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Login Price Data Overview Contract prices (Western Europe) Feedstocks / Aromatics Standard Thermoplastics Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate Engineering Thermoplastics Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate Composites / GRP Polyurethanes Polymer Price Forecasts Spot prices Feedstocks / Aromatics Polymers Chart Generator Price Reports World Regions China North America Russia Producers' Announcements Tools My Prices Price Details Chart Generator Excel Generator Plastixx Plastixx ST & TT A-Plastixx Methodology Logistics Methodology Become a PIE Price Reporter News Overview Companies Polymer Materials Machinery Processing Applications Other Markets Polymer Materials Machinery Processing Applications Regions and Countries Other Materials, Production and Engineering Polymer Materials Machinery Research New Products Other Other topics Management Interviews Branche und Environment Editorials Events PIE Market Survey Plasstic Fantastic Products PIE Subscription About PIE Free trial Order your subscription Polymer Price Forecasts Spot Price Monitor PIE Price Delivery Solution (PDS) Polyglobe About us The company Our team Contact Press releases Privay Login E-mail Address Password Login Speichern Reset password Create new user account Close window In the Spotlight AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU: Council and Parliament agree on lower recyclate targets under ELVR / Extension to include trucks and motor bikes — By PIE staff — Against the backdrop of ongoing pressures on Europe’s automotive sector, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached a provisional agreement on reduced recyclate utilisation targets under the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation. Under the deal, six years after the regulation enters into force, at least 15% of the plastic content in new vehicles must come... (02.03.2026) PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION Wrapping, straps officially exempt from 100% reuse targets under PPWR / EU Commission adopts delegated act — By Heather Arnest Liesch — In the first delegated act adopted under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the European Commission on 25 February exempted pallet wrapping and strapping bands from the 100% reuse requirement. The decision concerns Articles 29 and 29 and covers transport and sales... (06:00) EU TRADE Commission to enact Mercosur trade deal / Move bypasses Parliament's call for legal review — By Eric Culp — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on 27 February that the EU will proceed with the provisional implementation of the recently concluded Mercosur trade pact with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The move followed the European Parliament’s January decision to... (27.02.2026) SOCIAL PLASTICS Focusing on the fundamentals: Plastic Bank CEO & founder David Katz on designing a traceable plastic credit system that works / Utilising blockchain, fintech, AI in emerging markets — By Heather Arnest Liesch & Kai Nitsche — In 2013, David Katz founded Plastic Bank on a simple idea: waste is only waste if we fail to value it. This premise has since grown into a global system that links environmental protection with economic empowerment. In an interview with PIE, he talks about... (27.02.2026) TURKEY Plastics processors invest less in 2025 / Machine utilisation stagnates / Low domestic value creation – Pagev report — By PIE staff — For Turkey’s plastics processing industry, 2025 was a mixed year. Although the production of plastic components continued its upward trend that began after the slump of 2023, the volume of 10 mn t for 2025 was still below the levels seen in 2021 and 2022. Three years after the devastating... (27.02.2026) PIE INDUSTRY TALK From Learnings to Earnings: Experts break down European plastics markets 2025–2026 / Recording of webinar now available — By PIE staff — Your go-to for business news, Plastics Information Europe, kicked off the PIE Industry Talks webinar series on 19 February 2026 with a data-rich look at how the global plastics landscape has shifted since 2022. Moderated by PIE’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief Somya Abrol, the webinar was joined... (26.02.2026) EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Sales start year on sour note / EVs dominate / Most majors suffer declines  — By Eric Culp — First-time car registrations in Europe kicked off 2026 with a 3.5% year-on-year drop to 960,000 units, according to the European automobile manufacturers’ association ACEA. January sales data for the EU, EFTA, and the UK, showed a month-on-month decline of 18%. Registrations were mixed in... 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Latest News POLYMER PRICES Styrene March: Reference price continues to rise / Fourth consecutive monthly increase 16:47 POLYMER PRICES PVC February: Prices seemingly frozen solid / Cold spell paralyses customer markets / Spring revival hoped for 12:42 POLYMER PRICES PET February: Prices still trending moderately upwards / Imports delayed / Buyers continue building up stocks / Uncertainty could last well into spring 12:40 POLYMER PRICES Benzene March: Benchmark price turns downwards / Upward trend of previous months comes to an end 10:14 POLYMER PRICES Paraxylene February: Contract price continues upward trend 10:04 LYONDELLBASELL Polyolefin major lowers recyclate targets / CEO says group needs to align pace to market conditions / Competitor Borealis seemingly failing to achieve its goals 06:00 GRÄSSLIN Distribution of Borealis polyolefins in Germany 06:00 COVESTRO Steep drop in 2025 earnings following lower selling prices, Dormagen fire / Core profit projected flat in 2026 / Net debt cut after Adnoc capital infusion 27.02.2026 BASF Pace of cost cuts quickens as economic slowdown deepens in final quarter / Profits, sales in Q4 drop on lower prices, currency swings 27.02.2026 More... Price Reports and Announcements POLYMER PRICES Styrene March: Reference price continues to rise / Fourth consecutive monthly increase 16:47 POLYMER PRICES PVC February: Prices seemingly frozen solid / Cold spell paralyses customer markets / Spring revival hoped for 12:42 POLYMER PRICES PET February: Prices still trending moderately upwards / Imports delayed / Buyers continue building up stocks / Uncertainty could last well into spring 12:40 POLYMER PRICES Benzene March: Benchmark price turns downwards / Upward trend of previous months comes to an end 10:14 POLYMER PRICES Paraxylene February: Contract price continues upward trend 10:04 POLYMER PRICES Propylene March: US-Iran conflict results in notably firmer prices 27.02.2026 POLYNT Price increases across entire portfolio in Europe 25.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES Butadiene March: Contract price edges higher again 25.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks February: Downward trend for TDI remains intact / Rollover predominates otherwise / Little restocking at start of year / End of Chinese export subsidies could cause disruption for polyols 20.02.2026 AOC Resin producer plans price hikes for EMEA region 20.02.2026 More Price Reports... 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Readers' Choice CELANESE Compounder expects turnaround from mid-year after difficult 2025 / Future of in-house polymer production unclear 20.02.2026 EUROPEAN INDUSTRY SUMMIT European chemical industry on the edge / Business fleeing the continent / Supply-chain disruptions threaten domino effect – Central European perspective 20.02.2026 GLOBAL ECONOMY US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs / Next steps unclear / Business groups warn of more uncertainty 20.02.2026 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY ‘Something is clearly going very wrong in Germany' – GKV president / Industry turnover, processing volume to fall by 2% in 2025 20.02.2026 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Sales start year on sour note / EVs dominate / Most majors suffer declines 25.02.2026 LOGISTICS Hapag-Lloyd acquires Israeli competitor / Maersk expands terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany 19.02.2026 EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business climate best in six months / Local processor optimism impresses / Eurozone, UK manufacturing moods brighten 24.02.2026 TOTALENERGIES Petrochemicals perform well in 2025 / Gradual phase-out in Europe conceivable nevertheless / ‘Naphtha has a competitive disadvantage that cannot be offset' 19.02.2026 Start a free trial! 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