December 10, 2025 - EFSA tasked with providing scientific opinion on potential health risks related to the presence of these substances in food, water and air.
October 23, 2025 - The new regulation will enter into force 20 days after publication in the OJEU, but full implementation will take two to three years.
September 22, 2025 - The draft regulation to prevent pellet spills and reduce microplastic pollution now moves to the European Parliament for a final vote in October.
April 24, 2025 - After the success of The Plastics Paradox, the American scientist is back with a new work aiming to debunk persistent myths about plastics.
April 11, 2025 - The European Parliament and Council have reached an agreement on rules to prevent pellet losses in order to reduce microplastic pollution.
March 18, 2025 - Accidental spill from a Portuguese-flagged container ship follows a collision with a U.S. oil tanker off the English coast.
September 16, 2024 - A European research program suggests that food preparation processes, rather than packaging materials, may be responsible for contamination.
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.
