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EU POLICY Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly	09.12.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Up to eight plants under threat of closure in Europe / Plastics converters must brace for drop in demand / Defence sector could become point of growth	03.12.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report	08.10.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic	29.09.2025
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe	19.09.2025
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 DISTRIBUTION Major challenges ahead for plastics traders / Increasing dependence on China, US	30.07.2025
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
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY First-quarter production up significantly / Future seems dim – Plastics Europe	16.07.2025
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
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE Cefic unveils five-point plan to accelerate shift to circular economy / Trade body urges action over ambition	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
EUROPEAN ECONOMY ECB cuts rates / Eurozone inflation drops below bank target / Growth forecast remains at 0.9% for 2025	06.06.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows	03.06.2025
WORLD ECONOMY IMF again slashes global growth estimates / Berlin expects flat GDP this year / Tariff chaos drives fears / German, EU spending set to support Europe	24.04.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation dips to 2.2% / ECB interest rate cut up in the air amid trade tensions	03.04.2025
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Increased polymer output, reduced sales – Plastics Europe draws grim balance for 2024 / ‘Positive spirit' needed	24.03.2025
HYDROGEN TotalEnergies, RWE team up to decarbonise Leuna refinery / 600 km pipeline / Grandpuits to have two plastics recycling plants	24.03.2025
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE 12th PIE Market Survey: The future looks hopeful / Businesses not looking forward to green transition / Trump administration causes ambiguity	27.02.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Polymer producers criticise pace as too slow	12.02.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Hard choices needed to survive challenges on several fronts / M&A to play critical role in region's restructuring – FTI report	23.01.2025

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