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From Learnings to Earnings: European Plastics Markets 2025-2026 – Prices, Capacities & Key Trends

A deep dive into how polymer prices, plastics and feedstock capacities, and trends from 2025 are shaping the year ahead – with special focus on Europe’s polyolefin sector.

The year 2025 reshaped the European plastics landscape, revealing new dynamics in supply, demand, and market behaviour. In this 90-minute expert session, we break down the key polymer price movements, production, and capacity developments, energy and logistic market insights, and directional trends that defined the past year – and discuss what they mean for 2026.

In the PIE Industry Talk, "From Learnings to Earnings", Somya Abrol (PIE Deputy Editor-in-Chief), Vincent Breit (PIE Senior Market Analyst) and plastics industry expert Dimitrios Koranis (Managing Director - Koranis Purchasing Solutions) address practical questions such as where market pressure points are emerging, how regional capacity shifts are influencing competitiveness, and which indicators to monitor in the year ahead.

PIE Industry Talk