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PET RECYCLING
EU seeks industry feedback on PET bottle recyclability guidelines
21.01.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE
Plastics Europe Polska calls for urgent action, proposes establishment of Chemicals and Plastics Trade Observatory
21.01.2026
MOSCA
Plant for strapping bands to open in Mexico
20.01.2026
HENKEL
Plans to acquire adhesive tape manufacturer ATP Adhesive Systems
20.01.2026
EU-US RELATIONS
European Union reconsiders trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland threats / EUR 93 bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods back on the table – reports
19.01.2026
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Supplier organisation reports 104,000 job cuts over two years / EU strengths should be backed by policy / Commission's Automotive Package eases 2035 targets
19.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey
19.01.2026
INDUSTRIE RINALDI
Acquisition of building materials supplier Poliespanso / Consolidation in Italian EPS market
16.01.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING POLAND
Industry struggling for survival across Europe amid dwindling profitability / ‘The more companies fail in the West, the more will survive in the Eastern EU'
15.01.2026
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION
Sector headed for a rebound? / German results fuel hopes / EU to boost affordable housing
15.01.2026
FURNITURE INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sector sales continue to slide / Sluggish consumer spending, weak residential construction, bureaucracy as burdens / Tough times for suppliers of plastic components
12.01.2026
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Dubai bans several SUP products / Move marks final phase of UAE-wide initiative launched in 2022
12.01.2026
SELENA
Polish construction chemicals specialist to acquire Portugal's IGM
12.01.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION
Activity slump eases / Business optimism improves / Cost inflation down
08.01.2026
RECYCLING
RecyClass updates guidance for labels and adhesives on PET bottles
07.01.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations continue higher in November / EVs dominate / BYD nears Tesla in market share
06.01.2026
SPHERE
Acquisition in Catalonia strengthens recycling segment / Takeover of Spanish rubbish bag manufacturer Plasticbag
19.12.2025
EUROPEAN AUTO INDUSTRY
Brussels lifts ban on combustion engines / Industry groups offer lukewarm responses / German car lobby calls changes 'disastrous'
18.12.2025
NEXUS PACKAGING
GBP 14 mn investment programme completed at HQ / Firm set for further expansion
18.12.2025
PLASTICS TAX UK
BPF hails government's mass-balance decision / Move gives companies confidence to invest in recycling facilities, says trade group
15.12.2025
POLYTEC
Automotive supplier sells UK operating business
15.12.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
Provisional ELVR deal sets 15% recycled content target after six years / Closed-loop share fixed at 20%
12.12.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION
Output continues to slide / New orders down / Sector employment numbers fall for 11th month in a row
08.12.2025
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS
IK calls for binding EPR rules for disposal and recycling in Europe
08.12.2025
TREOFAN
Investor takes over insolvent film manufacturer / Almost half of employees to lose jobs
04.12.2025
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