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16 Mar 2026
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) will make two strategic transactions to divest its European Petrochemicals (EP) business to AEQUITA and its Engineering Thermoplastics (ETP) business in the Americas and Europe to MUTARES, for a total combined enterprise value of $950 million.
Transaction: European Petrochemicals business
SABIC has agreed to sell its European Petrochemicals (EP) business to AEQUITA for a....
15 Mar 2026
10 March 2026 – Clariant has received approval from the European Commission for its renewable rice bran wax additives used in food-contact plastics, based on the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) positive safety assessment.
The authorisation was published under EU Regulation 2026/245, which amends Annex I of Regulation 10/2011 governing plastic materials intended for food contact. The decision allows the us....
11 Mar 2026
Demonstrations connect data flow, pack-to-pallet, coding, and traceability.
(PresseBox) 11 March 2026 (Düsseldorf, Germany— At Interpack 2026, Videojet Technologies, a global leader in coding, marking and printing solutions, will exhibit alongside Esko, a global provider of integrated software and hardware solutions for packaging. Together, the companies will demonstrate how packaging data moves from design an....
02 Feb 2026
The European Union will introduce stricter rules for imports of plastics, the European Commission said on Tuesday, as it attempts to help European recycling plants that are struggling to compete with cheaper imports.
Europe’s plastics-recycling industry has lost more capacity in 2025 than in any previous year, with low-cost plastic imports and high energy costs driving plant closures in countries including ....
02 Feb 2026
Lausanne, Switzerland 30 January 2026- Tetra Pak, together with leading Spanish beverage producer García Carrión, has unveiled the first-ever use of its paper-based barrier technology for juice packaging. This innovation in sustainable food packaging solutions marks a significant step towards reducing reliance on fossil-based materials, with the new packaging material now being rolled out across multi....
17 Jan 2026
10 Jan 2026 – BASF has successfully commissioned the steam cracker at its newly built Verbund site in Zhanjiang in South China as scheduled. This is the first cracker in the world using 100 percent renewable energy to drive its main compressors (eDrives). As the heart of the Verbund, the steam cracker supplies important basic chemicals such as ethylene and propylene to multiple plants on site. It is the startin....
