# PlasInsight

> PlasInsight is a multilingual news and market-intelligence publication for the plastics and polymer industry. It publishes news, analysis, and data-driven insights on materials, machinery, pricing, sustainability, and the companies behind them, in nine languages.

Facts:
- Content: industry news articles and topic pages.
- Languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, French, Arabic, Spanish. English is the default; non-English pages fall back to English when a translation is missing.
- Canonical article URL format: https://plasinsight.com/article/{number}/{LANG}?a={slug}.
- This file is regenerated from live site data hourly, when content has changed.

## Main Pages

- [Home](https://plasinsight.com/EN): Front page with the latest coverage.
- [News](https://plasinsight.com/news/EN): All news articles, newest first.
- [About](https://plasinsight.com/about/EN): What PlasInsight is and how to contact the team.


## Topics

- [Material Pricing](https://plasinsight.com/topic/200/EN): Articles tagged "Material Pricing".
- [Market Analysis](https://plasinsight.com/topic/201/EN): Articles tagged "Market Analysis".
- [Company News](https://plasinsight.com/topic/202/EN): Articles tagged "Company News".
- [Government Regulation](https://plasinsight.com/topic/203/EN): Articles tagged "Government Regulation".
- [Technology Innovation](https://plasinsight.com/topic/204/EN): Articles tagged "Technology Innovation".
- [Case Studies](https://plasinsight.com/topic/205/EN): Articles tagged "Case Studies".
- [Industry Tips](https://plasinsight.com/topic/206/EN): Articles tagged "Industry Tips".
- [Supply Chain](https://plasinsight.com/topic/207/EN): Articles tagged "Supply Chain".
- [Industry Events](https://plasinsight.com/topic/208/EN): Articles tagged "Industry Events".
- [Expert Opinion](https://plasinsight.com/topic/209/EN): Articles tagged "Expert Opinion".
- [Application News](https://plasinsight.com/topic/210/EN): Articles tagged "Application News".


## Recent Articles

- [European PP supply disruption from Rhine low water, October 2026](https://plasinsight.com/article/4087/EN?a=european-pp-supply-disruption-from-rhine-low-water-october-2026): Braskem declared force majeure on European polypropylene supply on 13 October after low Rhine water disrupted feedstock deliveries to its German plants, with d…
- [Middle East polyethylene supply and Hormuz disruption, 2026](https://plasinsight.com/article/4096/EN?a=middle-east-polyethylene-supply-and-hormuz-disruption-2026): Hormuz shipping restrictions have taken nearly 20% of global ethylene capacity offline and disrupted up to 40% of Asia's naphtha supply, but Gulf polyethylene…
- [30% Recycled PET Single-Pellet Resin for Packaging](https://plasinsight.com/article/4078/EN?a=30-recycled-pet-single-pellet-resin-for-packaging): Plastipak has opened a €25 million PET Material Center in Verbania, Italy, to produce pakPET, a food-contact-approved PET resin with 30% post-consumer recycled…
- [Celanese global LCP price increases, October 2026](https://plasinsight.com/article/4033/EN?a=celanese-global-lcp-price-increases-october-2026): Celanese announced global LCP price increases on October 16, 2026, effective immediately or as contracts allow, with the largest adjustment assigned to non-E-g…
- [Modified plastics, China, October 2026: price notices shift from PA6 to the full portfolio](https://plasinsight.com/article/4069/EN?a=modified-plastics-china-october-2026-price-notices-shift-from-pa6-to-the-full-portfolio): Chinese modified-plastics producers raised October prices by 1,000-3,000 yuan per ton, with PA6 carrying the largest Kingfa and Nanjing Julong increase at 2,50…
- [Recycled PA6 stabilizer link clears near-series testing for Mercedes-Benz chassis](https://plasinsight.com/article/4052/EN?a=recycled-pa6-stabilizer-link-clears-near-series-testing-for-mercedes-benz-chassis): ZF, BASF and Mercedes-Benz have near-series tested a stabilizer link made with 100% recycled PA6 polymer from end-of-life transmission oil pans.
- [Borouge and BBP set 2027 recycling capacity expansions across Europe and Indonesia](https://plasinsight.com/article/4037/EN?a=borouge-and-bbp-set-2027-recycling-capacity-expansions-across-europe-and-indonesia): Borouge International plans nearly 14,000 tonnes/year of new mechanical recycling capacity in Germany and Austria, while Indonesia's BBP will scale PP and PE p…
- [Tire plant vulcanization energy savings, 2026: curing heat moves to electric boilers and steam control](https://plasinsight.com/article/4051/EN?a=tire-plant-vulcanization-energy-savings-2026-curing-heat-moves-to-electric-boilers-and-steam-control): Continental saved more than 400 GWh across its tire plants from 2020 to 2025, while Nokian Tyres used electric boilers to generate curing steam at its fossil-f…
- [European Olefins and Vinyls Supply Base Contracts as 11 Million t/y Faces Closure Since 2024](https://plasinsight.com/article/4007/EN?a=european-olefins-and-vinyls-supply-base-contracts-as-11-million-t-y-faces-closure-since-2024): Europe has closed, idled or earmarked close to 11 million t/y of olefins, polyolefins and vinyls capacity since 2024, while gas risk and weak demand continue t…
- [Recycling Machinery Advances for Plastics Processing](https://plasinsight.com/article/4024/EN?a=recycling-machinery-advances-for-plastics-processing): KraussMaffei is introducing the ZSA UltraCycle at Fakuma 2026 to feed low-density recycled material directly into extrusion without pre-compaction, while MAAG…
- [Covestro Shifts Antwerp Polycarbonate Toward Specialty Grades](https://plasinsight.com/article/4006/EN?a=covestro-shifts-antwerp-polycarbonate-toward-specialty-grades): Covestro plans to reduce Antwerp polycarbonate production from four lines to one, end local BPA output and retain capacity for higher-value grades such as heat…
- [SPE Meetings in October 2026 Turn Plastics Compliance Into Technical Practice](https://plasinsight.com/article/3980/EN?a=spe-meetings-in-october-2026-turn-plastics-compliance-into-technical-practice): SPE will put microplastics detection, chemical safety, PVC processing, and test control on technical agendas across U.S. meetings from October 13 to 21, 2026.
- [Rubber Molding Checks Target Air Traps and Under-Cure](https://plasinsight.com/article/3966/EN?a=rubber-molding-checks-target-air-traps-and-under-cure): Air traps and under-cure in rubber molding need two checks first: trace the last-fill area to a clean vent, then compare the current cure curve with the approv…
- [China's 2026 POE Scale-Up Puts Purification Ahead of Imported Specialty Elastomers](https://plasinsight.com/article/3962/EN?a=china-s-2026-poe-scale-up-puts-purification-ahead-of-imported-specialty-elastomers): BeyondPoly has brought its 100,000-ton-per-year POE plant in Shandong to planned capacity, marking China's clearest recorded step toward replacing imported spe…
- [AI Is Moving Into Plastics Control Rooms, But the Plant Proof Is Still Missing](https://plasinsight.com/article/3945/EN?a=ai-is-moving-into-plastics-control-rooms-but-the-plant-proof-is-still-missing): Plastics Technology's September 2026 AI webinar framed artificial intelligence as a route from isolated R&D pilots to production control, while suppliers showe…
- [Asian PP and PE, October 2026: Chinese Offers Surge in Vietnam as Buying Stays Uneven](https://plasinsight.com/article/3944/EN?a=asian-pp-and-pe-october-2026-chinese-offers-surge-in-vietnam-as-buying-stays-uneven): Chinese suppliers lifted PP and PE offers to Vietnam by about $100/ton or more after the National Day holiday, but buyers have not accepted the full increase.
- [UN R186 Sets 2028-2035 Testing Milestones for Car-Tire Abrasion](https://plasinsight.com/article/3997/EN?a=un-r186-sets-2028-2035-testing-milestones-for-car-tire-abrasion): UNECE has adopted UN Regulation 186 for C1 tyre abrasion, requiring new type approvals from 30 June 2028 and full stage-one compliance from 30 June 2030.
- [Rubber Events in October 2026 Put Supply, Mixing and Digital Development on the Agenda](https://plasinsight.com/article/3984/EN?a=rubber-events-in-october-2026-put-supply-mixing-and-digital-development-on-the-agenda): October 2026 rubber events in Indonesia, Mexico and the United States will connect supply, mixing control, circularity and data-led tire development, but none…
- [Thailand Proposes BPA Detection Rule as EU Food-Contact Controls Tighten in 2026](https://plasinsight.com/article/3908/EN?a=thailand-proposes-bpa-detection-rule-as-eu-food-contact-controls-tighten-in-2026): Thailand's Food and Drug Administration opened a consultation on September 16, 2026, proposing stricter rules for polycarbonate, BPA and recycled HDPE in food-…
- [Univar Solutions Takes H.M. Royal in October as Rubber and Plastics Distribution Consolidates](https://plasinsight.com/article/3926/EN?a=univar-solutions-takes-h-m-royal-in-october-as-rubber-and-plastics-distribution-consolidates): Univar Solutions completed its acquisition of H.M. Royal on October 6, 2026, adding a century-old distributor of rubber, plastics, adhesives, sealants and coat…
- [Packaging Shifts From Conventional Plastic Toward Fiber and Biopolymers](https://plasinsight.com/article/3917/EN?a=packaging-shifts-from-conventional-plastic-toward-fiber-and-biopolymers): Packaging developers are replacing conventional plastic with fiber, recyclable films and bio-based polymers, but the deciding test remains barrier performance…
- [MDI and TDI, EMEAI and South Asia, October 2026: Surcharges Spread Across Regions](https://plasinsight.com/article/3927/EN?a=mdi-and-tdi-emeai-and-south-asia-october-2026-surcharges-spread-across-regions): Polyurethane suppliers raised MDI and TDI prices across EMEAI, ASEAN and South Asia in September and October 2026, but Asian spot indications remained flat whi…
- [Indonesia's 2026 Zero-Tariff Window Reconfigures Asian PE and PP Buying](https://plasinsight.com/article/3899/EN?a=indonesia-s-2026-zero-tariff-window-reconfigures-asian-pe-and-pp-buying): Indonesia's Finance Ministry has applied zero import duty to six specified plastic raw-material tariff lines for six months from 7 October 2026, changing the l…
- [Toray's Solvent Route Keeps Recycled PPS at Virgin-Grade Molecular Weight](https://plasinsight.com/article/3827/EN?a=toray-s-solvent-route-keeps-recycled-pps-at-virgin-grade-molecular-weight): Toray has developed a bench-scale solvent process that dissolves and crystallizes PPS from waste while retaining the polymer's molecular weight and melting poi…
- [UK 2026 Mass-Balance Rules Put Chemical-Recycling Proof on Every Supply-Chain Link](https://plasinsight.com/article/3774/EN?a=uk-2026-mass-balance-rules-put-chemical-recycling-proof-on-every-supply-chain-link): HM Revenue & Customs has opened a consultation on draft Plastic Packaging Tax rules that would allow mass-balance claims for chemically recycled plastic from 1…
- [North American Polyolefins Split on September 2026 Resin Pricing](https://plasinsight.com/article/3813/EN?a=north-american-polyolefins-split-on-september-2026-resin-pricing): North American polyethylene held or moved higher in September 2026 while polypropylene fell 4 cents per pound, separating the two major polyolefins on feedstoc…
- [United States 2026: Rubber Inputs Face Tariff and Chemical-Tax Uncertainty](https://plasinsight.com/article/3881/EN?a=united-states-2026-rubber-inputs-face-tariff-and-chemical-tax-uncertainty): U.S. chemical-tax petitions and trade-remedy procedures leave rubber processors with compliance exposure, but neither filing creates a new tax or tariff by its…
- [India, October 2026: RIL PE and SPL PS Apply Divergent Resin Increases](https://plasinsight.com/article/3828/EN?a=india-october-2026-ril-pe-and-spl-ps-apply-divergent-resin-increases): Indian resin producers applied different October price actions, with Reliance Industries revising polyethylene while Supreme Petrochem raised polystyrene price…
- [India Links Plastic EPR to Traceable Recycled Content in 2026 Rules](https://plasinsight.com/article/3867/EN?a=india-links-plastic-epr-to-traceable-recycled-content-in-2026-rules): India's Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026 require Category I rigid plastic packaging to contain 30% recycled plastic in 2026–27, rising to 60% b…
- [North American PE, PP, PS and PVC Benchmarks Reprice in September 2026](https://plasinsight.com/article/3863/EN?a=north-american-pe-pp-ps-and-pvc-benchmarks-reprice-in-september-2026): North American commodity resin benchmarks split in September 2026: PE rose 3¢/lb, PP held flat, PS fell 4¢/lb and PVC gained 2¢/lb as feedstock costs diverged.
- [Europe October 2026 Ethylene and Propylene Settlements Lift Resin Cost Floors](https://plasinsight.com/article/3791/EN?a=europe-october-2026-ethylene-and-propylene-settlements-lift-resin-cost-floors): European ethylene and propylene contract prices rose by EUR 80/t in October 2026, resetting the feedstock floor for polyolefins while demand limits pass-throug…
- [Argentina Loses Its Last Large Synthetic-Rubber Plant in 2026](https://plasinsight.com/article/3885/EN?a=argentina-loses-its-last-large-synthetic-rubber-plant-in-2026): Pampa Energía has ended synthetic-rubber production at Puerto General San Martín, closing Argentina's only plant after the local market decline made the line c…
- [Plastics Compliance Is Splitting Into State EPR, Microplastics and Packaging Rules](https://plasinsight.com/article/3695/EN?a=plastics-compliance-is-splitting-into-state-epr-microplastics-and-packaging-rules): Bergeson & Campbell put microplastics, EPR and packaging rules on one October 6 webinar agenda, but the compliance test remains jurisdiction, product and claim…
- [PE and PP Mono-Polymer Packs Move Food Packaging Away from PET Laminates](https://plasinsight.com/article/3731/EN?a=pe-and-pp-mono-polymer-packs-move-food-packaging-away-from-pet-laminates): ExxonMobil and Bandera developed a PE pet-food pack, while Duni and Huhtamaki moved PP and PE structures into food applications where recycling compatibility m…
- [European LDPE Buyers Face Concentrated Supply Exposure After SABIC Geleen Force Majeure](https://plasinsight.com/article/3699/EN?a=european-ldpe-buyers-face-concentrated-supply-exposure-after-sabic-geleen-force-majeure): SABIC shut both LDPE lines at Geleen on 7 August 2026 and declared force majeure on deliveries, leaving European buyers with tighter exposure in a market that…
- [Omya Targets Carbon-Black Replacement in Validated Rubber Compounds](https://plasinsight.com/article/3705/EN?a=omya-targets-carbon-black-replacement-in-validated-rubber-compounds): Omya has launched Omyaprene 50 C for selected EPDM, NBR/SBR flooring and natural-rubber compounds, claiming up to 50 wt. % carbon-black replacement while retai…
- [Weather Disruptions Tighten Natural Rubber Logistics in October 2026](https://plasinsight.com/article/3685/EN?a=weather-disruptions-tighten-natural-rubber-logistics-in-october-2026): Heavy rain and strong winds are disrupting rubber tapping in Thailand and other producing regions in October 2026, pushing Malaysian SMR 20 to its highest leve…
- [Pirelli Links Tire Pyrolysis to New-Tire Production, but Plant Throughput Sets the Test](https://plasinsight.com/article/3668/EN?a=pirelli-links-tire-pyrolysis-to-new-tire-production-but-plant-throughput-sets-the-test): Pirelli is coordinating a European tire-to-tire project that sends recovered carbon black and pyrolysis oil from used tires back into new tire production, whil…
- [Bluestar Puts 33% Recycled Silicone Into Cable and Molded-Part Trials](https://plasinsight.com/article/3650/EN?a=bluestar-puts-33-recycled-silicone-into-cable-and-molded-part-trials): Bluestar Silicones has opened pre-commercial sales of a mechanically recycled silicone masterbatch containing 33% recycled content for automotive, industrial c…
- [Gate, Vent, and Temperature Checks Control Weld Weakness](https://plasinsight.com/article/3654/EN?a=gate-vent-and-temperature-checks-control-weld-weakness): When a weld line weakens an injection-molded part, check the gate location, vent condition, and melt and mold temperature before changing pack pressure or blam…
- [BASF Puts 30% PCR-PET Ultradur RC1 Into Structural Vehicle Parts](https://plasinsight.com/article/3649/EN?a=basf-puts-30-pcr-pet-ultradur-rc1-into-structural-vehicle-parts): BASF has introduced glass-fibre-reinforced PBT/PET compounds containing up to 30% post-consumer recycled PET for structural automotive parts, but the release e…
- [Polymer Substitutes Need Qualification Before Supply Disruption](https://plasinsight.com/article/3640/EN?a=polymer-substitutes-need-qualification-before-supply-disruption): Paul Gramann of Madison Group will address how processors can qualify drop-in polymer alternatives before regulation, supply failure, or discontinuation stops…
- [Regrind Controls Prevent Fines, Degradation, and Hidden Weakness](https://plasinsight.com/article/3686/EN?a=regrind-controls-prevent-fines-degradation-and-hidden-weakness): Regrind can save resin cost, but a processor needs to check contamination, particle size, moisture, and accumulated heat history before feeding it back into th…
- [BASF's Soil-Biodegradable Mulch Film Targets the Farm Plastic Removal Step](https://plasinsight.com/article/3759/EN?a=basf-s-soil-biodegradable-mulch-film-targets-the-farm-plastic-removal-step): BASF's ecovio M 2351 lets certified mulch film stay in cultivated soil after harvest, shifting the farm requirement from film removal to controlled biodegradat…
- [Hutchinson Targets Rotary-Valve Sealing Pads With PFAS-Free Coating](https://plasinsight.com/article/3755/EN?a=hutchinson-targets-rotary-valve-sealing-pads-with-pfas-free-coating): Hutchinson has introduced Lubritape-E, a PFAS-free coating for sealing pads in multi-way rotary valves, responding to tighter controls on fluorinated chemicals.
- [Borouge International Leadership Changes Accompany 2026 Portfolio Restructuring](https://plasinsight.com/article/3631/EN?a=borouge-international-leadership-changes-accompany-2026-portfolio-restructuring): Borouge International has added senior executives and expanded its recycling and cable-materials portfolio since its March 2026 formation, but integration deli…
- [Selenis October Acquisition Pushes Specialty Copolyester Capacity Toward Higher-Value Compounds](https://plasinsight.com/article/3577/EN?a=selenis-october-acquisition-pushes-specialty-copolyester-capacity-toward-higher-value-compounds): Selenis has agreed to acquire Polisan Hellas assets and said specialty copolyester capacity will exceed 200,000 tonnes by 2028.
- [PVC Capacity Retrenchment Tightens Regional Supply Options in October 2026](https://plasinsight.com/article/3594/EN?a=pvc-capacity-retrenchment-tightens-regional-supply-options-in-october-2026): Westlake will close its 165,000-tonne/year PVC plant in Cologne in the first quarter of 2027, while a Tianjin unit remains offline and Chinese operating rates…
- [ALPLA September 2026 Expansion Adds Türkiye Capacity as Axjo Extends French Recycling Reach](https://plasinsight.com/article/3573/EN?a=alpla-september-2026-expansion-adds-t%C3%BCrkiye-capacity-as-axjo-extends-french-recycling-reach): ALPLA commissioned plants in İzmir and Adana in September 2026, investing about €30 million to add regional packaging capacity, while Axjo acquired Eco-Tourets…
- [September Chemical Incidents Put TDI, MDI and NAO Supply Routes Under Review](https://plasinsight.com/article/3608/EN?a=september-chemical-incidents-put-tdi-mdi-and-nao-supply-routes-under-review): A September gas leak at BASF's Shanghai polyurethane plant temporarily halted production, while later incidents at CPChem, Aster Chemicals and MRPL added separ…


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