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Physically Reprocessed Plastics news
25 August 2026
MAIRE awards ~€50m in STS contracts to Nextchem/Stamicarbon
Contracts fund urea licensing, PDP and proprietary equipment across Asia, Europe and North America, plus a feasibility study for a 40,000 t/yr polyolefin upcycling plant.
24 August 2026
Group refining and new‑materials units implement leadership conference
Units move to stabilise refining volumes, raise new‑materials output and upgrade product mix while pushing structural adjustment under the 'one base, two wings, three chains, four new' pattern.
19 August 2026
Avantium advances FDCA Flagship Plant start-up and readies financing package
Oxidation unit commissioned; full start-up and first FDCA production targeted end‑2026; 22 offtakes and >150 kt reservations secured; pursuing €55m equity plus a €20m NOM loan.
18 August 2026
KMG International expands energy-optimization at Petromidia and Vega refineries
Staged measures since Aug 5 cut peak load ~5 MW; coking work moved outside 19:00–23:00; LDPE shutdown from Aug 22 saves ~8 MW; cogeneration can export >13 MW in peaks.
14 August 2026
Rompetrol Rafinare posts solid H1 2026 results
Consolidated turnover +25% to USD 3.5bn; EBITDA +65% to USD 128.1m and net profit USD 40.4m. Petromidia shifted output toward domestic market; H2 outlook cautious.
14 August 2026
PTT Global Chemical LDPE plant wins Prime Minister’s Outstanding Industry Award 2025 for safety
Recognized for over 3,400 accident‑free days, 15 years without Tier 1/2 PSEs, and extensive digital and community emergency systems.
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12 August 2026
PureCycle and IPL Schoeller launch SnapPack Square EVO container line
Off‑the‑shelf tamper‑evident containers use 20% recycled polypropylene to help brand owners meet New Jersey recycled‑content rules and upcoming EPR deadlines.
10 August 2026
PTT Global Chemical strengthens petrochemicals, accelerates Specialty and Green & Bio; positions Map Ta Phut as APAC growth base
Reinforces integrated petrochemical core, starts ethane imports in 2029, shifts toward higher‑value Specialty and Green & Bio, and expands Map Ta Phut as a regional hub.
6 August 2026
PureCycle Technologies Q2 2026 results and commercial ramp
Revenue $4.5M; first P&G resin deliveries; PureFive approved as post‑consumer recycled content in New Jersey; Ironton compounding online; liquidity $236.9M.
31 July 2026
KazMunayGas and Sinopec review joint projects
2D (900 km) and 3D (300 km2) seismic work ahead of a 7,000 m ultra‑deep well; 1.25 MMtpa PE plant >34% complete; Aktobe output target 800 Kt by 2028; CCUS working group proposed.
31 July 2026
LyondellBasell Q2 2026 earnings
EBITDA $1.3bn ($2.1bn ex-items); net income $0.6bn ($1.4bn ex-items); completed European asset divestiture; $500m Cash Improvement Plan target by end‑2026.
31 July 2026
Borouge Plc delivers 23% QoQ net profit rise despite Ruwais incident
Restored full production after 5 April incident; shipped all available volumes plus inventory; realised prices rose 53% QoQ; margins squeezed by higher logistics and propylene costs.
30 July 2026
BASF: Mix of technologies required to recycle engineering plastics
Engineering plastics need tailored recycling—mechanical, solvent, depolymerisation or thermochemical—selected by waste composition; loopamid commercial plant began in early 2025; sorting and regulation are crucial.
29 July 2026
Silleno delivers project's largest fractional column
A 101.8 m, 1,500 t fractional column for ethylene separation arrived on site, built at AtyrauNefteMash and moved on an SPMT to the National Industrial Petrochemical Technology Park.
29 July 2026
SABIC Q2 2026 revenue $6.62bn; earnings fall
Q2 sales fell 5% Q-o-Q; adjusted EBITDA SAR 3.38bn; H1 dividend SAR 3.3bn; Fujian complex start-up expected Q4 2026.
29 July 2026
BASF reports stronger Q2 results, advances restructuring and portfolio moves
Earnings rose across most segments on stronger prices and volumes; Q2 sales €17.2bn and EBITDA before special items €2.4bn; full-year EBITDA guidance lifted to €6.9–7.7bn.
28 July 2026
Toray develops resin-film substrate for anode current collectors
Resin-film substrate for anode current collectors matches copper performance, cuts collector weight 50–60%, reduces cell weight ≈10%, produced at 4.5 µm and sampled to customers.
28 July 2026
Air Liquide H1 2026: near €14bn revenue with Q2 acceleration
Second-quarter comparable growth accelerated; operating margin, recurring profit and cash flow improved while record investments and the DIG Airgas deal closed.
23 July 2026
Dow Q2 2026 results: $12.1B sales, operating EBIT $1.65B
Operating EPS $1.44 and GAAP EPS $0.99; cash from operations $1.3B; self‑help benefits raised by ~$200M to >$1.3B; polyethylene-led price gains offset by lower volumes and maintenance.
16 July 2026
Eastman’s Kingsport methanolysis plant hosts EPA officials
EPA leaders toured a methanolysis unit that processes >250 million lb/yr of polyester waste and reports 20–30% lower GHGs versus fossil-based plastic production.
16 July 2026
SABIC and Rongsheng sign PDA for Jintang New Materials project in Zhoushan
Evaluating up to 50% stake in Zhoushan advanced-materials project; PDA sets framework toward a potential FID and joint development.
15 July 2026
PureCycle, Mitsui and RM TOHCELLO to bring recycled PP to BOPP film in Japan
Aiming to introduce recycled polypropylene into BOPP flexible packaging; pilot runs successful and a commercial agreement is targeted for 2027 ahead of shipments subject to import clearance.
10 July 2026
Sinopec wins three 2025 national science and technology awards
Three projects received national awards: a second‑prize Progress Award for a liquid‑holding particle fluidized bed ethylene polymerization process and two second‑prize Technology Invention Awards.
9 July 2026
INEOS and Recuro to build advanced pyrolysis recycling plant at Bamble (33,000 t/yr)
Advanced pyrolysis plant at Bamble will process 33,000 t/yr of end-of-life plastics, powered by renewable energy to produce recycled ethylene and virgin-quality recycled polyethylene.
9 July 2026
Rompetrol Rafinare Petromidia marks 50-year milestone
50-year anniversary of the Năvodari refinery; built on reclaimed land, now a 29‑unit complex with >5 Mtpa capacity, Nelson Complexity 9.32 and 2025 production records.
8 July 2026
Dangote Settles on Lamu, Kenya for Proposed 700,000 bpd East African Mega-Refinery
USD 17–20bn single‑train coastal refinery tied to the 800 km Lokichar–Lamu pipeline; FEED not yet awarded; Kenya allocated KES 21.5bn in seed capital.
6 July 2026
DePoly inaugurates Showcase Plant in Monthey
New Monthey depolymerization plant converts PET and polyester textiles back into virgin-quality monomers for hard-to-recycle streams.
6 July 2026
Michelin and Axens in exclusive talks to commercialize 5‑HMF
Exclusive talks aim to industrialize 5‑HMF, a bio‑based platform for resins, polymers and PEF; first ~3,000 t/yr plant scheduled to start up early 2027.
1 July 2026
Motherson and PureCycle produce Class-A bumper with 30% recycled polypropylene
Class-A automotive bumper prototype uses 30% recycled polypropylene; technical details to be presented at Startup Autobahn Expo; aligns with upcoming EU ELV recycled-content mandates.
1 July 2026
Reju opens U.S. R&D center in Conshohocken
First North American lab to accelerate polyester chemical recycling and scale next‑generation circular solutions, co‑located with Technip Energy’s research infrastructure.
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