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EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation hits three-year high amid energy price surge / Rate to remain elevated	05.11.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices retreat after Q2 surge / Year-on-year quotes remain firmly higher	03.11.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Q3 growth beats estimates / Irish strength underpins gains / Energy prices, interest rates endanger activity	02.11.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business climate best in more than three years / Processor mood strongest since early '22 / UK manufacturing shows strength	27.10.2026
GERMAN INDUSTRY Massive job losses in 2018–2025 period – Ifo Institute / Plastics processors severely affected	26.10.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Sales up over 10% / EVs capture more than 75% of new registrations / Chinese suppliers enjoy big gains	23.10.2026
RUSSIA Polymer industry calls for government support as demand weakens, costs soar / Investment in equipment plunges / Number of plastics processors begins to decline	13.10.2026
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION Weakness in building activity persists / Residential output crumbles / German industrial property values to rise – analysts	12.10.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Overall output decline slows in September / Another large UK housebuilder expects 2026 loss	07.10.2026
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY Industry less pessimistic about final quarter / Sales expectations improve / One in five companies still expects job cuts – IK economic survey	06.10.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone growth picks up sharply / German business climate keeps improving / UK growth slows as inflation pressures return	28.09.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY EVs take another percentage point of market share / Now level with petrol sales / Charging infrastructure, local battery production lag	25.09.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Housebuilding decline drives down output in August / Major UK housebuilder warns it will make loss this year	08.09.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone manufacturing hits four-and-half-year high as growth broadens in August / Germany strengthens, France weakens / UK activity rises overall, manufacturing retreats	27.08.2026
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION Rate of activity decline slows in July / Demand still weak, project cancellations rise	27.08.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation ticks up to 2.9% / Energy main driver, but effect modest / Higher impact seen in August	24.08.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Sector showing evidence of stabilising / Declines slow in commercial and housebuilding activity	11.08.2026
ITALY Exports buoy plastics machinery in 2025 / Asia emerges as new growth focus / US on equal footing with Germany / Strategy session for petchems at Porto Marghera	06.08.2026
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
GERMAN ECONOMY Improved expectations continue to brighten business climate in July – Ifo	28.07.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Registrations strong through H1 as electrification takes hold	24.07.2026
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
UK CONSTRUCTION Subdued market persists / Housebuilding activity falls at fastest pace / Input price inflation eases	15.07.2026
CHINA Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity	15.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2	13.07.2026

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