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ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sales of tube and aerosol cans stagnate / Industry remains under pressure – no trend turnaround in sight for 2026
 		09.03.2026
US-IRAN WAR
Persian Gulf refineries under attack / Regional energy sites possible targets / Plastics plants at risk
 		06.03.2026
POLYETHYLENE IMPORTS
War in Iran threatens Europe's PE supply / Shortage expected within six weeks as US volumes unlikely to compensate
 		06.03.2026
BIOPLASTICS
Asia's capacity growth to flatten / Bioeconomy Strategy could boost demand for biobased materials in Europe – nova-Institute report
 		05.03.2026
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
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic restarts LDPE plant in Wilton, UK / Force majeure remains in effect
 		24.02.2026
RECYCLING FINLAND
Chemical recycling plant nears completion / Country still well short of 50% packaging reclaim target / Mechanical recovery momentum fades
 		19.02.2026
ABS
EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan
 		13.02.2026
BUTANEDIOL
EU imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports from China, US, Saudi Arabia
 		10.02.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Inovyn announces production shutdown in Martorell / Tunnel between France and Spain closed
 		05.02.2026
USA
Winter Storm Fern: impact on European supply expected to be limited to PE
 		30.01.2026
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares second force majeure / Start-up problems at Ineos / Fire breaks out in Geleen
 		30.01.2026
RECYCLING EUROPE
Ten proposals on how EU waste management and plastics recycling must change to drive defossilisation / Joint paper by BZL and nova-Institute
 		28.01.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: TotalEnergies plant in France reportedly out of service
 		20.01.2026
EPDM
China re-examines import behaviour from EU, US, South Korea / Customs duties remain in force for time being
 		13.01.2026
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