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FOOD PACKAGING
OPP films dominate Europe's flexible food packaging market – Schönwald study
 		27.07.2026
PACKAGING GERMANY
Consumers attach increasing importance to waste separation and sustainability – AVU Packaging Monitor
 		27.07.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Registrations strong through H1 as electrification takes hold
 		24.07.2026
LOGISTICS
Multiple disruptions hit European transport: rail works, Red Sea attacks, US storm threats
 		24.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING UK
England delays mandatory kerbside collection of films, flexible packaging to 2030 / Wales rejects change / Industry calls for focused investment, rebuilding recycling capacities
 		23.07.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SWITZWERLAND
Modest recovery in 2025 led by processors – Kunststoff.Swiss report
 		22.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Production, sales fall again in H1 – VCI report / President calls for 'more radical reform implementation'
 		22.07.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY
Expectations deteriorate following improved business performance in H1 / Raw material costs, selling prices, sales volumes main concerns / Respondents dissatisfied with government – KI Dialog survey
 		21.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY POLAND
Sector focused on survival, not strategic investment / Energy prices remain volatile in 2026, amplified by Strait of Hormuz disruptions / Coalition seeks revision of ETS rules
 		17.07.2026
LOGISTICS
River Rhine misses its depth / Low water levels hamper inland waterway transport / Ghost carriers add another freight-risk layer
 		17.07.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION
Subdued market persists / Housebuilding activity falls at fastest pace / Input price inflation eases
 		15.07.2026
CHINA
Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity
 		15.07.2026
CHINA
Typhoon Bavi hits country's east / Numerous plants scaled back, shut down / Key transshipment ports still out of operation, but damage less severe than expected / South Korea not expected to be affected
 		13.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE
Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2
 		13.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE
2025 targets missed by large margin / Noticeable changes in PET reclaim / Processing and compounding capacity reaches 1 mn t/y
 		13.07.2026
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