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Video: Recycling of styrenics in Porto Marghera

April 2, 2025 - We visited and filmed the new Versalis mechanical recycling plant for styrenic waste, built on the grounds of the former petrochemical site in Venice.

5,500 Tons for automotive

December 4, 2024 - [VIDEO] We visited Engel's technology center in St. Valentin to witness the duo combi press with a 5,500-ton clamping force in action, molding large battery components for automotive applications.

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Second chance for Pryme One

September 14, 2026 - EMV Capital takes over the Rotterdam chemical recycling plant and plans to restart it using DeepTech Recycling’s fluidised-bed reactor technology.

Kitagawa wins 2026 Natta Award

September 14, 2026 - The 2025 Nobel laureate in Chemistry will deliver a lecture on porous MOF materials at Politecnico di Milano on 17 September.

TotalEnergies secures Grandpuits

September 11, 2026 - The company becomes sole owner of the Seine-et-Marne plant producing circular petrochemical feedstock from hard-to-recycle plastic waste.

Uncertain future for Leuna Polyamid

September 11, 2026 - No binding offers for the German site; plants are set to shut down in the coming weeks.

Winery film gets a second life

September 11, 2026 - Italian recycler Aliplast recovers Cantina Pizzolato’s pallet-cover films and turns them into raw material for new packaging.

Commercial change at Borouge

September 11, 2026 - Roland Janssen takes over as Chief Commercial Officer as Borouge International advances its integration and growth priorities.

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Commercial change at Borouge

September 11, 2026 - Roland Janssen takes over as Chief Commercial Officer as Borouge International advances its integration and growth priorities.

Second chance for Pryme One

September 14, 2026 - EMV Capital takes over the Rotterdam chemical recycling plant and plans to restart it using DeepTech Recycling’s fluidised-bed reactor technology.

Kitagawa wins 2026 Natta Award

September 14, 2026 - The 2025 Nobel laureate in Chemistry will deliver a lecture on porous MOF materials at Politecnico di Milano on 17 September.

Uncertain future for Leuna Polyamid

September 11, 2026 - No binding offers for the German site; plants are set to shut down in the coming weeks.

Bioplastics, growth without breakthrough

December 3, 2025 - Market data on biobased plastics, along with a set of forecasts, was released during the European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin.

EVENTS

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

WPO launches World Packaging Day

The World Packaging Organisation has established an annual event to highlight packaging’s contribution to safety, sustainability and economic development.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

interpack moves to June and trims format

The Düsseldorf packaging trade fair will return in 2029 with a six-day format running from Sunday to Friday.

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

PRS Europe marks its tenth edition with solid numbers

The plastics recycling exhibition and conference brought together industry players, policymakers and technology suppliers at RAI Amsterdam.

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.