July 27, 2026 - The company, part of Germany’s Hillenbrand Group, has announced plans to close its engineering operations in Ferrara.
July 24, 2026 - Production has become loss-making, partly because of strong competition from Asia. Around 140 jobs are at risk at the Novara site.
July 6, 2026 - The €4 billion deal covers Continental’s industrial activities. Following the divestment, the German group will become a pure-play tire manufacturer.
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.
January 9, 2026 - The proposal submitted in October by the U.S. investment firm was endorsed. Closing expected by the end of the first quarter of 2026.
October 15, 2025 - Deal finalized for the acquisition of a U.S.-based company specialized in machinery and solutions for plastics processing and recycling.
May 8, 2025 - Deal includes intermediates, polyamides, and engineering polymers; textile division remains with founding family.
February 24, 2025 - Italy-based group to transfer its polyamide and engineering polymers division to private equity firm, shifting focus to textiles.
September 11, 2026 - The company becomes sole owner of the Seine-et-Marne plant producing circular petrochemical feedstock from hard-to-recycle plastic waste.
September 11, 2026 - No binding offers for the German site; plants are set to shut down in the coming weeks.
September 11, 2026 - Italian recycler Aliplast recovers Cantina Pizzolato’s pallet-cover films and turns them into raw material for new packaging.
September 11, 2026 - Roland Janssen takes over as Chief Commercial Officer as Borouge International advances its integration and growth priorities.
September 10, 2026 - The Worms project will increase automation in raw materials handling and support more efficient film production.
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 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 - 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.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
