Despite a brief uptake in nominal sales during the first half of 2026, the European chemical sector remains trapped in a structural competitiveness crisis driven by high energy costs, low capacity utilization, and severe global oversupply.
Groundbreaking Plant Based Food Packaging Solutions Disrupt Traditional Plastics Market The global drive toward circular industrial materials reached a defining milestone as rigid film manufacturing giant Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) entered into a strategic capacity reservation agreement with chemical technology innovator Avantium. The deal centers on evaluating and scaling next-generation plant based food packaging using polyethylene…
NAPCOR’s new PET decarbonization roadmap shows how the U.S. packaging industry can cut emissions up to 57% by 2050 while production grows, thanks to recycling, efficiency and innovation.
Arpanon Beverage Company partners with packaging leader Sidel to launch a 9-gram ultra-lightweight 600ml PET bottle for its SENDAI brand. The solution cuts raw plastic by 30%, halves energy consumption, and slashes waste by five-fold without sacrificing bottle strength.
Allianz Trade’s Sector Atlas 2026 flags a “Sensitive” risk for Europe’s chemical industry, as high energy costs, Asian overcapacity and weak demand reshape the plastics and olefins landscape.
Discover the latest PET bottle grade chip price trends, upstream feedstock impacts, and global supply shifts shaping packaging costs today.
Indorama Ventures and REBHAN have launched a clear, thick-wall PET bottle platform that gives beauty brands a glass-like look with lighter, shatter-resistant performance and recycled-feedstock options.
Clariant says AddWorks™ PPA 101 FG offers film producers a non-fluorinated way to control melt fracture and die build-up in polyolefin extrusion. Here is what the product claims, where it may fit, and what converters should validate before switching.
A UN roadmap explains how reuse, better recycling and safer alternatives could reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040.
