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POLYURETHANE MARKET
Americas production declines in 2025 / Argentina hardest hit by currency fluctuations, supply issues / Weak demand plagues flexible foam market
 		22.10.2026
EUROPEAN TRADE
EU plastics exports slip in 2025 / Trade surpluses decline
 		19.10.2026
RADICI
No capacity cuts planned as combined portfolio targets e-mobility
 		19.10.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polystyrene: TotalEnergies declares force majeure
 		16.10.2026
PIE INDUSTRY TALK
Webinar on PPWR: European plastics industry faces compliance challenges as key deadlines approach / Video recording now available
 		16.10.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
Hurricane Isaias prompts temporary shutdowns / Supply unlikely to be affected / Firmer prices possible
 		14.10.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE
Fragile improvement in H1 2026 / Patchy performance among EU27 / Energy price gap with US widens
 		05.10.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
TDI: BASF Shanghai plant down for repairs / Sharp price rises for isocyanate in Europe
 		29.09.2026
BIOPLASTICS RECYCLING
Research project recycles PLA from mixed waste / Process a ‘working reality'
 		28.09.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ITALY
Downhill for fifth consecutive year: Sector continues to lose ground / Trough has presumably been reached / H1 2026 report from Federchimica
 		25.09.2026
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Machinery

TOOL MANUFACTURING AUSTRIA
Haidlmair acquires Slovakian CNC contract manufacturer / Trade association study confirms resilience of sector
 		08.07.2026
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Euromap anticipates brighter outlook / Positive signals at K 2025
 		13.10.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Market crisis impacts portfolio of machinery makers / Arburg divests 3D-printing unit / Sumitomo Demag removes hydraulic machines
 		15.09.2025
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
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Applications

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
Strait of Hormuz blockade puts renewed pressure on oil and polymer prices / PIE expert Martin Bäcker explains what the crisis means for Europe's plastics industry
 		20.08.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SWITZWERLAND
Modest recovery in 2025 led by processors – Kunststoff.Swiss report
 		22.07.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
Military escalation triggers sharp surge in feedstock volatility / Plastics processors caught between customer commitments and margin pressure
 		08.07.2026
UK
PM Starmer resigns / BPF outlines hopes for new government
 		24.06.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
What if the war ends tomorrow? / PIE's exclusive white paper discusses three possible scenarios regarding the impact on the plastics industry / Get your free copy now
 		20.05.2026
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Processing

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Sales up over 10% / EVs capture more than 75% of new registrations / Chinese suppliers enjoy big gains
 		23.10.2026
PACKAGING
Better rigid packaging design would benefit workers in LMICs / Report recommends three key principles to boost recycling, cut plastics pollution, and raise incomes
 		19.10.2026
REUSABLE PACKAGING
Providers of reusable shipping packaging plan joint return network in Europe / Standardised packaging sizes and formats being tested
 		14.10.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Production rises counter to market trend / Films decline, rigid packaging gains ground – GADV study 2025
 		13.10.2026
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION
Weakness in building activity persists / Residential output crumbles / German industrial property values to rise – analysts
 		12.10.2026
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Regions and Countries

RUSSIA
Polymer industry calls for government support as demand weakens, costs soar / Investment in equipment plunges / Number of plastics processors begins to decline
 		13.10.2026
ITALY
Exports buoy plastics machinery in 2025 / Asia emerges as new growth focus / US on equal footing with Germany / Strategy session for petchems at Porto Marghera
 		06.08.2026
RUSSIA
Number of business closures spike in H1 2026 / General economic uncertainty adds pressure / No improvement expected in next couple of years
 		30.07.2026
CHINA
Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity
 		15.07.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY HUNGARY
Cluster launched / Joint efforts to expand plastics exports to Germany, Austria, Japan
 		10.07.2026
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Other

LOGISTICS
Overcapacity to drive freight rates lower in 2027 / Surge in vessel orders, return to Suez Canal could strengthen EU shippers' bargaining position
 		23.10.2026
LOGISTICS
Cargo ships under attack in Strait of Hormuz / Container backlogs in Asia
 		16.10.2026
LOGISTICS
Berlin blocks Cosco acquisition of Zippel / Congestion at major Chinese ports / Diesel prices soar
 		09.10.2026
LOGISTICS
Oversimplified calculations and Dieselgate / Freight rates continue their ups and downs / Israeli policy halts shipping takeover
 		02.10.2026
ITALY
Recycling system 'on verge of paralysis' / Assorimap calls on Meloni to take personal charge of finding solutions
 		29.09.2026
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