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DEFENCE INDUSTRY European defence boom opens new markets for plastics / Czech, Finnish processors pivot to military applications / High-value defence products boost margins	17.08.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Sector showing evidence of stabilising / Declines slow in commercial and housebuilding activity	11.08.2026
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
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
EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING More investment funding, flatter emissions trajectory, free allocations extended – ETS review / Cefic critical of conditional access	24.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING UK England delays mandatory kerbside collection of films, flexible packaging to 2030 / Wales rejects change / Industry calls for focused investment, rebuilding recycling capacities	23.07.2026
WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE European Commission moves against 14 member states over waste rules, failing to meet recycling targets	20.07.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Subdued market persists / Housebuilding activity falls at fastest pace / Input price inflation eases	15.07.2026
CHINA Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity	15.07.2026
VIRIDOR Quantafuel recycling operations shuttered in Scandinavia	14.07.2026
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
EUROPEAN ECONOMY War catalyses green transition / EV popularity soars / European shops on shifting sands	30.06.2026
RECYCLING EEU Russian industry sinks deeper into crisis as neighbouring countries progress / Belarus, Kazakhstan fare noticeably better	30.06.2026
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
UK CONSTRUCTION Rising inflation, poor demand hit construction activity again / Middle East crisis drives up fuel costs	09.06.2026
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
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
VIRIDOR Company mulls shutdown of three recycling sites in Scandinavia / Cites significant headwinds in plastics recycling markets	22.05.2026
RUSSIA Polymer prices rebound after hitting five-year low / Investments at rock bottom / Warnings of non-payment crisis	19.05.2026
BALKANS Plastics converters squeezed by supply issues, weak demand / Middle East turmoil exposes feedstock dependence / Higher prices needed to maintain stability / CEPM networking event in Belgrade	18.05.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Weak demand sees sector activity slide for fifth month in a row / Rise in purchasing costs steepest in three decades	13.05.2026
EVENTS Plastics Industry Meeting ahead of Plastpol to address competitiveness of European plastics sector	30.04.2026

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