• Investment: approximately €75 million • Location: Werne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany • Planned capacity: around 100,000 tonnes of plastic per year • Materials: HDPE caps, PS, PET trays and PET beverage bottles • Completion: scheduled for late 2027 to early 2028
• Attempts to push polyethylene and polypropylene prices higher in Turkey are beginning to meet stronger resistance from buyers. • Converters are increasingly cautious about accepting additional increases after the sharp polymer price movements seen earlier in 2026. • Turkey's heavy dependence on imported polymers makes the market particularly sensitive to international supply, freight costs and geopolitical disruptions. • Growing buyer resistance could limit suppliers' ability to maintain further increases if downstream demand does not strengthen. • Developments in Turkey are also relevant for European producers and traders because of the country's important role in regional polymer trade flows.
• Aliplast Polska has signed a binding agreement to acquire a 70% stake in Kronos Polymer Polska. • The Polish company operates a modern facility for sorting, grinding and washing polyethylene waste. • The installed capacity of the Gniew, Poland plant is 12,000 tonnes per year. • The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, subject to conditions and the transfer of required permits. • Aliplast aims to double its total production capacity to over 210,000 tonnes per year of recycled plastic raw materials.
Borealis has announced price increases for polyolefins in Europe: +€70/ton for polyethylene (PE) and +€50/ton for polypropylene (PP). The new prices apply starting April 1, 2026.