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RECYCLING AUSTRIA PET recyclate market remains under pressure	04.08.2026
LOGISTICS Rhine turns bottleneck / Middle East fuse still burning	31.07.2026
RECYCLING NETHERLANDS Verpact, BVDER, Healix expand Dutch big bag recycling capacity	30.07.2026
RUSSIA Number of business closures spike in H1 2026 / General economic uncertainty adds pressure / No improvement expected in next couple of years	30.07.2026
TOMRA Reverse vending machines drive surge in Q2 turnover, offset decline in Recycling division	29.07.2026
AGALEUS Spanish hazardous waste disposal company installs first recycling line for HDPE containers	29.07.2026
ENDOLYS Planning approval clears way for plastic film pyrolysis facility / Operations due to start by end of 2026	29.07.2026
ITALY More than three-quarters of packaging recycled in 2025	28.07.2026
GERMAN ECONOMY Improved expectations continue to brighten business climate in July – Ifo	28.07.2026
GR3N Funding secured for industrial-scale chemical PET recycling plant in Spain	28.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Congressional committee hears arguments on SUP waste control packages / Industry fears tougher state laws / Consumer advocates divided	28.07.2026
ALIPLAST Italian recycler acquires majority stake in Polish LDPE specialist Kronos Polymer	27.07.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Registrations strong through H1 as electrification takes hold	24.07.2026
LOGISTICS Multiple disruptions hit European transport: rail works, Red Sea attacks, US storm threats	24.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING UK England delays mandatory kerbside collection of films, flexible packaging to 2030 / Wales rejects change / Industry calls for focused investment, rebuilding recycling capacities	23.07.2026
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Car industry backs ELVR but urges implementation clarity / Recyclate availability remains key industry challenge / Regulation set to reshape vehicle design, recycling	22.07.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY Expectations deteriorate following improved business performance in H1 / Raw material costs, selling prices, sales volumes main concerns / Respondents dissatisfied with government – KI Dialog survey	21.07.2026
WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE European Commission moves against 14 member states over waste rules, failing to meet recycling targets	20.07.2026
DOMINION Spanish engineering group acquires recycler Reyuplas / Environmental division expanded	20.07.2026
PREZERO Portuguese recycling specialist Tratris acquired / Plans to expand sorting capacities	20.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY POLAND Sector focused on survival, not strategic investment / Energy prices remain volatile in 2026, amplified by Strait of Hormuz disruptions / Coalition seeks revision of ETS rules	17.07.2026
LOGISTICS River Rhine misses its depth / Low water levels hamper inland waterway transport / Ghost carriers add another freight-risk layer	17.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING 'Responsibility does not end with the recycler' / Herbert Snell, VP of Bvse, explains what the new SUPD implementing decision means for the industry in an interview with PIE	17.07.2026
TURKEY DRS system finally comes into force after several delays / Govt aims to boost recycling industry	17.07.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Upper house of parliament approves Packaging Act / Regulations to come into force soon / Plastics Europe calls for additional investment incentives to expand chemical recycling	16.07.2026

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