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RECYCLING EUROPE “EU member states must open the door to chemical recycling” / Position paper details 11-point requirement to unlock potential in recycling technologies	03.06.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY Growth ‘considerably better' than predicted / Slight rise anticipated in 2025 / Weakness in Europe, emerging markets going strong	30.05.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY DIHK survey: Mood in chemical industry brightens slightly / Plastics industry remains pessimistic	29.05.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Mood among German firms unchanged / Plastics companies more pessimistic / Eurozone recovers for third month running	28.05.2024
PLASTICS WASTE Report lists top 10 plastics waste exporters / Germany heads the leader board, followed by Japan and the UK	27.05.2024
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Study pinpoints GHG emissions at each step of plastics production value chain	23.05.2024
VIETNAM Plastics market to grow by 8.4% per year to 2029 / Investments in sustainable plastics and EV production provide growth opportunities	22.05.2024
MICROPLASTICS Research reveals bright colours lead to faster plastics degradation / Findings highlight implications for material design	22.05.2024
CONSTRUCTION Eurozone construction activity slides again in April / Situation contrasts sharply with UK	21.05.2024
SUSTAINABILITY Four EU member states call for sustainable carbon policy package / Proposals aim to strengthen uptake of green feedstocks and boost European competitiveness internationally	15.05.2024
MARINE LITTER Need for better management of plastics waste – CleanHub report / “Shocking” levels of ocean plastics	14.05.2024
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY Sales volume in Germany declines in step with capacity utilisation / Association sees trend reversal in plastics sector	29.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE “We do not orient our search in terms of a particular industry, but by types of job most needed” / Online recruiting more difficult for blue collar workers / PIE interview with ZAV spokesman Marcel Schmutzler	26.04.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves	26.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE “Plastics sector is competing for talents across Europe” / Joint educational programmes needed to hire young people / PIE interview with the MD of EuPC, Bernard Merkx	25.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE “We need to recruit from non-EU countries in the long term” / Only half of open positions filled in 2023 / PIE interview with Polyvia COO Jean Chaillet	24.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts	23.04.2024
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS Study shows alternatives to plastics increase GHG emissions	22.04.2024
CONSTRUCTION Activity in eurozone takes another dive in March / Pessimism rife among German, French companies – HCOB	16.04.2024
POLAND General mood in plastics processing industry improves beyond expectations / One-third plans investment in machinery, equipment	15.04.2024
K 2025 “The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible”: organiser announces motto, key topics of leading plastics trade fair	11.04.2024
UK BPF manifesto spells out federation's ‘shopping list' for whichever party wins next general election / Document calls for range of support initiatives	22.03.2024
RECYCLING Global chemical reclaim capacity to double by 2027 / Advanced technologies crucial alongside mechanical recovery / nova-Institute report	20.03.2024
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Voting begins for Best Polymer Producers Awards / Decarbonisation as overarching category	13.03.2024
RESEARCH UK university launches cutting-edge plastics research group / Revolution Plastics Institute to “lead the way towards a world free from plastics pollution”	11.03.2024

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