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Winter Storm Fern: impact on European supply expected to be limited to PE
 		30.01.2026
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares second force majeure / Start-up problems at Ineos / Fire breaks out in Geleen
 		30.01.2026
LOGISTICS
Hapag-Lloyd still hesitant to sail through Red Sea / Associations call on politicians to solve lorry driver shortage
 		30.01.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations end 2025 on high note / EVs dominate / VW takes chequered flag
 		28.01.2026
RECYCLING EUROPE
Ten proposals on how EU waste management and plastics recycling must change to drive defossilisation / Joint paper by BZL and nova-Institute
 		28.01.2026
PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Deposit scheme boosts recycling volumes / Sales weaker than last year
 		28.01.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business confidence unchanged / Mood worsens among plastics processors / Eurozone manufacturing improves
 		27.01.2026
WIND TURBINES
Europe added 6.8 GW of wind capacity in H1 2025 / Landfill ban for blades comes into effect / Turnaround year expected in 2026
 		27.01.2026
UPDATE - EU TRADE
Parliament freezes US trade deal / Zero tariffs for plastics, chemicals shelved / Mercosur agreement on hold for judicial review
 		23.01.2026
LOGISTICS
Crisis in European chemical industry weighs on business at major seaports / Following Maersk, CMA CGM also steering ships through Suez Canal again
 		23.01.2026
PET RECYCLING
EU seeks industry feedback on PET bottle recyclability guidelines
 		21.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: TotalEnergies plant in France reportedly out of service
 		20.01.2026
EU-US RELATIONS
European Union reconsiders trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland threats / EUR 93 bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods back on the table – reports
 		19.01.2026
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Supplier organisation reports 104,000 job cuts over two years / EU strengths should be backed by policy / Commission's Automotive Package eases 2035 targets
 		19.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey
 		19.01.2026
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