February 3, 2026 - With a third pyrolysis unit online at Baytown, capacity exceeds 100,000 tonnes; a fourth unit and a Beaumont plant are planned.
November 20, 2025 - The Fife Ethylene Plant may close in mid-February due to lack of government funding and failed attempts to find a buyer.
September 18, 2025 - The U.S. petrochemical group rejects Brussels’ draft proposal on mass balance allocation of recycled feedstock in chemical recycling.
July 2, 2025 - A second pyrolysis unit comes online in Baytown, Texas. Further investments confirmed across the U.S., Europe and Asia.
June 5, 2025 - Projects at risk include polyester chemical recycling and green hydrogen–based ethylene production, both in Texas.
November 27, 2024 - A second Circularity Center has been announced in Texas to process waste for mechanical and chemical recycling.
November 22, 2024 - Over $200 million allocated for new plants in Texas to move closer to the 450,000-ton annual target.
October 3, 2024 - The Signature Polymers approach will distinguish the American company's offerings and integrate them with new services.
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.
