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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Industry in ‘stand-by' mode – VCI / Production, sales below previous year's level
 		03.07.2025
PVC RECYCLING
European recovered waste volume drops again in 2024 / Market outlook for 2025 highly challenging – VinylPlus report
 		25.06.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Slight rise in production / Front-loading effects due to threat of US tariffs / Decline in polymer revenue continues
 		25.06.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Carmel Olefins reports outage after rocket hits Bazan refinery
 		20.06.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: Grupa Azoty plant in Police down again
 		10.06.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows
 		03.06.2025
EPS
Turkey expands share of EU imports / China now also key player / Very few imports from outside EU go to Germany
 		02.06.2025
CENTRAL ASIA
Sibur acquires stake in loss-making Kazakh plastics processer / Russian plastics industry seeks to expand foothold in Central Asia / China shows economic interest in region
 		22.05.2025
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow imposes order freeze for LDPE plants in Germany
 		13.05.2025
IRAN
Petchem production on upward trajectory despite sanction pressure / Economic crisis impacts local consumption / Results of export-diversification campaign unclear
 		13.05.2025
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Machinery

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery sector revenues expected to fall in 2024 / Deceleration in H1 – Amaplast
 		30.09.2024
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Drastic slump in incoming orders for plastics machinery in 2023 / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as VDMA chairman
 		20.06.2024
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery production expected to increase 3.2% in 2023 / Exports climb 13% during Jan-Sept period – Amaplast
 		17.01.2024
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Orders drop nearly one-third in January-July / Sector officials report ‘total collapse'
 		12.09.2023
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Orders plummet in Jan-Apr / Sales rise in 2022 / Cautious outlook for current year
 		21.06.2023
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Applications

OMAN
Government support fuels growth of plastics processing sector
 		17.06.2025
POLYURETHANE FOAM
EU27+3 industry contributes EUR 233 bn every year – Conversio report / Europur updates environmental data for flexible foams
 		15.04.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Significant drop in revenue, volumes last year / Subdued expectations for 2025 / Hopes of action from new government
 		10.03.2025
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Manufacturers of technical parts complain about significant drop in sales / Poor ordering situation and gloomy outlook
 		24.02.2025
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
North American investments strengthen lithium-ion battery manufacturing / Additional separator-film production planned
 		15.01.2025
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Processing

GERMAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Sector hopes to stabilise / 2024 characterised by further declines / Majority of construction-related plastics industries hit hard / Pipe makers positive exception
 		30.06.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Mixed signals from EU registrations / UK sales rise / Chinese firms double market share
 		26.06.2025
PACKAGING
Trump's tariffs may play havoc with companies' packaging supply chains – Ecoveritas / Data specialist sounds cautionary note on EPR liability
 		11.06.2025
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Lack of rare earths could delay, stop German auto production / Shortage halts some component lines
 		04.06.2025
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Recycled materials, fibre-based formats lead packing design trends / Plastics top of global market – Smithers report
 		28.05.2025
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Regions and Countries

SOUTHEAST EUROPE
Romania, Bulgaria's accession to Schengen area offers benefits to plastics industry / Political uncertainty hampers execution of development plans
 		01.07.2025
UKRAINE
Polymer imports plunge by a third since start of war / Stake in Karpatnaftokhim reportedly sold to new investor
 		23.06.2025
PROPYLENE
China increasing propylene capacity to meet growing derivative demand / Country expected to dominate global market by 2030 – GlobalData
 		20.06.2025
NORTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE
Poland's plastics industry shows signs of economic recovery / Average order book size growing in Finland
 		05.06.2025
EGYPT
Polyolefin manufacturer Sidpec reports good performance despite global market challenges / Petchem output to triple by 2030 / Chinese-Egyptian JV to design Red Sea petrochemicals complex
 		30.04.2025
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Other

LOGISTICS
Minimum wage increase causes discontent in German transport industry / Low river levels from Europe's heatwave disrupt shipping
 		04.07.2025
LISBON
Launch of Europe's first city-wide reusable cup system
 		04.07.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Attractive opportunities exist for early movers / Mandated blending requirements could boost scale-up – Bain report
 		02.07.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Market protection and trade control: industry in danger through fraudulent imports – Bvse / 27th International Waste Plastics Day in Dresden
 		01.07.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Fewer exports from Europe / Germany, Austria, France struggling / India booms as importing country
 		30.06.2025
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