March 1, 2026 - Piaceplast offers an all-PET solution with high recycled content, combining advanced performance with shrinkable and barrier-grade properties for food contact applications.
February 27, 2026 - EU delegated act eases pallet wrapping rules for intra-group and same-member-state operators, leaves cross-border reuse obligation.
February 23, 2026 - The draft EU text defining the methods for calculating recycled content in PET bottles has been circulated.
February 23, 2026 - Developed through a partnership between Indorama Ventures and Italy’s AMB, the new multilayer structure combines food-grade performance with compliance with upcoming EU packaging rules.
February 20, 2026 - Developed for the South Korean market, the bottle is designed for end-of-life chemical recycling, yielding lactic acid monomer.
February 18, 2026 - Petcore Europe President Antonello Ciotti on collapsing margins, weak demand for rPET and the import squeeze.
February 17, 2026 - The technology unveiled by Sidel in September has been operating for more than a year at Refresco’s Bruchsal plant in Germany as part of a bottle lightweighting project.
February 13, 2026 - The financial transaction, announced at the end of last year, raises no competition concerns, according to the antitrust authority.
February 9, 2026 - Draft implementing act approved: mass balance with “fuel-use exempt” included; extra-EU rPET excluded until November 2027.
February 5, 2026 - The deal covers waste-collection bags and home-organization containers, including Domopak Spazzy, Misterpack and Domopak Living.
July 15, 2026 - Higher prices and volumes drove second-quarter growth, prompting the chemicals group to raise its 2026 EBITDA forecast.
July 15, 2026 - Hera Group has signed an agreement to acquire a plant from Kronos Polymer for sorting, grinding and washing polyethylene waste.
July 15, 2026 - As set out in the protocol signed last year at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, the Versalis unit will be placed in preserved state.
July 14, 2026 - The British group is shutting down its European chemical recycling operations amid weak demand and regulatory uncertainty.
July 14, 2026 - The acquisition will combine complementary manufacturing, distribution and application capabilities in mobile and industrial hydraulics.
July 10, 2026 - DePoly has inaugurated a demonstration plant for the depolymerisation of polyester waste at CIMO in Monthey, ahead of a planned move to industrial scale.
November 22, 2024 - The polyurethane equipment manufacturer acquires a majority stake in Linden Polyurethane.
February 11, 2025 - Production closures announced in Japan, Spain and Thailand as the company shifts focus from basic chemicals to specialties.
September 24, 2025 - Negotiations launched with a potential buyer; closing of the transaction expected in mid-2026 if successful.
December 17, 2025 - A private equity vehicle backed by Vórtx Capital and IG4 Capital will take over Novonor’s stake and share control of the petrochemical group with Petrobras.
January 21, 2026 - The European PVC producer has filed for insolvency for its plants in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and Runcorn, United Kingdom.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
