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LOGISTICS Crisis in European chemical industry weighs on business at major seaports / Following Maersk, CMA CGM also steering ships through Suez Canal again	23.01.2026
PACKAGING WASTE EUROPE EU to implement labelling specifications by August 2026 / Visual harmonisation a PPWR priority	22.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING ‘Sustainable packaging often fails not because of the material, but because of the cost of the transition' / Peter Désilets and Lea Körber of the Pacoon agency in an interview with PIE	22.01.2026
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
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
LOGISTICS Shipping companies reduce transport capacity / Freight rates rise by double digits	16.01.2026
INTERVIEW Energy costs, cheap imports strain Italy's plastics reclaim sector / Mandatory recycled-content quotas for packaging, anti-dumping duties needed / Interview with Walter Regis, Assorimap president	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
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Technology of future or token gesture? Only around one third of planned recycling facilities likely to be built – Conversio study	14.01.2026
EU TRADE Automotive set to benefit from new “landmark” EU-Mercosur trade deal / Farmers blast agreement as a “sell out”	14.01.2026
PIE MARKET SURVEY Your opinion matters / Take part now in the 13th PIE Market Survey! / Gain access to exclusive results	13.01.2026
AMCOR Collaboration with Danish initiative targets rigid PE, PP food packaging reclaim	12.01.2026
LOGISTICS The cold causes freight rates to freeze / Reopening of Suez Canal could put pressure on prices	09.01.2026
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
PACKAGING SWITZERLAND Government sets out plan for minimum 55% reclaim rate for SUP packaging	06.01.2026
BOREALIS Polyolefin group acquires stake in BlueAlp	05.01.2026
RESEARCH Plasma-based recycling process for glass fibre-reinforced plastics under development in Germany	05.01.2026
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY MARKET A year of volatility and transition / Spot prices stay high amid weather extremes and grid bottlenecks / Germany anchors regional dynamics as renewables expand unevenly	19.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN GAS MARKET A year of consolidation and a ‘new normal' comes to an end / Market stable after end of dramatic fluctuations from energy crisis / Political framework to continue to force players into further optimising diversification, storage, emissions strategies	19.12.2025
INEOS Boost for Grangemouth cracker / London guarantees GBP 150 mn investment support package for UK's last remaining ethylene production	19.12.2025

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