December 19, 2025 - The UK chemicals group commits £150 million, partly backed by government support, to keep the Scottish petrochemical hub competitive.
November 19, 2025 - The Lavera plant will be modernised and made more efficient thanks to an investment of over €250 million.
November 14, 2025 - European PS supply to be consolidated in Antwerp. ABS unit in Wingles to remain operational.
November 11, 2025 - Chemical group files cases against low-cost, high-carbon chemical imports it says threaten European industry.
October 13, 2025 - Two facilities in Germany to close and job cuts planned in the UK as Ineos warns that high energy prices, carbon costs, and weak trade defences are pushing Europe’s chemical industry to the brink.
September 26, 2025 - The first batch of styrene monomer obtained through depolymerisation of packaging waste delivered to Ineos Styrolution.
September 16, 2025 - The Ineos subsidiary suspends chloromethane production in Tavaux. Capacity will be optimized at the Italian site to support customers.
August 6, 2025 - Standing nearly 100 meters tall, the key distillation unit will soon rise at the Lillo site, marking a milestone in Europe’s largest petrochemical investment.
July 18, 2025 - The Ineos Corporate Affairs Director Tom Crotty says the Chemical Industry Action Plan fails to tackle two critical problems: high gas prices and carbon-emission costs.
April 7, 2025 - The four giant furnaces, shipped from Thailand, will be installed in the ethane cracker Ineos is building in Belgium.
January 14, 2026 - Ola and Lars Hugoson pass the baton of the Swedish compounder to the third generation of the family.
January 14, 2026 - The USD 7.4 billion industrial group will operate through two distinct business units under a new permanent capital platform.
January 14, 2026 - Ketan Joshi of BASF takes over the leadership of the association representing the European petrochemical industry.
January 13, 2026 - Eleven standout projects spanning aerospace, mobility, energy and digital, selected in Paris from 154 entries.
January 13, 2026 - Volker Nilles joins the German injection molding machine manufacturer’s executive management as Chief Executive Officer.
January 13, 2026 - Toyoda Gosei refines devulcanization to boost recycled content in vehicles, enabling EPDM weatherstrips with reclaimed rubber.
January 8, 2026 - The Saudi group divests its European petrochemicals business and its engineering thermoplastics activities in Europe and the Americas through two separate transactions worth more than $950 million.
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.
January 9, 2026 - Sol Tiox acquires the former Venator Italy site; €35–40 million planned to upgrade the production lines.
January 5, 2026 - The 2026 budget law defers the single-use plastics levy to 2027 and reintroduces hyper-depreciation for capital goods with extended timelines.
January 8, 2026 - The 1-million-ton-per-year unit anchors the Chinese Verbund, set to become the group’s third-largest global site.
The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.
Exhibitors can sign up by June 15 to receive a 20% discount, or by July 31 for a 10% reduction. Additional savings are available for those booking more space than in 2023.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
