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MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Massive mark-ups on prices for virgin material / What purchasing strategy should processors adopt? / Recyclers face possible upswing, boom in demand	11.03.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION February sees sharp downturn in housebuilding activity / Weak order books and weeks of wet weather impact output	10.03.2026
SELENIS Capacity for chemical PET recycling in Portugal to double	10.03.2026
AMCOR Expansion in Italian flexibles plant to meet PPWR demand / Boosting output of recyclable high-barrier films	10.03.2026
EPR UK Government provides fee shortfall from packaging scheme / Deficit caused by ‘shortage in tonnages' reported by producers	09.03.2026
DOGA Turkish PET recycler to double processing capacity	09.03.2026
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA reports 8% drop in export sales / Signs of bottoming out emerging	06.03.2026
EVERGREEN PET recycler to close US plants following lender action / Hundreds of jobs at risk	06.03.2026
LOGISTICS Iran war throws global container shipping into chaos / Operators announce risk surcharges / Is a surge in freight rates looming?	05.03.2026
ESTONIA EUR 100 mn recycling plant cancelled / Prospects of beating EU reclaim targets grow uncertain / Smaller chemical project still in the pipeline	05.03.2026
PACKAGING EUROPE PCR gains ground with shoppers / Majority calls for independent verification – Amcor survey	04.03.2026
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU: Council and Parliament agree on lower recyclate targets under ELVR / Extension to include trucks and motor bikes	02.03.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION Wrapping, straps officially exempt from 100% reuse targets under PPWR / EU Commission adopts delegated act	02.03.2026
LYONDELLBASELL Polyolefin major lowers recyclate targets / CEO says group needs to align pace to market conditions / Competitor Borealis seemingly failing to achieve its goals	02.03.2026
SOCIAL PLASTICS Focusing on the fundamentals: Plastic Bank CEO & founder David Katz on designing a traceable plastic credit system that works / Utilising blockchain, fintech, AI in emerging markets	27.02.2026
LOGISTICS DB Cargo plans to cut nearly half of all jobs / Freight rates in rollover	27.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Heavy capacity losses in 2025 confirmed / Future legislation must build on momentum of Winter Package, says PRE	27.02.2026
SORTIERKONTOR NORD LVP sorting plant in Germany back in operation	26.02.2026
TOMRA Weak demand triggers savings programme / Recycling unit plans 175 job cuts in Germany / Sorting plant project shelved	26.02.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Sales start year on sour note / EVs dominate / Most majors suffer declines	25.02.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business climate best in six months / Local processor optimism impresses / Eurozone, UK manufacturing moods brighten	24.02.2026
EUROPEAN INDUSTRY SUMMIT European chemical industry on the edge / Business fleeing the continent / Supply-chain disruptions threaten domino effect – Central European perspective	20.02.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING Germany's federal cabinet approves PPWR Implementation Act / Recycling rate for plastic packaging rises to 75% / Criticism from industry bodies: ‘the political brakes are on'	20.02.2026
LOGISTICS Hapag-Lloyd acquires Israeli competitor / Maersk expands terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany	19.02.2026
WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE EU urged to cap waste disposal / Policy paper links circular-economy targets to EU-wide allowance systems	17.02.2026

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