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PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA reports 8% drop in export sales / Signs of bottoming out emerging
 		06.03.2026
LOGISTICS
Iran war throws global container shipping into chaos / Operators announce risk surcharges / Is a surge in freight rates looming?
 		05.03.2026
ESTONIA
EUR 100 mn chemical recycling plant cancelled / Prospects of beating EU reclaim targets grow uncertain / Smaller chemical project still in the pipeline
 		05.03.2026
BIOPLASTICS
Asia's capacity growth to flatten / Bioeconomy Strategy could boost demand for biobased materials in Europe – nova-Institute report
 		05.03.2026
PACKAGING EUROPE
PCR gains ground with shoppers / Majority calls for independent verification – Amcor survey
 		04.03.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
How Iran war is affecting global plastics industry / Strait of Hormuz a bottleneck for world trade / Is this the turnaround for European polymer production?
 		03.03.2026
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
EU: Council and Parliament agree on lower recyclate targets under ELVR / Extension to include trucks and motor bikes
 		02.03.2026
EU TRADE
Commission to enact Mercosur trade deal / Move bypasses Parliament's call for legal review
 		27.02.2026
TURKEY
Plastics processors invest less in 2025 / Machine utilisation stagnates / Low domestic value creation – Pagev report
 		27.02.2026
LOGISTICS
DB Cargo plans to cut nearly half of all jobs / Freight rates in rollover
 		27.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Heavy capacity losses in 2025 confirmed / Future legislation must build on momentum of Winter Package, says PRE
 		27.02.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Sales start year on sour note / EVs dominate / Most majors suffer declines
 		25.02.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic restarts LDPE plant in Wilton, UK / Force majeure remains in effect
 		24.02.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business climate best in six months / Local processor optimism impresses / Eurozone, UK manufacturing moods brighten
 		24.02.2026
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
‘Something is clearly going very wrong in Germany' – GKV president / Industry turnover, processing volume to fall by 2% in 2025
 		20.02.2026
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