Ineos and Norwegian recycling company Recuro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a state-of-the-art advanced recycling facility at Ineos’ Bamble polymer site in Norway. Once commissioned, the plant will process up to 33,000 metric tonnes of end-of-life plastic waste annually, supporting the...

Global chemical leader LyondellBasell announced an innovative flexible packaging solution for Marabou chocolate bars, developed in collaboration with Mondelez International, Amcor, Taghleef Industries and other key industry players. Using LyondellBasell CirculenRevive polymers...

Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman and CEO of Ineos, has written a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, highlighting the extremely difficult situation facing the European chemical industry. In his letter, he stresses that the sector has now entered a genuine phase of contraction...

The Council of the European Union formally adopted the regulation concerning circularity requirements for vehicle design and the management of end-of-life vehicles (ELV). The new rules will ensure that new vehicles are designed and produced in a way that supports their...

Just over a fortnight after the close of Plast 2026, MacPlas met with Filippo Sola, Senior Sales Manager, Engineering Plastics at Basf Italia, to gather his impressions of the twentieth edition of the international triennial exhibition, an event to which the chemicals and plastics giant chose to return this year...

The sharp increase in oil prices during the first quarter of 2026, driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, temporarily altered the economics of the plastics market. As virgin plastics suddenly became more expensive, Europe’s plastics recycling industry experienced short-term relief from years of...

Versalis is taking part in Plast 2026 with an integrated portfolio of solutions developed together with Finproject and Novamont, reflecting complementary expertise brought together to respond to the evolution of markets and applications. The offering presented at the fair highlights an approach focused not only on...

The highlight of the Uniloy participation at Plast 2026 is the all-electric UCS 14.ED continuous extrusion shuttle blow moulding machine, representing its commitment to energy efficiency, sustainability, and advanced manufacturing technologies. The machine on display is a double station shuttle, featuring...

At Plast 2026, HT-Cooling presents the latest developments in its range for industrial cooling and process temperature control, developed to meet the plastics industry’s requirements for efficiency, reliability and sustainability. Among the new products exhibited by the company, particular attention is devoted to the...

Hager takes a new step forward in its sustainable journey with its renewed MCB Commercial Platform product range, which incorporates recycled material developed in collaboration with its partner Lati. This marks the second milestone in Hager’s partnership with Lati to apply circular economy principles to electric protection devices...