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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
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE
Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”
05.09.2025
PLASTICS TAX UK
PPT revenue falls 3% in 2024 / Volume of packaging with recycled content rises for third consecutive year
03.09.2025
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
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