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RECYCLING UK 'Urgent action' needed in reclaim industry – BPF official / Plant closures highlight problems / Viridor for sale?	18.08.2025
UK ECONOMY Q2 growth surprises to upside / Production activity contracts / Concerns remain about months ahead	15.08.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output falls at sharpest level in five years / Decline in housebuilding to blame – report	11.08.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY Modest rebound in virgin materials / Compostables stabilise / Flat demand in 2025	31.07.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business climate index rises again / Upward trend seen among plastics processors	31.07.2025
UK-US TRADE US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage	29.07.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations fall in June, H1 / EVs retain lead in market share / UK vehicle output plummets	25.07.2025
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY Hope as a guiding principle / Plastics industry takes cautious “wait and see” approach / Sales volumes and prices remain problematic / One third satisfied with new government – KI Dialog survey	24.07.2025
PLASTICS TAX EU levy set to rise to EUR 1,000/t from 2028	24.07.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Industry association elects new chair	18.07.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for third quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism after difficult start to the year	15.07.2025
UK ECONOMY GDP drops for second straight month / Industrial production falls again / Construction indicator hits 30-month low	14.07.2025
EU POLICY Funding framework for Clean Industrial Deal projects stands / Focus on renewables / “Long term predictability for business”	14.07.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING EuPC warns reusable alternatives to SUP pallet wraps could backfire / Study estimates added annual costs at EUR 4.9 bn in eight sectors	14.07.2025
RUSSIA Polymer consumption on ice / Possible economic recession takes toll on operations / Petrochemical projects likely delayed	09.07.2025
POLYURETHANE FOAM European market constrained by slow demand, rising costs / Sustainability high on the agenda – Europur conference	07.07.2025
SOUTHEAST EUROPE Romania, Bulgaria's accession to Schengen area offers benefits to plastics industry / Political uncertainty hampers execution of development plans	01.07.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY Fewer exports from Europe / Germany, Austria, France struggling / India booms as importing country	30.06.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence improves again / Plastics processors more pessimistic	27.06.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Mixed signals from EU registrations / UK sales rise / Chinese firms double market share	26.06.2025
UKRAINE Polymer imports plunge by a third since start of war / Stake in Karpatnaftokhim reportedly sold to new investor	23.06.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY The year 2024 swayed between crisis and catastrophe / Stagnation at best expected in current year / Increasing pressure of competition from Asia	17.06.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Economists raise growth outlook / Government spending to boost output / Investors look to Europe	16.06.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE PRE, Assorimap call for protectionist measures against imports / SMEs burdened by regulations / Spanish industry disadvantaged by national tax on non-reusable packaging	13.06.2025
TRADE WAR US, China agree to reduce export restrictions; rare earths to be supplied again / Trump says relationship with China is ‘excellent'	11.06.2025

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