping measures imposed last November definitive, with duties ranging from 29.1% to 42.3%.

Best Polymer Producers Awards put on hold

May 8, 2026 - Polymers for Europe Alliance has suspended voting for the 2026 edition due to unprecedented instability in polymer availability, costs and prices.

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BASF to shut down additional plants in Ludwigshafen

September 10, 2024 - The chemical company announces permanent shutdown of adipic acid, cyclododecanone, and cyclopentanone production in the German petchem site.

EU confirms duties on Chinese adipic acid

May 8, 2026 - The European Commission has made the anti-dumping measures imposed last November definitive, with duties ranging from 29.1% to 42.3%.

Aequita forms Velogy with LYB and Sabic assets

May 4, 2026 - The new company is expected to integrate LyondellBasell’s and Sabic’s European petrochemicals and polyolefins operations.

Celanese reshapes nylon operations

May 8, 2026 - The company is repositioning its global polymerization network to improve supply chain efficiency, performance and operational agility.

Lone Star takes over Radici and DOMO engineering plastics

May 4, 2026 - The acquisition of the Italian group’s businesses has been completed, while a binding agreement has been signed for the Belgian group’s Engineered Materials.

EVENTS

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

German plastics output keeps falling

All key indicators remained negative in 2025, underlining the depth of the crisis facing the country’s plastics industry.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Plast 2026: free registration opens 2 March

Visitor sign-up for the Milan triennial on plastics, rubber and composites begins in ten days.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

PRS Europe 2026 agenda unveiled

A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Plastics fair Fakuma confirms Friedrichshafen

With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Petcore chooses Rome for annual PET event

The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Talks resume on the Global Plastics Treaty

A new session of the UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has been scheduled for August in Geneva.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

GreenPlast: a closer look

The second edition of the exhibition-conference dedicated to plastics and environmental sustainability, scheduled for late May 2025 in Milan, was officially presented.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Innovation and sustainability in PVC pipes

Appointment in Prague on Oct. 17 for the Third Conference Organized by the PVC4Pipes Platform.

Milan, Italy, June 9–12, 2026

German plastics output keeps falling

All key indicators remained negative in 2025, underlining the depth of the crisis facing the country’s plastics industry.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

German plastics output keeps falling

All key indicators remained negative in 2025, underlining the depth of the crisis facing the country’s plastics industry.

Milan, Italy, June 9–12, 2026

Plast 2026: free registration opens 2 March

Visitor sign-up for the Milan triennial on plastics, rubber and composites begins in ten days.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Plast 2026: free registration opens 2 March

Visitor sign-up for the Milan triennial on plastics, rubber and composites begins in ten days.

Milan, Italy, June 9–12, 2026

PRS Europe 2026 agenda unveiled

A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

PRS Europe 2026 agenda unveiled

A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.

Milan, Italy, June 9–12, 2026

Plastics fair Fakuma confirms Friedrichshafen

With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Plastics fair Fakuma confirms Friedrichshafen

With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.

Milan, Italy, June 9–12, 2026

Petcore chooses Rome for annual PET event

The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Petcore chooses Rome for annual PET event

The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.

Milan, Italy, June 9–12, 2026

Talks resume on the Global Plastics Treaty

A new session of the UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has been scheduled for August in Geneva.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Talks resume on the Global Plastics Treaty

A new session of the UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has been scheduled for August in Geneva.

Milan, Italy, June 9–12, 2026

GreenPlast: a closer look

The second edition of the exhibition-conference dedicated to plastics and environmental sustainability, scheduled for late May 2025 in Milan, was officially presented.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

GreenPlast: a closer look

The second edition of the exhibition-conference dedicated to plastics and environmental sustainability, scheduled for late May 2025 in Milan, was officially presented.

Milan, Italy, June 9–12, 2026

Innovation and sustainability in PVC pipes

Appointment in Prague on Oct. 17 for the Third Conference Organized by the PVC4Pipes Platform.

Milan, 9–12 June 2026

Innovation and sustainability in PVC pipes

Appointment in Prague on Oct. 17 for the Third Conference Organized by the PVC4Pipes Platform.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

German plastics output keeps falling

All key indicators remained negative in 2025, underlining the depth of the crisis facing the country’s plastics industry.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

Plast 2026: free registration opens 2 March

Visitor sign-up for the Milan triennial on plastics, rubber and composites begins in ten days.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

PRS Europe 2026 agenda unveiled

A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

Plastics fair Fakuma confirms Friedrichshafen

With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

Petcore chooses Rome for annual PET event

The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

Talks resume on the Global Plastics Treaty

A new session of the UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has been scheduled for August in Geneva.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

GreenPlast: a closer look

The second edition of the exhibition-conference dedicated to plastics and environmental sustainability, scheduled for late May 2025 in Milan, was officially presented.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

Innovation and sustainability in PVC pipes

Appointment in Prague on Oct. 17 for the Third Conference Organized by the PVC4Pipes Platform.