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EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations climb in October, year-to-date / BYD continues to gain ground / Carmakers, processors struggle with political shifts	26.11.2025
GREENDOT Recycling group urges take-up of eco-modulation to boost use of recycled materials in plastic packaging	26.11.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Surveys show moody manufacturers / German processor morale brightens – Ifo / UK producers more upbeat	25.11.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Players take concerns to Brussels / ‘Secondary plastics sector needs help to thrive'	19.11.2025
SPAIN ANAIP joins industry SOS to EU regulators over competitiveness / Spanish tax on non-reusable plastic packaging wreaks havoc on supply chain	10.11.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output falls at fastest rate in five years / Lack of work hitting civil engineering firms	10.11.2025
GLOBAL TRADE Business failures to grow in 2025, 2026 / US, Chinese companies drive trend / Four key vulnerabilities highlighted / Better outlook for 2027	05.11.2025
US TRADE Trump's tariffs barely impact US plastics industry – Pineda / Industry association briefing points to slight supply chain disruptions	03.11.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end	29.10.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Electric, hybrid vehicles drive growth in September / Germany, Belgium lead way / China's BYD quadruples volume over 2024	29.10.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate index turns upwards again / Plastics industry less pessimistic	28.10.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for fourth quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism as year-end approaches	28.10.2025
EU POLICY Brussels unveils global energy strategy / US, Qatar threaten to torpedo bloc's ambitious plans	24.10.2025
MATTRESS MARKET Europe swings to trade deficit as Chinese imports soar / Market competition intensifies as prices fall / US tariffs on Chinese goods exacerbate situation	20.10.2025
K 2025 World's leading trade fair for the plastics industry comes to an end / Organisers provide positive assessment / Date set for 2028	15.10.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Activity declines again, pace of contraction eases	09.10.2025
K 2025 Private insights, public declarations from the reception hosted by Kunststoffland NRW	08.10.2025
K 2025 World's leading plastics industry trade fair opens its doors in Germany / 3,200 exhibitors, 180,000 visitors expected	08.10.2025
IRAN EUR 8.5 bn invested in Chabahar petrochemical hub / Export prospects unclear as US reimposes sanctions on key seaport	07.10.2025
RUSSIA Plastics processors brace for closures, bankruptcies / Consumption plummets across key segments as economy enters recession / Drone attacks target key petchem capacities	06.10.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations improve in August / Year-to-date total eases / Carmakers pause production / US implements EU trade deal	26.09.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY First fall in German business morale this year / Plastics firms more negative / European managers send mixed signals	25.09.2025
EU PLASTICS TAX Proposal to raise plastics own resource draws sharp criticism / Calls for dedicated circularity fund	23.09.2025
AUTOMOTIVE Clepa urges EU to step in with support for auto supply sector / Up to 350,000 jobs could be lost if no action taken	16.09.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Activity falls for eighth month straight / Housebuilding, civil engineering experience summer slide	10.09.2025

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