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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Global chemical coalition launches innovation platform / Start-ups, academia collaborate with industry leaders to catalyse sustainability	02.09.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025	01.09.2025
LOGISTICS Global trade heavily impacted by typhoon season / DB Cargo management plans to close workshops	29.08.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations climb in July / US confirms lower tariff on EU vehicles / EV market share eases	29.08.2025
SABIC JV with Plastic Energy produces first pyrolysis oil batch	29.08.2025
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets	28.08.2025
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND Plastics waste recovered from households, collection rate up in 2024 / Recycling rate exceeds 55% threshold	27.08.2025
MATTERR Plans to build PET chemical recycling plant in Germany / EUR 63 mn invested	27.08.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate improves but only for technical reasons / Mood in plastics segment remains low	26.08.2025
RECYCLING AUSTRIA Sizable increase in PET recycling volumes thanks to introduction of single-use deposit scheme	26.08.2025
KIVO / KRAS Recycling JV Reks to be discontinued / Future of plant in Kosovo uncertain	25.08.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING IRELAND Chances of meeting EU target this year fade – EPA / Waste generation edges higher in 2023	25.08.2025
RECYCLING CENTRAL ASIA Kazakhstan MPs seek state aid for plastics waste recycling / EPR system to take off in Uzbekistan in 2026 / Waste management in embryonic stage in some countries	25.08.2025
LOGISTICS Freight rates down on almost all routes / US becoming problematic for world trade	22.08.2025
TURKEY Business profitability falls to lowest level in five years / Exports edge up despite dip in European sales / General economic uncertainty plagues operations	22.08.2025
REMONDIS German waste disposal company takes over competitor Siemer	21.08.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices remain volatile in Q2 / Slight decline for HDPE film – FPE	20.08.2025
COMPOSITES EuCIA sees ‘untapped potential' of thermoset composite waste / Reclaim rate estimated at 5%	19.08.2025
RECYCLING UK 'Urgent action' needed in reclaim industry – BPF official / Plant closures highlight problems / Viridor for sale?	18.08.2025
LOGISTICS Convertors complain about decreasing reliability in deliveries / Truck drivers urgently needed	15.08.2025
UK ECONOMY Q2 growth surprises to upside / Production activity contracts / Concerns remain about months ahead	15.08.2025
DOW CHEMICAL Chemical recycling project in Germany falls victim to budget cuts	13.08.2025
PLASTICS WASTE Malaysia bans import of plastics waste from US / Environmentalists warn US plastics waste could flood Mexico, India, Turkey	13.08.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commission opens consultation on Circular Economy Act	12.08.2025
SAPERATEC Recycling company slides into insolvency	12.08.2025

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