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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY POLAND Sector focused on survival, not strategic investment / Energy prices remain volatile in 2026, amplified by Strait of Hormuz disruptions / Coalition seeks revision of ETS rules	17.07.2026
LOGISTICS River Rhine misses its depth / Low water levels hamper inland waterway transport / Ghost carriers add another freight-risk layer	17.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING 'Responsibility does not end with the recycler' / Herbert Snell, VP of Bvse, explains what the new SUPD implementing decision means for the industry in an interview with PIE	17.07.2026
TURKEY DRS system finally comes into force after several delays / Govt aims to boost recycling industry	17.07.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Upper house of parliament approves Packaging Act / Regulations to come into force soon / Plastics Europe calls for additional investment incentives to expand chemical recycling	16.07.2026
MORSSINKHOF RYMOPLAST Dutch recycler opens Belgian plant / Transparent and opaque PET targeted	15.07.2026
SULZER Vitol's WPU selects Swiss plant manufacturer for chemical recycling facility for end-of-life plastics	15.07.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Subdued market persists / Housebuilding activity falls at fastest pace / Input price inflation eases	15.07.2026
CHINA Share in Russian polymer imports reaches record high / Chinese export grows amid domestic overcapacity	15.07.2026
VIRIDOR Quantafuel recycling operations shuttered in Scandinavia	14.07.2026
BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL Higher prices lift OMV plastics activities in Q2 / Cracker utilisation lowered	14.07.2026
EMS-CHEMIE Omya expands distribution of high-performance PA to UK and Ireland	14.07.2026
CHINA Typhoon Bavi hits country's east / Numerous plants scaled back, shut down / Key transshipment ports still out of operation, but damage less severe than expected / South Korea not expected to be affected	13.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2	13.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE 2025 targets missed by large margin / Noticeable changes in PET reclaim / Processing and compounding capacity reaches 1 mn t/y	13.07.2026
COVESTRO Plastics group raises full-year forecast, thanks to higher selling prices	13.07.2026
BIESTERFELD Distributor takes full control of Italian joint ventures	13.07.2026
INEOS Plans for chemical recycling in Norway / MoU established with Recuro	13.07.2026
ORLEN UNIPETROL Steam cracker passes pyrolysis oil trials / In-house chemical recycling plant planned	13.07.2026
LOGISTICS Stop-start at Strait of Hormuz / Shipping lines return to the Red Sea and Suez Canal	10.07.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY HUNGARY Cluster launched / Joint efforts to expand plastics exports to Germany, Austria, Japan	10.07.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY IK business survey: feedstock price shock pressures profits / Most companies expect sales and exports to remain stable	09.07.2026
RECYCLING USA Conservative states file suit against new California packaging waste law / Fresh attempt to keep 'onerous' rules at bay / NGOs also take case to courts	09.07.2026
QATAR VINYL Former Kem-One manager Bahri takes charge of global sales / PVC plant commenced operations at start of year	09.07.2026
JAYPLAS UK plastics recycler to open two plants in south Wales / Processing capacity of 100,000 t/y targeted	09.07.2026

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