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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C2/C3, SAN, butadiene, phenol, acetone, plasticisers: low water levels along the Rhine affect various production sites / Force majeure declarations on the rise
 		29.07.2026
ITALY
More than three-quarters of packaging recycled in 2025
 		28.07.2026
GERMAN ECONOMY
Improved expectations continue to brighten business climate in July – Ifo
 		28.07.2026
FOOD PACKAGING
OPP films dominate Europe's flexible food packaging market – Schönwald study
 		27.07.2026
PACKAGING GERMANY
Consumers attach increasing importance to waste separation and sustainability – AVU Packaging Monitor
 		27.07.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Registrations strong through H1 as electrification takes hold
 		24.07.2026
LOGISTICS
Multiple disruptions hit European transport: rail works, Red Sea attacks, US storm threats
 		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
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SWITZWERLAND
Modest recovery in 2025 led by processors – Kunststoff.Swiss report
 		22.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Production, sales fall again in H1 – VCI report / President calls for 'more radical reform implementation'
 		22.07.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY
Expectations deteriorate following improved business performance in H1 / Raw material costs, selling prices, sales volumes main concerns / Respondents dissatisfied with government – KI Dialog survey
 		21.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY POLAND
Sector focused on survival, not strategic investment / Energy prices remain volatile in 2026, amplified by Strait of Hormuz disruptions / Coalition seeks revision of ETS rules
 		17.07.2026
LOGISTICS
River Rhine misses its depth / Low water levels hamper inland waterway transport / Ghost carriers add another freight-risk layer
 		17.07.2026
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
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