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LOGISTICS
Calm seas: Freight rates decrease after US strike ends / Rise in uncertainty due to Middle East conflict
 		11.10.2024
IRELAND
Ongoing circular economy challenges / Investment, collaboration essential – report
 		11.10.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
ABS: Ineos Styrolution declares force majeure at German plant
 		10.10.2024
PVC
Relabelling and misdeclaration: Is Turkey evading EU punitive tariffs on PVC imports from US and Egypt?
 		10.10.2024
UZBEKISTAN
Growth in PE production likely driven by rise in foreign sales / Saneg reports progress on Bukhara MTO complex
 		10.10.2024
RUSSIA
Plastics production dips following steady growth / Government expects upward trend in chemical industry to slow / Central bank fears stagflation
 		09.10.2024
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Reuse takeaway systems cut emissions substantially – report / NGOs call on authorities to factor in external costs of single-use / Some reuse options cheaper
 		09.10.2024
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS FINLAND
Sumi subsidiary launches collection, recycling operations
 		09.10.2024
UPDATE - LOGISTICS
Port strikes ends in tentative agreement / Shipping companies consider imposing congestion surcharges
 		04.10.2024
EUROPEAN POLITICS
New EU commissioners named for five-year mandate / Anticipation over merging of green and industrial deals
 		03.10.2024
NOVAPET
Forward integration: acquisition of packaging producer Envases Soplados
 		03.10.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY
Berlin expects no growth this year – report / Econ institutes forecast contraction / Weakness dogs Europe's biggest economy
 		01.10.2024
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
VCI reports continued slump in sector / No recovery in demand expected for winter months
 		01.10.2024
PACKAGING UK
Supermarkets receive pushback for discontinuing lids for perishable products / Sainsbury's, Tesco stand by decision to save 260 t/y of plastic
 		01.10.2024
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery sector revenues expected to fall in 2024 / Deceleration in H1 – Amaplast
 		30.09.2024
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