FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Associated British Foods / 1 October 2026
Associated British Foods (ABF): news on Thursday 1 October 2026
+7.7 strongly positive
Coverage was dominated by Primark's long-term deal with Circ to scale textile-to-textile recycled polyester, which reads as a clear positive. A charity pledge and a report of the controlling family nearing a £7bn Boots deal added mildly positive notes.
What drove it
- Primark Circ recycling deal
- Boots deal report
- charity pledge
The 10 stories
- +8.3 Primark Signs Multi-Year Deal with Circ to Use Recycled Material from Textile Waste in Clothing Lines
Multi-year recycled material deal for Primark clothing - +8.3 Primark Signs Long-Term Deal with Circ to Scale Textile-to-Textile Recycling
Primark long-term recycling deal with Circ - +8.3 Primark Signs Long Term Circ Deal to Scale Textile-to-Textile Recycling
Primark long-term recycling deal supports sustainability goals - +8.3 Circ and Primark announce long-term partnership to scale the use of textile-to-textile recycled fibres
Primark and Circ partnership on recycled fibres - +8.2 Primark to scale use of textile-to-textile recycled fibres
Primark to scale textile-to-textile recycled fibres - +8.0 Circ and Primark agree textile-to-textile recycled polyester partnership
Primark recycled polyester partnership with Circ - +8.0 Primark teams up with Circ to introduce recycled polyester into clothing
Primark teams up with Circ for recycled polyester - +7.3 Recycled polyester to enter Primark clothing from 2029
Recycled polyester in Primark clothing from 2029 - +6.7 Primark pledges over one million euros to cancer charities alongside post-operative range
Primark charity pledge and new range, reputational positive - +5.0 Billionaire family behind Primark nears £7bn deal for Boots
Weston family, Primark's owner's controlling shareholders, near large Boots deal
Associated British Foods: every day · Consumer staples on 1 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day