The European Union has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties of between 60% and 67.6% on polyamide yarn imported from China. The measure follows an investigation into unfair pricing and injury to European producers.
Belgian PET production sits at the intersection of packaging security, industrial competitiveness and Europe’s circular-economy targets. Growing import pressure and unstable international supply routes are making regional manufacturing capacity increasingly important.
PHA and PEF bioplastics are approaching a decisive commercial phase, offering different routes to lower-impact packaging, textiles and specialist materials.
Iran war oil prices have fallen from their latest highs, but Brent and WTI remain vulnerable to renewed attacks, disrupted shipping and setbacks in US-Iran diplomacy.
Cinte Techtextil China 2026 will connect technical textile, nonwoven and manufacturing specialists in Shanghai from 1–3 September.
The PETValue zero waste initiative links bottle-to-bottle recycling with Republic Cement’s resource recovery system, diverting caps and labels from landfill for use as alternative fuel.
Ferrara’s city council has unanimously backed around 80 Coperion employees facing collective redundancy, calling for negotiations, alternative investors and a plan to preserve the site’s specialist jobs.
Oil markets remain highly sensitive to developments in the US–Iran war. Brent is trading around $86 per barrel and WTI around $83 in the referenced market snapshot, while fragile diplomacy and risks to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continue to drive sharp price movements.
MOPET Belgium has opened a new recycling facility in Neufchâteau capable of processing PET bottles and trays into food-grade recycled material. The investment expands Belgium’s capacity for bottle-to-bottle and tray-to-tray recycling.