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EU POLICY Coalition says new state aid framework lacks circularity funding measures / Omission risks undermining region's recycling sector / EU Commission spells out approach	08.05.2025
UK Mass-balance approach for Plastic Packaging Tax to commence 1 April 2027	08.05.2025
COVESTRO Q1 core profit plummets / Outlook for 2025 lowered amid geopolitical and trade tensions / LNG deal with Ineos	07.05.2025
OMV Start-up of Austria's largest green hydrogen plant at Schwechat / Feedstock for sustainable fuels and chemicals	07.05.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Volatile markets, mixed European prices in Q1 / Rise in raw-material costs could trigger uptrend in Q2	06.05.2025
AGRICULTURAL FILM Germany sees rise in volumes recovered in 2024 / Collection fractions expanded	05.05.2025
LOGISTICS Trump demands free passage for Suez and Panama Canals	02.05.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING RecyClass and APR see ‘significant progress' in criteria for reclaim design	02.05.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING Potential dual-use output loophole draws criticism / Industry reps respond: reclaim quotas should not include fuel use	01.05.2025
EGYPT Polyolefin manufacturer Sidpec reports good performance despite global market challenges / Petchem output to triple by 2030 / Chinese-Egyptian JV to design Red Sea petrochemicals complex	30.04.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Reuse key to circular economy shift / Global South case studies show impact across product categories – report	30.04.2025
PLASTICS MARKETS Global production continues uptrend, seen doubling by 2050 / Waste incineration increases, landfill declines / Recycling stagnant in challenging environment	29.04.2025
SERBIA Uncertainty over oil supplies plagues petrochemical industry / Integration with European economy has pros and cons	29.04.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SPAIN Call for cut in electricity costs to boost competitiveness / Base chemicals production remains in decline	28.04.2025
IRELAND Country celebrates one year of DRS with billion returned containers	28.04.2025
MEDICAL PACKAGING Aimplas-VinylPlus study confirms recyclability of flexible PVC	28.04.2025
LOGISTICS Trump's punitive tariffs send containers sailing empty across world's oceans	25.04.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business climate improves slightly despite trade dispute / Manufacturing industry, plastics pessimistic again – Ifo Institute	25.04.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET EU registrations ease in Q1 and March / EVs lead in market share / Washington sends more mixed signals on sector tariffs	25.04.2025
WORLD ECONOMY IMF again slashes global growth estimates / Berlin expects flat GDP this year / Tariff chaos drives fears / German, EU spending set to support Europe	24.04.2025
RUSSIA Polymer exports drop by a third since 2021 / Betting on Asia not paid off / Trade war brings challenges	23.04.2025
INEOS Third major US energy deal passes regulatory muster / Terms not disclosed / “Attractive” market	23.04.2025
RE-MATCH Artificial turf recycler to supposedly cease business operations in Netherlands	22.04.2025
LOGISTICS Low water puts strain on inland shipping / Transport from China to US, Northern Europe becomes more expensive	17.04.2025
TRADE WAR US reciprocal tariff policy to reshape Sino-US chemical trade / Heavy interdependence with ethane, propane / Price advantage of Chinese products at risk	17.04.2025

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