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LOGISTICS
Heavy shipping traffic on world's oceans causes freight rates to tumble / Intra-Asia routes the exception
 		05.12.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Global Commitment to cut virgin plastics use sees progress despite challenges / Government policies needed to spur leading FMCG companies into action
 		04.12.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Sabic declares force majeure for deliveries from Wilton
 		03.12.2025
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 RECYCLING ITALY
Emergency round table for recycling yields few results / Second meeting set for mid-December
 		01.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Opposing trends in container freight rates: US routes down, Europe more expensive / Port strikes in Belgium, Portugal
 		28.11.2025
AUTOMOTIVE
EU Commission approves funding for power device plant / E-vehicle, fast-charging, renewable energy applications targeted / EUR 12.8 bn in chips funding so far
 		28.11.2025
RECYCLING ITALY
“From tomorrow, no more collections” / Municipalities react to recycling freeze in southern Italy
 		27.11.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations climb in October, year-to-date / BYD continues to gain ground / Carmakers, processors struggle with political shifts
 		26.11.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Surveys show moody manufacturers / German processor morale brightens – Ifo / UK producers more upbeat
 		25.11.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING
PPWR poses challenges for recyclate use, recyclability / Companies need to react now / Notes from Future Resources conference
 		25.11.2025
SPAIN
Chemical industry at risk of losing EUR 26 bn over next 10 years / Production to rise despite headwinds / Industry lobbies for measures to bolster competitiveness
 		24.11.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
EU consortium targets entire SUP value chain / New route from non-recyclable packaging to circular materials
 		24.11.2025
PMMA RECYCLING
NextChem builds chemical recycling plant in Italy / Pekutherm extends commitment
 		24.11.2025
ITALY
Uprising of the plastics recyclers: Numerous lines decommissioned / “We can paralyse the entire Italian waste system” – Assorimap
 		21.11.2025
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