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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
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Sales up over 10% / EVs capture more than 75% of new registrations / Chinese suppliers enjoy big gains	23.10.2026
POLINAS BOPP specialist acquires 67% stake in Turkish packaging producer	23.10.2026
CYCLIZE Second chemical recycling pilot plant commissioned / Former Covestro exec-committee member Klaus Schäfer on board	23.10.2026
US RECYCLING Senate bill brings mass balance to fore / Chemical recycling could be part of national regs / Time running out for passage?	22.10.2026
POLYURETHANE MARKET Americas production declines in 2025 / Argentina hardest hit by currency fluctuations, supply issues / Weak demand plagues flexible foam market	22.10.2026
PLASTIPAK EUR 25 mn PET manufacturing facility opens in Italy	22.10.2026
ALIPLAST Italian plastics recycler opens new plant in Modena	22.10.2026
CONTITECH EU approves Lone Star takeover / EUR 4 bn deal expected to close by year-end	22.10.2026
BIOBTX EU Innovation Fund provides EUR 20.8 mn for Dutch aromatics recycling plant / Operations scheduled for mid-2028	21.10.2026
UK RECYCLING Verda Compliance Services becomes first new WEEE scheme to be approved in over 10 years	21.10.2026
BASF / HIGHSUN Producers plan European joint venture in PA 6 sector / Possible revival for Fibrant caprolactam in Netherlands	20.10.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY German Cabinet fails to reach agreement / Industry warns of competitive disadvantages through overhasty legislation	20.10.2026
EUROTEC Turkish compounder expands capacity / Target markets include Europe, particularly Germany	20.10.2026
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
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
WITTMANN Full-year growth forecast at 10% / Injection moulding machine maker expands R&D in China	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
LOGISTICS Cargo ships under attack in Strait of Hormuz / Container backlogs in Asia	16.10.2026
COVESTRO Producer plans to cut Antwerp PC capacity by 75% amid global oversupply	15.10.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Hurricane Isaias prompts temporary shutdowns / Supply unlikely to be affected / Firmer prices possible	14.10.2026
BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL Group to expand mechanical recycling capacity in Austria, Germany	14.10.2026
2G CPR Chemical recycling plant for plastics waste planned in Spain	14.10.2026

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