https://www.plastech.biz/en/news/tag/polyethylene-pe-64 · 27.07.2026

Polyethylene (PE)
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Polyethylene market under pressure – weak demand in Europe

Although the October ethylene price was unchanged, HDPE, LLDPE and LDPE prices are expected to fall next week. Weak market conditions and persistently low converter activity are the drivers.

2025-10-07 analysis

SABIC & Zuyderland collaborate to drive circularity for hospital plastic waste

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has collaborated with Zuyderland medical center in The Netherlands to help transform medical plastic waste into new contact sensitive packaging materials.

2025-10-07 chemical recycling

Rexelian launches recycled polyolefin compounds for mobility

Rexelian has launched as an independent compounder of recycled PP and PE for mobility, appliances and electronics, leveraging access to GCR Group’s 500 kt per year infrastructure and focusing on traceability, quality and EU circularity targets.

2025-10-07 compounds

SML develops cast MDO-PE films for deep-freeze packaging

SML reports a cast MDO-PE film for deep-freeze packaging that removes lamination, enables up to 50% downgauging and runs at up to 380 m/min, with printing speeds up to 500 m/min; the technology adds precise thickness control and optional EVOH or PVOH barrier layers.

2025-10-03 film

Colines to show fully recyclable PE-barrier pouches at K 2025

Colines has produced fully recyclable stand-up pouches combining a 70 micron PE-barrier film from a nine-layer Polyblown blown line with a 25 micron cast MDO-PE print web stretched 4.8:1. The pouches, printed and converted by Sumer Plastik using ExxonMobil resins, will be presented at K 2025.

2025-09-26 barrier packaging

Bio-Fed launches M·Cyclose recyclates and custom compounds

Bio-Fed, a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, introduced M·Cyclose, a product line of recyclate solutions that combines ready-to-use grades with customer-specific compounds for packaging, household appliances and consumer goods.

2025-09-25 recyclates

New downgauging film solutions to be revealed at K 2025 by TotalEnergies and SML

TotalEnergies and SML will unveil two downgauged polyethylene film solutions for stand-up pouch and deep-freeze bag applications at K 2025. The recyclable films target 30 to 50 percent thickness reductions while maintaining performance.

2025-09-19 polyethylene (PE)

The impact of optical sorting accuracy on the quality of polymer regranulate

If someone tried to trace their everyday life without plastic today, it would quickly prove to be an almost impossible task. Plastics have become so ubiquitous that it is difficult to notice how quickly everyday items turn into waste.

2025-09-16 sorting

The MOL Group transforms plastic waste into high-value products

MOL Group has completed its first ISCC PLUS-certified production run with circular feedstock at Tiszaújváros, converting post-consumer plastic waste-based feedstock into PE and PP. The pilot applied a mass balance approach on the steam cracker and downstream polymerization.

2025-09-15 chemical recycling

Palsgaard to present plant-based polymer additives at K 2025

Palsgaard will present plant-based polymer additives at K 2025, led by the new Einar 987 anti-fouling additive and supported by anti-static and anti-fog solutions for plastics processing and packaging.

2025-09-15 additives

Duma Recycling highlights LDPE and LLDPE recyclates at K 2025

Duma Recycling outlines LDPE and LLDPE recyclate production using Intarema TVEplus lines with double, laser-assisted filtration. The company appears at K 2025, Hall 7, level 2, G11.

2025-09-11 recyclates

Südpack presents CarbonLite mono-material pouches at Fachpack

Südpack and Sn Maschinenbau will demonstrate production of mono-PE stand-up pouches with an integrated PE zipper on a standard horizontal machine at Fachpack 2025. The CarbonLite film family offers PE- and PP-based barrier options without aluminum or metallization.

2025-09-09 packagings