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WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE
EU urged to cap waste disposal / Policy paper links circular-economy targets to EU-wide allowance systems
 		17.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Bloc's circular plastics economy faces final reckoning / Bvse sees progress in Brussels but warns enforcement and energy relief remain unresolved
 		16.02.2026
UK ECONOMY
Growth improves in 2025 / Drop in manufacturing first since '22 / Output in plastics category weakens
 		16.02.2026
ABS
EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan
 		13.02.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY
Disappointment across the board / Still no economic recovery / Demand remains the number one challenge – KI Dialog survey
 		13.02.2026
LOGISTICS
More capacity than demand: shipping companies prepare for mass scrapping
 		13.02.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE
Sales volumes and pricing dominate concerns / Employment stabilises as pressure shifts to markets and regulation / Cautious outlook for 2026 – PIE Market Survey
 		12.02.2026
RECYCLING EUROPE
Swedish research shows quality, not quantity, delivers climate benefits / Call for EU legislators to focus on more than recycling rates
 		11.02.2026
RUSSIA
Plastics processing slumps in 2025 / Oversupply crisis looms / State aid dwindling
 		11.02.2026
BUTANEDIOL
EU imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports from China, US, Saudi Arabia
 		10.02.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION
Activity decline slows for second month in a row / Post-Budget clarity helps sector / Sentiment bounces back somewhat
 		10.02.2026
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY
Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act
 		10.02.2026
LOGISTICS
Freight rates remain calm / US-Iran conflict delays resumption of Suez Canal route / Maersk announces 1,000 job cuts
 		06.02.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Inovyn announces production shutdown in Martorell / Tunnel between France and Spain closed
 		05.02.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Prices for films in Europe declined in Q4 / Shift to discounters, private labels supports demand to limited extent
 		03.02.2026
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