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SPAIN Household plastics market poised for robust growth / Shift towards environmentally friendly products / Asian countries look into export opportunities	16.09.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and others launch US Flexible Film Initiative to tackle plastic packaging waste	15.09.2025
TRADE WAR US imposes full tariffs on imports of PET, rPET / Asian exporters to feel the pinch	11.09.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Activity falls for eighth month straight / Housebuilding, civil engineering experience summer slide	10.09.2025
TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	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
USA Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious	28.08.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate improves but only for technical reasons / Mood in plastics segment remains low	26.08.2025
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
K 2025 Messe Düsseldorf launches K-Alliance for global plastics and rubber trade fairs / Guided tours to be offered at K show	21.08.2025
GERMAN PACKAGING AWARDS From new monomaterial solutions to 100% recycled content / Innovative plastic solutions win nearly third of awards	13.08.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output falls at sharpest level in five years / Decline in housebuilding to blame – report	11.08.2025
EPP RECYCLING General Industries launches Europe-wide initiative for take-back, recycling	11.08.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Plastics-linked diseases cost world USD 1.5 tn yearly – report / Medical journal to monitor plastics production, pollution, health risks	07.08.2025
TRADE WAR US-EU trade deal invites criticism from industry / Framework agreement on energy purchases ‘completely unrealistic'	06.08.2025
TRADE WAR EU-US tariff deal to stir issues for plastics industry in CEE, Finland	05.08.2025
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
TRADE WAR EU, US strike 15% tariff deal / Zero-for-zero tariffs agreed for some strategic products	28.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission presents new seven-year budget / Council, Parliament oppose taxation plans	25.07.2025
TRADE WAR Some EU states want massive response to US tariffs – reports / Berlin, Paris prefer major pushback / Japan settles for 15%	23.07.2025
TRADE WAR Brussels examines tariffs on US plastics, chemicals – reports / Materials part of long list of possible countermeasures	16.07.2025
UK Polymer industry to benefit from new industrial strategy / Key sectors include advanced manufacturing / Composites set for gains	11.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission to stick by emissions-reduction plan / Compromise sees carbon credits be part of total	08.07.2025
EU POLICY Green agenda starts to wither / Is brown the new beautiful? / Macron calls for second rethink of 2040 targets	03.07.2025

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