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PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA sees bottoming out after declines in order intake, revenues / 5% drop in turnover expected for 2025
 		18.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: TARIFFS
Trump tariffs shook EU plastics industry in 2025 / 15% duty ignited retaliatory firestorms / Diversification and capacity shifts ahead in 2026
 		16.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
OECD predicts slowdown in '26 / Spain to lead, Italy to lag among EU Big Four / UK expansion to ease
 		15.12.2025
RECYCLING UK
Industry on the brink – BPF / Shutdowns continue / Shops face multiple problems
 		15.12.2025
USA
Gap between US citizens' recycling intentions, actions / 77% report they recycle / WM survey highlights barriers
 		15.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Peace and calm on most trade routes / Freight rates from China to Europe rise
 		12.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Heavy shipping traffic on world's oceans causes freight rates to tumble / Intra-Asia routes the exception
 		05.12.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY
Emergency round table for recycling yields few results / Second meeting set for mid-December
 		01.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Opposing trends in container freight rates: US routes down, Europe more expensive / Port strikes in Belgium, Portugal
 		28.11.2025
RECYCLING ITALY
“From tomorrow, no more collections” / Municipalities react to recycling freeze in southern Italy
 		27.11.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Surveys show moody manufacturers / German processor morale brightens – Ifo / UK producers more upbeat
 		25.11.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING
PPWR poses challenges for recyclate use, recyclability / Companies need to react now / Notes from Future Resources conference
 		25.11.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
EU consortium targets entire SUP value chain / New route from non-recyclable packaging to circular materials
 		24.11.2025
ITALY
Uprising of the plastics recyclers: Numerous lines decommissioned / “We can paralyse the entire Italian waste system” – Assorimap
 		21.11.2025
LOGISTICS
Too many ships, too little cargo: shipping companies vying for every container / Freight rates likely to fall
 		21.11.2025
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