1、Plastics SectorM&A UpdateQ1 2026For more information on R.L Hulett or this report please visit our website at ,call us at(314)721-0607,or contact a professional listed on this page.REPORT HIGHLIGHTS In Q1,the Producer Price Index(PPI)for Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing increased 0.73%,refl

2、ecting increased feedstock costs due to geopolitical tensions increasing costs of transportation fuels and petrochemical resources.The median EV/EBITDA multiple for reported strategic deals in the Plastics sector decreased to 3.7x in Q1 from 5.1x in 2025,while no private equity multiples were report

3、ed during this period.M&A Q1 deal volume in the sector decreased 9.9%to 118 deals from 131 in Q4 2025,and decreased 0.8%from 119 deals in Q1 of the prior year.Europe was the most active region in Q1 with 51 deals.Most notably in Europe was Zeus Packagings$28.3 million acquisition of Koex Packaging S

4、olutions,a Madrid-based manufacturer of plastic and paper bags.Total capital invested in M&A transactions increased 181.5%in Q1 to$15.2B from$5.4B in Q4,due primarily to large acquisitions such as Borealis$13.4 billion acquisition of NOVA Chemicals,a manufacturer of chemicals,plastic products,and fl

5、exible food packaging,in March 2026.Plastics Sector M&A UpdateQ1 2026REPORT CONTRIBUTORSCONTENTS3 Global Deal Analytics7 Valuation Multiples10 Leading M&A Deals13 Industry Outlook14 About R.L.Hulett16 Selected Transactions18 Our M&A TeamTrevor HulettManaging DRyan HartmanADax KugelmanAPlastics M&A U

6、pdate|Q1 2026|Page 3Source:Pitchbook Data37511931Of the 118 deals in the Plastics sector in Q1,Europe was the most active with 51.A notable European deal(in addition tothe Zeus Packaging deal mentioned on the previous page)was Beaulieu International Groups$19.4 million acquisition ofIFG Asota,an Aus