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RECYCLING UK
Industry on the brink – BPF / Shutdowns continue / Shops face multiple problems
 		15.12.2025
USA
Gap between US citizens' recycling intentions, actions / 77% report they recycle / WM survey highlights barriers
 		15.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Peace and calm on most trade routes / Freight rates from China to Europe rise
 		12.12.2025
RUSSIA
Polymer profits plummet / Market demand on downward trajectory / Outlook for 2026 uncertain
 		11.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
More and more energy-intensive companies are moving away – Simon-Kucher study
 		10.12.2025
EU POLICY
Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly
 		09.12.2025
SOUTH KOREA
Lotte and HD Hyundai present plans for restructuring cracker activities
 		09.12.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION
Output continues to slide / New orders down / Sector employment numbers fall for 11th month in a row
 		08.12.2025
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS
IK calls for binding EPR rules for disposal and recycling in Europe
 		08.12.2025
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
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