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GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Increased polymer output, reduced sales – Plastics Europe draws grim balance for 2024 / ‘Positive spirit' needed
 		24.03.2025
HYDROGEN
TotalEnergies, RWE team up to decarbonise Leuna refinery / 600 km pipeline / Grandpuits to have two plastics recycling plants
 		24.03.2025
EPS
Insulation board with recycled content / ABG, BASF, Sto pilot project
 		24.03.2025
LOGISTICS
Trump's attacks on Houthis could cause freight rates to skyrocket / Price of polymer imports to Europe expected to increase
 		21.03.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Brussels signs latest funding deal / Austria's OMV to receive EUR 82 mn grant
 		20.03.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
Chemical industry sentiment worsens / Lowest level for more than two years – Ifo Institute
 		19.03.2025
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND
Programme saved 9,000 t of plastics from incineration in 2024
 		19.03.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Eight EU countries call on Commission to develop Critical Chemicals Act
 		18.03.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Swedish research highlights need for advanced waste sorting to reduce climate impact
 		18.03.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
“A year to forget” – VCI writes off 2024 / Final quarter particularly disappointing / Stagnation expected in 2025
 		17.03.2025
LOGISTICS
Good for drivers, bad for economy: Fewer lorry transports on Germany's roads / French shipping giant invests around EUR 20 bn in US
 		14.03.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Report highlights value of recovering small plastics from recycling streams / Investment essential
 		12.03.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY JAPAN
Production declines across the board in 2024 / Exports, imports slightly up / Engineering plastics market set for robust growth through 2032
 		11.03.2025
TRADE WAR
Concerns mount over US tariffs on Canada, Mexico / National plastics groups jointly call for free trade / Trump starts, stops import fees on many goods
 		10.03.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Significant drop in revenue, volumes last year / Subdued expectations for 2025 / Hopes of action from new government
 		10.03.2025
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