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EU POLICY Funding framework for Clean Industrial Deal projects stands / Focus on renewables / “Long term predictability for business”	14.07.2025
RUSSIA Polymer consumption on ice / Possible economic recession takes toll on operations / Petrochemical projects likely delayed	09.07.2025
MICROPLASTICS Joint technical paper to help companies with new REACH labelling requirement	09.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Industry in ‘stand-by' mode – VCI / Production, sales below previous year's level	03.07.2025
SOUTHEAST EUROPE Romania, Bulgaria's accession to Schengen area offers benefits to plastics industry / Political uncertainty hampers execution of development plans	01.07.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence improves again / Plastics processors more pessimistic	27.06.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE Cefic unveils five-point plan to accelerate shift to circular economy / Trade body urges action over ambition	26.06.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Slight rise in production / Front-loading effects due to threat of US tariffs / Decline in polymer revenue continues	25.06.2025
UKRAINE Polymer imports plunge by a third since start of war / Stake in Karpatnaftokhim reportedly sold to new investor	23.06.2025
K 2025 The year 2024 was “lousy” for mechanical engineering – Ulrich Reifenhäuser / Turning point in trend not expected until 2026 / Almost 3,200 exhibitors expected	17.06.2025
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Best Polymer Producer Awards winners announced at EuPC annual meeting / Industry leaving Europe overarching issue	13.06.2025
NORTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE Poland's plastics industry shows signs of economic recovery / Average order book size growing in Finland	05.06.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows	03.06.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Mood among plastics, rubber processors brightens / Ifo business climate index rises	23.05.2025
DENKA Japanese chemical group to shutter US chloroprene plant / Severe financial losses / Trump's reversal of lawsuit not enough	19.05.2025
ALBIS German distributor launches subsidiary in Israel	19.05.2025
PLASTICS AND FINANCE BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%	16.05.2025
COVESTRO Q1 core profit plummets / Outlook for 2025 lowered amid geopolitical and trade tensions / LNG deal with Ineos	07.05.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Volatile markets, mixed European prices in Q1 / Rise in raw-material costs could trigger uptrend in Q2	06.05.2025
UPDATE - IBERIAN PENINSULA Blackout in Spain and Portugal: Multiple petrochemical plants shut down / Normalisation could take a week	29.04.2025
PLASTICS MARKETS Global production continues uptrend, seen doubling by 2050 / Waste incineration increases, landfill declines / Recycling stagnant in challenging environment	29.04.2025
SERBIA Uncertainty over oil supplies plagues petrochemical industry / Integration with European economy has pros and cons	29.04.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business climate improves slightly despite trade dispute / Manufacturing industry, plastics pessimistic again – Ifo Institute	25.04.2025
RUSSIA Polymer exports drop by a third since 2021 / Betting on Asia not paid off / Trade war brings challenges	23.04.2025
EU POLICY MEPs in step with industry on energy / Substance reviews to be simplified / EP calls for acceleration of permitting, licensing	23.04.2025

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