July 31, 2026 - London-based biotech company Epoch Biodesign has acquired the polyamide 66 polymerisation unit in Blanes.
June 22, 2026 - Leuna-Polyamid has filed for self-administration proceedings amid a liquidity shortage, about two and a half months after taking over the former Domo Chemicals site.
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.
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.
April 30, 2026 - The acquisition concerns some activities - but not the plants - of Polytechnyl, a French company belonging to the Domo Chemicals group.
April 1, 2026 - A new company backed by InfraLeuna and Leuna-Harze has taken over the polyamide 6 production plant.
February 4, 2026 - Domo Polymer Solutions Spain has filed for a “concurso de acreedores” under Spanish law. The Blanes site is currently idle.
January 16, 2026 - Polytechnyl placed under 'redressement judiciaire' as administrators and management assess finances and restructuring options; operations continue at the Saint-Fons and Valence sites.
January 15, 2026 - The state of Saxony-Anhalt has cited public safety risks from shutting down facilities amid severe winter conditions.
December 30, 2025 - The downturn in Europe’s chemicals industry and extra-EU imports have impacted three German companies of the Belgian group active in polyamides.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 8, 2026 - The French group has acquired domestic company Polyex, a specialist in polyethylene film extrusion and industrial packaging.
September 8, 2026 - For the German group, this is its second acquisition in the sheet segment in just a few months.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
July 30, 2025 - Search for a buyer falls through; Chapter 11 exit slated for 2026 under the ownership of its principal lenders.
The World Packaging Organisation has established an annual event to highlight packaging’s contribution to safety, sustainability and economic development.
The Düsseldorf packaging trade fair will return in 2029 with a six-day format running from Sunday to Friday.
The plastics recycling exhibition and conference brought together industry players, policymakers and technology suppliers at RAI Amsterdam.
All key indicators remained negative in 2025, underlining the depth of the crisis facing the country’s plastics industry.
Visitor sign-up for the Milan triennial on plastics, rubber and composites begins in ten days.
A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.
