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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
BRAZIL No economic rationale for US tariffs, says Brazilian chemical industry association / Domestic exporters and US buyers face negative impact / Industry pushes exporter-relief package	05.08.2026
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 EMISSIONS TRADING More investment funding, flatter emissions trajectory, free allocations extended – ETS review / Cefic critical of conditional access	24.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Production, sales fall again in H1 – VCI report / President calls for 'more radical reform implementation'	22.07.2026
WORLD TRADE UK-India trade pact enters into force / Tariff reductions improve market access / Indian tariffs remain on numerous polymers	21.07.2026
CHINA Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity	15.07.2026
CHINA Typhoon Bavi hits country's east / Numerous plants scaled back, shut down / Key transshipment ports still out of operation, but damage less severe than expected / South Korea not expected to be affected	13.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2	13.07.2026
COVESTRO Plastics group raises full-year forecast thanks to higher selling prices	13.07.2026
BIESTERFELD Distributor takes full control of Italian joint ventures	13.07.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY HUNGARY Cluster launched / Joint efforts to expand plastics exports to Germany, Austria, Japan	10.07.2026
EU CLIMATE POLICY Chemicals industry calls for urgent EU ETS reform amid cost concerns / Cefic outlines priorities for emissions trading revision	01.07.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE Talk of peace boosts morale / View of present turns positive at plastics, rubber shops	25.06.2026
UK PM Starmer resigns / BPF outlines hopes for new government	24.06.2026
KARPATNAFTOKHIM Wastewater workers end strike after city steps in to fund wages / Mass layoffs loom as financial troubles deepen / Corruption scandal adds further uncertainty	24.06.2026
EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING Energy-intensive companies send ‘urgent appeal' to leading EU politicians / BASF, Lanxess, Covestro, Evonik among signatories	23.06.2026
UPDATE - IRAN WAR US agrees on roadmap for final deal in 60 days after Tehran shut Strait of Hormuz again / Meetings to continue this week	18.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY Share of recyclate up slightly, production and processing in decline in 2024 / Industry association publishes Circular Economy for Plastics country report	08.06.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet	02.06.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT CEE plastics industry feels sting of Hormuz blockade / Region highly dependent on imports / Major converters halt purchases, sacrifice production capacity / Recyclers see temporary benefits	28.05.2026
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Europe's circularity gains mask industrial weakness / Plastics Europe warns of risk of circularity shifting abroad / Circularity repositioned as key to industrial survival	26.05.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops	26.05.2026
RUSSIA Polymer prices rebound after hitting five-year low / Investments at rock bottom / Warnings of non-payment crisis	19.05.2026

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