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EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations continue higher in November / EVs dominate / BYD nears Tesla in market share
 		06.01.2026
PACKAGING SWITZERLAND
Government sets out plan for minimum 55% reclaim rate for SUP packaging
 		06.01.2026
RESEARCH
Plasma-based recycling process for glass fibre-reinforced plastics under development in Germany
 		05.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
ABS: Fire at Elix in Spain causes plant shutdown / Possible force majeure
 		22.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY MARKET
A year of volatility and transition / Spot prices stay high amid weather extremes and grid bottlenecks / Germany anchors regional dynamics as renewables expand unevenly
 		19.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN GAS MARKET
A year of consolidation and a ‘new normal' comes to an end / Market stable after end of dramatic fluctuations from energy crisis / Political framework to continue to force players into further optimising diversification, storage, emissions strategies
 		19.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Freight rates on a roller coaster / Will the Suez Canal soon reopen to major traffic?
 		19.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS RECYCLING MARKET
Europe's reclaim sector faces its toughest year yet / Cheap virgin plastics squeeze recyclates / Strain continues
 		18.12.2025
EUROPEAN AUTO INDUSTRY
Brussels lifts ban on combustion engines / Industry groups offer lukewarm responses / German car lobby calls changes 'disastrous'
 		18.12.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business climate weakens / Processors' mood worsens / European manufacturers send mixed messages
 		18.12.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA sees bottoming out after declines in order intake, revenues / 5% drop in turnover expected for 2025
 		18.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: POLYMER PRICES
Imported PTA boosts PET volumes, not profitability / EU mandates support virgin PET as market shrinks / Global PE, PP oversupply caps prices / Packaging, construction, automotive demand subdued
 		17.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: TARIFFS
Trump tariffs shook EU plastics industry in 2025 / 15% duty ignited retaliatory firestorms / Diversification and capacity shifts ahead in 2026
 		16.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Decline in production, sales predicted for 2026 / Industry sending out SOS, says VCI president Steilemann
 		16.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
OECD predicts slowdown in '26 / Spain to lead, Italy to lag among EU Big Four / UK expansion to ease
 		15.12.2025
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