Global oil prices surge past historic benchmarks, with Brent reaching $108 and WTI touching $103 due to escalating US-Iran conflict, pipeline shutdowns, and Gulf shipping chokepoints.
Driven by PLA bioplastics and semiconductor cleaning, lactic acid fermentation is shifting from a simple commodity to a strategic global material.
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.
EMV Capital revives a major Rotterdam chemical‑recycling plant through Winalot BV, aiming to restart operations with DeepTech Recycling’s reactor technology and strengthen Europe’s circular‑economy infrastructure.
Brent is trading near $107 a barrel and WTI near $103 as the US-Iran war, shipping disruption and attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure intensify supply concerns.
A clear, web‑ready guide to the BRICS New Delhi Declaration of 12 September 2026: what it says on UN reform, trade rules, Middle East tensions, terrorism, and what it means for markets and the Global South.
At Fakuma 2026, MAAG Group presents game-changing polymer processing tools, including a PVC gear pump that cuts energy use by 20% and fast optical quality testing.
TotalEnergies takes 100% ownership of the Grandpuits plastics recycling plant, accelerating advanced chemical recycling to turn complex plastic waste into circular feedstocks.
A landmark Forum Rezyklat study reveals a massive 454,000-tonne capacity shortfall in European PET tray recycling as mandatory EU PPWR targets loom large.