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Friedrich Merz

EU-US TRADE
Trump moves trade deal deadline up to 4 July / EU's first Trilogue ends without consensus
 		11.05.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY
Policy reversal amid empty coffers: federal government plans to impose levy on distributors of plastic packaging after all
 		08.05.2026
EU POLICY
Council summit ‘distracted' by war in Iran / Orbán stands his ground / LNG supplies upended by bombing / Modest progress on ETS reform
 		25.03.2026
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
‘Something is clearly going very wrong in Germany' – GKV president / Industry turnover, processing volume to fall by 2% in 2025
 		20.02.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY
Disappointment across the board / Still no economic recovery / Demand remains the number one challenge – KI Dialog survey
 		13.02.2026
EU POLICY
Urgent calls for help to stem bloc's deindustrialisation / Antwerp Declaration mired in the mud / Two major meetings in Belgium bring stakeholders together
 		13.02.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI
 		06.10.2025
TRADE WAR
EU, US strike 15% tariff deal / Zero-for-zero tariffs agreed for some strategic products
 		28.07.2025
EU POLICY
Commission presents new seven-year budget / Council, Parliament oppose taxation plans
 		25.07.2025
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY
Hope as a guiding principle / Plastics industry takes cautious “wait and see” approach / Sales volumes and prices remain problematic / One third satisfied with new government – KI Dialog survey
 		24.07.2025
TRADE WAR
Some EU states want massive response to US tariffs – reports / Berlin, Paris prefer major pushback / Japan settles for 15%
 		23.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
VCI half-year review: production, sales decline again / “Deindustrialisation is a fact”
 		22.07.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
Economists raise growth outlook / Government spending to boost output / Investors look to Europe
 		16.06.2025
GLOBAL ECONOMY
US halts support for Ukraine, threatens EU with tariffs / Member states, Brussels counter with huge spending plans / Plastics groups in US, Canada raise concerns
 		06.03.2025
EDITORIAL
After a political earthquake, the plastics industry sits somewhere between relief and trepidation
 		08.11.2024
GKV
German plastics converters' association MD Große-Wilde takes over all tasks and functions from Möllenstädt
 		25.01.2021
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